Aaron Rodgers or Lamar Jackson? Four reasons why Jets should add star QB from Ravens, not Packers

If the Jets are going to surrender picks and absorb a huge contract, Jackson is the long-term play

The New York Jets are painstakingly DESPERATE to acquire a face-of-the franchise quarterback. They haven't had a franchise passer since Joe Namath, who recorded the first 4,000-yard passing season in NFL history back in 1967. They haven't had a quarterback throw for that many passing yards since. Following the Sacramento Kings clinching a spot in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday night, it's Gang Green that now has the longest active playoff drought in North American professional sports -- MLB , NBA, NFL, and NHL -- at 12 seasons. The Jets haven't reached the postseason since the 2010 season when their head coach was Rex Ryan, their quarterback was Mark Sanchez , and their top-10 defense was led by Hall of Fame cornerback Darrelle Revis.

Naturally, New York has gone all out to acquire an experienced Pro Bowl passer this offseason since team owner Woody Johnson indicated in January that he was "absolutely" willing to pay up for a veteran quarterback to pair up with the Jets top-five scoring defense (18.6 points per game allowed, fourth-best in the NFL).

"We've got a cap of how much you can spend, but yeah," Johnson said in January. "That's [a veteran quarterback] kind of the missing piece. Defense was an unbelievable story, you saw, from last place to close to the top. If you can do the same thing on offense, it looks pretty good."

That pursuit of an established quarterback has manifested itself in bending over backwards for four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers . The Jets have hired former Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett , signed former Green Bay wide receiver Allen Lazard to a four-year, $44 million contract , and it worked. After Rodgers met with the team at his home in California, he announced his intention to play for the Jets. However, the trade deal with the Packers is reportedly being held up because there are concerns on the Jets' side about how much longer the 39-year-old Rodgers wants to play ball.

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