There doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of conventional wisdom in the NFL about how to build a winning franchise, but certainly building through the draft is the most often mentioned method. Although recently released Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum certainly had some hits (see Darrelle Revis) he also was in charge of some major misses like Vernon Gholston.
Although it’s difficult to discern who exactly was in charge when certain picks were made we’re going to assume it was Tannenbaum for the last five years and break down what went wrong.
