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General manager Terry Bradway hasn't exactly had the best month and a half of his life. He's watched his team lose several critical players, two of which resulting from miscalculations he bears some responsibility for, and he's been heavily criticized for it. Bradway and the Jets are in serious need of a good draft that provides them with players that can contribute immediately, especially since they have two picks in the first round. But that's not the way Bradway sees it.

"There isn't a pressing need for a starter to come in and play right away," he told the New York Daily News. "We've got what we feel are 22 solid starters."

Don't believe the hype. The Jets do still have the makings of a team that could contend for a playoff spot, but it is obvious their talent level has decreased while teams like the Bills and the Dolphins, who finished out of the postseason last year, have gotten better. Improvements like those teams made look good on paper, but don't guarantee success.

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