Jets latest team to show too much faith in wrong GM

Although the timing of the Jets’ dismissal of general manager Mike Maccagnan drew widespread scrutiny, this situation is not too much different from the Bills’ revamp two years ago. Both ousters occurred after a draft, each process ending with a new head coach winning a power struggle (in Buffalo's case Sean McDermott over Doug Whaley). Where the AFC East teams' paths diverged: what happened in the months prior. Jets CEO Christopher Johnson green-lit another Maccagnan free-agency spending spree. The embattled GM doled out more than $175 million in contracts for a second straight off-season. Maccagnan transformed the off-ball linebacker market, giving C.J. Mosley $17 million per year. The Jets then, predictably, became Le'Veon Bell's parachute. They were ready to pay Anthony Barr $15 million a year to try a new position. Head coach Adam Gase now has a running back he did not want -– at least, not for $13M annually -– and Sam Darnold’s top weapon (and highest-profile Jets skill-position player since Keyshawn J

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