When Jets General Manager Joe Douglas defended his trade up in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft to select running back Breece Hall despite the howls from analytics preachers, he noted that Hall is a “home run hitter,” the rare player who had the potential to take any touch to the house.
You mentioned symbolism in the headline, but didn't really analyze that part of it. The fact that JD is making trades at all is a symbol to his own players that he isn't throwing the towel in on 22-23. And you definitely can't analyze the Robinson trade properly until we know what the team will look like post Nov 1. All trades are gambles, and Joe is gambling he can continue a strong running attack if he gets a few players back from injury and adds another player or two. For a chance at the first playoff appearance in a million years? You take that gamble.
You mentioned symbolism in the headline, but didn't really analyze that part of it. The fact that JD is making trades at all is a symbol to his own players that he isn't throwing the towel in on 22-23. And you definitely can't analyze the Robinson trade properly until we know what the team will look like post Nov 1. All trades are gambles, and Joe is gambling he can continue a strong running attack if he gets a few players back from injury and adds another player or two. For a chance at the first playoff appearance in a million years? You take that gamble.