When Jets GM Joe Douglas met with reporters earlier this offseason prior to the NFL scouting combine, he was asked about what the Jets were hoping to do on offfense.\u00a0 Understanding the need to add playmakers around quarterback Sam Darnold to create an explosive offense, he replied by saying “speed creates pressure and pressure breaks pipes”.\u00a0 Douglas made it clear that he wanted to assemble a group of speedy receivers for Sam Darnold to work with.<\/p>\n
As you’ll see here in our 2020 wide receivers preview…mission accomplished.\u00a0 Now the production has to follow.<\/p>\n
Say Goodbye:<\/strong><\/p>\n Robby Anderson (Carolina), Demaryius Thomas (UFA), Josh Bellamy<\/p>\n New Faces:<\/strong><\/p>\n Breshad Perriman (FA signing), Josh Doctson (FA signing) Denzel Mims (NFL Draft, rd 2 pick 59), Lawrence Cager (UDFA), George Campbell (UDFA).<\/p>\n Breshad Perriman:<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking of speed, free agent addition Breshad Perriman is the fastest of a blazing bunch with a 40 time of 4.24 which helped him get drafted in the first round by Ozzie Newsome in Baltimore back in 2016.\u00a0 Perriman looked like a bust early on, but the Jets hope his late-season dominance in 2019 was a sign of things to come for Perriman.\u00a0 Through is first 46 pro games, Perriman averaged just 22 yards per contest.\u00a0 Over the course of his final five games in 2019, he averaged a whopping 106 yards per game.\u00a0 To say it was night and day would be an understatement.<\/p>\n Perriman isn’t going to keep producing at that level, but even if he can be a player that opposing defenses have to respect, it will go a long way in helping open things up for some of Sam Darnold’s other targets.<\/p>\n Denzel Mims:<\/strong><\/p>\n The rookie out of Baylor is expected to step in and start right away for the Jets with the team hoping his elite physical traits and strong hands make\u00a0 him an immediate upgrade over the departed Robby Anderson.\u00a0 Another speedster, Mims posted a 40 time of 4.38 in Indy.\u00a0 That explosiveness, coupled with some of his eye-popping acrobatic grabs at Baylor has Jets fans hoping he develops in to a true number one receiver.<\/p>\n Jamison Crowder:<\/strong><\/p>\n The most reliable target on offense last season, Crowder returns at a quality option out of the slot who could see increased opportunities in 2019 if Perriman and Mims are able to run off some defenders and create more space in the short to intermediate passing game.<\/p>\n Vyncint Smith:<\/strong><\/p>\n One criticism of Joe Douglas following the draft was that he only took Mims at wideout despite a historically deep class.\u00a0 That leads one to believe that the GM meant it when he said leading up to the draft that he was a fan of Smith and Braxton Berrios who we’ll get to in a second.\u00a0 Smith was a developmental player out of little-known Limestone college who spent time with the Texans before joining the Jets.<\/p>\n