This criticism of the Jets’ Breece Hall extension completely misses the point

Not even receiving high marks for their offseason could save Breece Hall and the New York Jets from an unnecessary jab. 

With training camp only weeks away, NFL.com's Matt Okada graded each team’s offseason moves. Jets fans will be happy to hear he gave Gang Green an A-, spotlighting their first four draft picks and the Jermaine Johnson-T’Vondre Sweat trade.

However, Okada also called out Hall’s new contract as a move he didn’t “particularly love for a team that’s a ways from contending.” Hall signed a three-year extension worth nearly $46 million in March. 

Here we go again with the absurd anti-Jets narratives

I have a serious question: What more does the national media want from the Jets? Had the Jets not extended Hall, the media likely would have ripped Darren Mougey and the front office for letting a young, playmaking running back hit the open market.

But because the Jets gave Hall a new deal, that’s actually a bad thing because they’re not established contenders yet. 

Make it make sense. 

Let’s go through some basic math, and we don’t even need to cite Pro Football Focus grades or any sort of analytics. 

Hall turned 25 in May, and he’s missed only two games in the last three years. So he has age and durability working in his favor. Teams want that from their running back.

During that time, Hall averaged 4.3 yards per carry, and he also grew into a reliable receiving threat. He averaged 56 catches and 475 yards through the air across those 49 games.

So here you have a young running back who, outside of a rough stretch in 2024, doesn’t fumble often. He contributes as both a receiver and rusher, and he’s stayed healthy since his 2022 torn ACL.

Hall is exactly the kind of player that a rebuilding team builds around, and they didn’t even need to guarantee him $30 million. 

Interestingly, Okada didn’t openly criticize the Dolphins for extending De’Von Achane, who signed a four-year deal with $32 million guaranteed. Instead, the Achane signing was part of a “disjointed” Dolphins offseason approach.

The difference, at least to the national media, is that the Dolphins are rebuilding, and the Jets are the Jets.

Look, no one should dare complain about an A-, not unless you’re one of those people who thought they deserved an A in high school biology. I was just glad to pass the class. 

But if we’re going to objectively evaluate the Jets, let’s at least aim for consistency. That’s not too hard, right? Apparently, when the Jets are involved, it’s impossible.

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