4. Return Specialist

This is going to be the easiest roster hole for Mike Maccagnan to fill, the only question is whether or not he’ll be willing to do so.

In today’s NFL it’s all about balancing the roster accordingly with the right amount of star power, veterans, and young talent spread across each position. There’s only so much money to give out, but if a GM plans accordingly he’ll be able to give the pricey contracts to the star players at the big positions, and rely on the cheap veterans and late-round rookies to fill the other positions. This is what Maccagnan tried to do in 2015. He threw the big money at Darrelle Revis and other members of the defense, and he thought they’d be able to get by without paying for or drafting a return specialist.

Maccagnan did a lot of things right in 2015 but this was one thing that he did wrong. He never added a return specialist and thought they’d be fine with Jeremy Kerley returning punts, and the New York Jets return game struggled all year long as a result. The future of this team lies in the hands of Ryan Fitzpatrick and this New York Jets offense, and his job would be a lot easier if he had a return man setting him up with great field position every week.