New York Jets fans were back to their old tricks during the NFL Draft.

Not even 48 hours after the team secured Aaron Rodgers as its starting quarterback for this season, were fans once again upset at upper management for the way it handled the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night when Gang Green selected defensive end Will McDonald IV out of Iowa State with the 15th overall pick.

The Jets had lost out on all four Offensive Tackles — a risk that was likely after the Jets flipped picks with the Green Bay Packers in the Aaron Rodgers trade.

Jets fans watched Arizona select Ohio State offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr. sixth overall; watched the Bears take Darnell Wright with the 10th overall pick; the Titans select Pete Skoronski with the 11th overall pick; and, finally, the ultimate gut punch came when Bill Belichick and the Patriots traded out of the 14th overall pick, sending it to the Pittsburgh Steelers who selected Broderick Jones.

There was nowhere for the Jets to go. The Jets didn’t find a taker to trade down and wound up taking McDonald who wasn’t that highly ranked. The collective wailing from Jets fans was epic on social media.

• Not the Move

  Not the move..... pic.twitter.com/CAwJsjBCKF

  — Ghost🇵🇷 (@Forever1Ghost) April 28, 2023

• Fan feels betrayed

  You bring me back in with Rodgers then do this to me. Truly a love/hate relationship on full display

  — connor (@_walshy1) April 28, 2023

• Rich Cimini

  Jets knew there was a chance they’d miss out on top OTs once they flipped w/ GB - downside to Rodgers trade. McDonald was high on their board; he wasn’t a last-minute, panic decision. Went higher than most draft experts expected. Eventually, we’ll find out who was right.

  — Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) April 28, 2023

• "No Justification..."

  This pick won’t move the needle for years, if ever. Darron Lee vibes.
  
  You could’ve traded down and got him in the end of the 1st/top of the 2nd.
  
  There’s no justifying this pick. FO fell in love with the metrics and possibilities. Jets need to win NOW!

  — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) April 28, 2023

• "Buyer's Remorse"

  look at the buyers remorse on their faces lmao

  — Dan De$p (@_dandesp) April 28, 2023

• Conner Hughes Sounded Off

  Nothing against McDonald but Hughes hits the nail on the head here. This is why I would say most fans are annoyed. This, age and need. pic.twitter.com/ojMnNcmTFk

  — Dude Diligence (@JetsNihilist) April 28, 2023

• Not All fans are Negative

  Watch this to give you a sense of what Will McDonald will bring to the Jets Defense 👇
  
  He is hungry for the QB! pic.twitter.com/2FDA1qmWpn

  — UK & Ireland Jets Fans (@UKNYJets) April 28, 2023

• The real issue to some fans

  Was McDonald a reach? Probably. Does that mean he won’t be good? No. The issue is more about taking a depth piece on an already loaded unit in a win-now season. #Jets

  — Jet Up (@JetUpPod) April 28, 2023

• Bill Belichick Does It Again

  Bill Belichick trading with the Steelers knowing they were taking the player the Jets wanted.pic.twitter.com/C8RrX779V8

  — Thomas Carrieri (@Thomas_Carrieri) April 28, 2023

• Reaching to the Past

  So was Vernon Gholston back in the day too. Johnny “Lam” Jones/Dave Cadigan/Jeff Lageman/Blair Thomas/Dewayne Robertson/Kyle Wilson/Kyle Brady/Calvin Pryor/Quinton Coples/Vernon Gholston/Dee Millner/Sam Darnold/ Bechton/Zach Wilson…now Mc Donald.

  — Jets/Mets maniac (@ManiacJets) April 28, 2023

• Jets Cali

  Ran into Adam Schefter and Jaxon Smith-Njigba at the Loews hotel bar last night:
  -Schefter told us the #Jets really wanted Broderick
  -JSN gave the body language that he wanted to reunite with Garrett, thought it was happening at pick 15

  — Cali (@CaliJets) April 28, 2023

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