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rebuilding-program message Dennis Byrd Jerseys Stitched , their teams have handed them a big “never mind” this week.For fans of the Giants and Steelers, well, maybe that rebuilding tag should be placed on them.During the frenzied two days of “legal tampering” before the NFL’s 2019 business year begins — and even beforehand in Oakland’s case —the future became now for Jon Gruden and Adam Gase. All that talk about setting a solid foundation through the draft and youngsters? A lot of it was just talk.Gruden’s first season in his return as Oakland’s coach was lowlighted by dealing away perhaps his two best players, Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper. The word was that having three first-round draft choices this April would provide a strong base for the franchise when it arrives in Las Vegas next year.The magic word now for the Raiders is spend. They are bringing in pro football’s best receiver of the last decade, Antonio Brown, and giving him more than $50 million over the next three years, with $30 million guaranteed.They agreed to a $66 million contract ($36.75 million guaranteed) with left tackle Trent Brown, whose blocking not only filled a void in New England but helped the Patriots to another championship. And the Raiders will be paying $42 million over four years for safety Lamarcus Joyner .These are not negative moves. If Trent Brown plays the way he did protecting Tom Brady, Derek Carr will do a lot more smiling. Having Antonio Brown as a target — until the wideout begins complaining he isn’t getting enough action — also will bring a wide grin to Carr’s face. And Joyner is better than nearly all of Oakland’s defenders.But when did the frugality that cost them Mack, arguably the NFL’s best defensive player, and the long-range plan that led to Cooper’s departure turn into opening the vault so wide?At least the Jets were more transparent in their approach . They believe they found their franchise quarterback last spring when they drafted Sam Darnold Youth Mark Gastineau Jerseys , and they had been pointing to the 2019 offseason — and more than $82 million of cap space — to fill in holes.Still, their spending spree also indicates they’ve become impatient in pursuit of a turnaround in a division where, frankly, combining the rosters of the Jets, Bills and Dolphins might not provide a team capable of knocking the Patriots from their throne.New York’s additions should help lift the Jets from the depths of the AFC, though. C.J. Mosley is a quality linebacker who was overshadowed by Terrell Suggs and Eric Weddle in Baltimore. He gets a monstrous deal of $85 million over five years, with $51 guaranteed. Such money means the Jets expect to get an All-Pro caliber player.The Jets also dived into the receivers pool, but not like the Raiders and Browns did. Adding Jamison Crowder and Josh Bellamy bolsters a mediocre pass-catching corps, but not significantly.Where the Jets are making a huge step toward respectability is bringing in Le’Veon Bell , the best player in this crop and exactly the kind of weapon Darnold needs to help his development. Yes, there are concerns Bell could be rusty Mark Gastineau Jerseys Stitched , and he’s one wrong off-field move away from a lengthy league suspension. He’s also the right fit for a club whose best recent successes came with high-quality running backs such as Hall of Famers Curtis Martin and LaDainian Tomlinson and the dependable Thomas Jones.With Bell in the Meadowlands and Brown in the Bay Area, the Steelers have taken some huge hits. Their streakiness won’t disappear as they retool, and there are question marks throughout their roster.As for the Giants, the furor over the departures of two of their three best players, Beckham and Landon Collins — he went to division-rival Washington — already is intense. It will grow until the draft, when perhaps the team’s fans will calm down should New York land its replacement for 38-year-old quarterback Eli Manning.This question lingers, though: Why re-sign Beckham last year, making him the highest-paid wideout in NFL history, then make this deal? Perhaps the Giants saw how Brown maneuvered his way out of Pittsburgh for less than equal value and feared a disgruntled Beckham would try the same.Regardless, it certainly seems off-kilter that the folks who wear green to MetLife Stadium are being praised, and those who wear blue are being excoriated. Usually Youth Sam Darnold Jerseys , we like to exchange Q&As with the SB Nation blog of the opposing team the Jets will be facing in the coming week.However, we’re switching things up this week. Chris Blystone, representing Stampede Blue, has given us three reasons he thinks the Colts could lose on Sunday. In turn, I have given them three reasons I think the Jets could lose.Here are Chris’ responses. You can check out mine pertaining to the Jets here.Why will the Colts lose on Sunday?InjuriesThe Colts team has been ravaged by injuries this season. The sideline on Thursday night against the Patriots looked less like that of a football team and more like a makeshift emergency room. They’ll likely be without their top two receiving weapons again this week as top receiver T.Y. Hilton and tight end Jack Doyle are likely to be out.Eric Ebron has filled in effectively in Doyle’s absence and has been a productive red zone target. Except he also missed practice on Wednesday with a “shin/quad/ankle/knee” injury. I can only assume from this report that he was involved in a severe shark attack. When you add in that starting center Ryan Kelly didn’t practice with a calf injury and that the Colts just placed their starting right guard on IR with two broken vertebrae, this offense looks like one that could struggle.That is totally ignoring the defensive injuries, which are even more significant. The Colts signed veteran safety Mike Mitchell this week because literally their whole safety room was hurt. Malik Hooker didn’t practice and Clayton Geathers and Matthias Farley both seem unlikely to be available on Sunday. If Hooker can’t play, your guess is as good as mine as to who starts opposite Mitchell, although it is likely George Odum, whose name you don’t know for a reason.Thankfully, the Colts cornerbacks seem to be getting healthier Sam Darnold Jerseys Stitched , so that works in their favor, but the linebacker room is still thin as rookie standout Darius Leonard missed practice again with an ankle injury, and Anthony Walker was limited in his practice.All in all, the Jets are facing a Colts team that is operating at about half strength due to the parts they are missing. It is always tough to win on the road, but when you’re this banged up it is nearly impossible.No running gameThe Colts simply haven’t been able to put together any kind of consistent running game thus far in the season. Whether due to injury or circumstances, something has prevented them from ever really getting the running game going and that has made this team pretty one dimensional.Right now Andrew Luck leads the league in pass attempts. Getting starting left tackle Anthony Castonzo and starting running back Marlon Mack back this week will certainly help, but they have to make a concerted effort to move the ball on the ground. That should be easy against the Jets defensive line right? No? Great.In a game where so many of their receiving weapons are hurt, the Colts absolutely need to make the running game a factor and get those guys involved, because right now the running backs might be the healthiest position group on the roster. The problem is, they haven’t been able to do it all season, so there is not a lot of hope they will start Sunday.Inability to win in close gamesThe Colts have been in every game they’ve played this season. In fact Youth Nathan Shepherd Jerseys , they’ve led the game in the second half of each of their games except against the Patriots. However, they have just 1 win to show for it. Mistakes, injuries, mental errors, and lack of talent are all to blame for the Colts simply being unable to grit out wins in close games.Given the Colts’ offensive injuries, that is problematic. In a best-case-scenario situation, the Colts will manage to keep this game close. Andrew Luck is still a phenomenal player and his receivers are bound to catch at least some of the passes thrown their way. However, if the game is close, the Colts simply haven’t proven they can get the win. With so many key players either missing or likely playing at less than 100%, there is not any reason to expect them to suddenly buck the trend of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.