They would have been much, much better off trying the draft again.
I'd argue they took themselves off the right path by drafting Zach Wilson. He was so, so bad and affected the culture in that building because they kept starting because they had no other valid options which was a huge mistake which forced them into needing a QB in a year that the vet options sucked and they figured a draft pick would be a year or two so.. getting bent over by Green Bay with glee was the direction they chose. The way they handled that situation was insane too.. they started hiring Aaron's friends before they completed the trade which let Green Bay know that they could just wait and the Jets were always going to make that trade.