The New York Jets finished with a 5-12 record during the 2024 NFL season, and they finished in third place in the AFC East. The Jets missed the playoffs once again and have not reached the postseason since the 2010 season where they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game.
New York has been one of the most dysfunctional franchises in the entire NFL over the last decade and more. The Jets are looking to end its playoff drought. Aaron Glenn is the new head coach and Darren Mougey is the new general manager. New York is looking to change its luck during the 2025 NFL season.
Yahoo Sports Lists New York Jets As Bottom Five Football Team Entering the 2025 NFL Season
Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports started his power rankings entering the 2025 NFL season. So far, he has listed teams 32-28 for the 2025 season. Schwab had the Jets ranked number 28 in the power rankings entering the 2025 NFL season. He believes that New York is a bottom five team at this point. Schwab said,
“Justin Fields is the next quarterback, a fairly low-cost gamble that the Jets can easily move on from if it doesn’t work out. The Jets have plenty of talented players, which was the reason they had hopes for a big season last year if Rodgers was simply an average quarterback. The Jets have a miserable ownership situation with Woody Johnson, and that will be a constant obstacle, but there are some seeds of optimism.
The Jets first have to figure out what went wrong last season. The defense had a startling downturn. Breece Hall was expected to break out in his third season but was a disappointment, which held back the run game. The Jets made the astonishingly bad move to trade a third-round pick (92nd overall) for Davante Adams after falling to 2-4, and the Jets’ passing game was mediocre with him. It’s unlikely to be better with Fields replacing Rodgers and Adams off to the Rams.”
Aaron Rodgers was the quarterback for the Jets for the last two seasons, and it did not turn out as planned for the Jets. Joe Douglass and Robert Saleh were both fired for New York last season. It will be interesting to see how Fields will play in 2025. If he doesn’t play well, expect the Jets to be drafting near the top of the draft in 2026 and find its next franchise quarterback.
Fields played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024. He completed 65.8% of his passes for 1,106 yards, five touchdowns, and one interception. He also rushed for 289 yards on 62 carries and five touchdowns, along with averaging 4.7 yards per carry. Fields is 26 years old, and this could be his last chance to be an NFL starter.
A lot of people feel like the Jets issues have been owner Woody Johnson over the last decade and more as well. If they want to finally get back to the playoffs, they can’t be the same old Jets and Glenn will need to install a new culture into this organization from day one after being the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator.
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