NEW YORK JETS
2022 Record - 7-10
Head Coach - Robert Saleh
Offensive Rank - 25th (318 YPG); Scoring - 29th (17.4 PPG)
Defensive Rank - 4th (311 YPG); Scoring - 4th (18.6 PPG)
Future Hall-of-Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers is in New York this season and last year with Green Bay he passed for 3,695 yards with 26 touchdowns and twelve interceptions. The running backs include Breece Hall (463 yards, 5.8 YPC average and four TD), Michael Carter (402, 3.5 YPC, three TD and 41 receptions) and Dalvin Cook, a free agent from the Vikings. Last season, Cook rushed for 1,173 yards (4.4 YPC) and eight TD along with 39 catches for 295 yards and two scores. The wide receivers are Garrett Wilson (83, 1,103, four TD), Allen Lazard (60, 788, six TD with Green Bay), Mecole Hardman, Jr. and Randall Cobb, who had 34 receptions for 417 yards and one touchdown with Green Bay. The tight end is Tyler Conklin (58, 552, three TD).
On defense, Quinnen Williams (12 QB sacks) and Carl Lawson (seven sacks) lead the way on the defensive line while C.J. Mosley (158 tackles) and Quincy Williams (106 tackles) are the linebackers. Rookies Zaire Barnes (LB - Western Michigan) and Will McDonald IV (DE - Iowa State) should add depth. The secondary has corners Sauce Gardner (2022 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year) and D.J. Reed along with safeties Chuck Clark and Jordan Whitehead.
OUTLOOK FOR 2023 - On paper, the Jets look loaded for this upcoming season and if all goes according to plan, they could make the playoffs for the first time since the 2010 season. Head Coach Robert Saleh is counting on that to happen, especially with Aaron Rodgers leading the offense.
Rodgers is an older quarterback, but he has the ability to direct what was an anemic offense in 2022 to bigger and better things. Helping out is that he has two of his wide receivers from Green Bay (Lazard and Cobb) coming along to join with Garrett Wilson and two solid running backs in Breece Hall (coming off a knee injury that limited him to six games in 2022) and Dalvin Cook. If things come together quickly, then watch out. The Jets defense was among the best in pro football last year and barring any major injuries to key players, should sustain their success.
The AFC East is a strong division with playoff teams Buffalo and Miami and now the Jets will look to battle them and perhaps win the division crown. But that will depend on Rodgers and the offense doing their part consistently. Who knows? Perhaps this team could fly high in 2023 and reach the Super Bowl for the first time in 55 years. On paper, they look strong, but games are won on the field and it will be up to the Jets players to go out and prove they can do it.
TEAM SCHEDULE
Week One - vs. Buffalo
Week Two - at Dallas
Week Three - vs. New England
Week Four - vs. Kansas City
Week Five - at Denver
Week Six - vs. Philadelphia
Week Seven - BYE
Week Eight - at N.Y. Giants
Week Nine - vs. L.A. Chargers
Week Ten - at Las Vegas
Week Eleven - at Buffalo
Week Twelve - vs. Miami
Week Thirteen - vs. Atlanta
Week Fourteen - vs. Houston
Week Fifteen - at Miami
Week Sixteen - vs. Washington
Week Seventeen - at Cleveland
Week Eighteen - at New England
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