2023 NEW YORK JETS WIN PREDICTION

BY ADAM GREENE

Last season the New York Jets figured something out — they’re a good team, that could be a great team, but only if they had a decent quarterback. Too bad they’d wasted the No. 2 overall pick in 2021 on Zach Wilson, who was not that.

So, New York entered the offseason with a new focus and a new plan — trade for Aaron Rodgers and actually compete for something. It was such a compelling move that HBO’s Hard Knocks refused to even think about filming another team.

We all know what’s happened since.

NEW YORK JETS

2022-23 Record: 7-10

Playoffs: N/A

Presumed Starters

QB: Zach Wilson (yikes)

RB: Breece Hall

WR: Garrett Wilson

WR: Allen Lazard

WR: Randall Cobb

TE: Tyler Conklin

FB: Nick Bawden

LT: Duane Brown

LG: Laken Tomlinson

C: Connor Mcgovern

RG: Alijah Vera-Tucker

RT: Mekhi Bectron

LDE: John Franklin-Myers

LDT: Quenton Jefferson

RDT: Quinnen Williams

RDE: Carl Laweson

WLB: Jamien Sherwood

MLB: CJ Mosley

SLB: Quincy Williams

LCB: Sauce Gardner

RCB: DJ Reed

SS: Jordan Whitehead

FS: Tony Adams

K: Greg Zuerlein

P: Thomas Morstead

PR: Mecole Hardman, Jr.

KR: Mecole Hardman, Jr.

2023 NFL Draft: Round 1: Will McDonald IV, Edge, Iowa State, Round 2: Joe Tippmann, Center, Wisconsin, Round 4: Carter Warren, OT, Pittsburgh, Round 5: Israel Abanikanda, RB, Pittsburgh, Round 6: Zaire Barnes, LB, Western Michigan, Round 6: Jarrick Bernard-Converse, CB, LSU, Round 7: Zack Kuntz, TE, Old Dominion

Players Gained: Aaron Rodgers – QB (trade), Dalvin Cook – RB (FA), Allen Lazard – WR (FA), Was Schweitzer – OG (FA), Mecole Hardman, Jr. – WR (FA), Quinton Jefferson – DT (FA), AJ Woods – DT (FA), Adrian Amos – Safety (FA), Trystan Colon-Castillo – Center (FA), Billy Turner – RT (FA), Thomas Morstead – Punter (FA), Jalyn Holmes – DT (FA), Dane Cruikshank – CB (FA), Nick Vigil – OLB (FA), Sam Eguaveon – LB (FA)

Players Lost: Nathan Shepherd – DE, Sheldon Rankins – DT, Nate Herbig – OG, Mike White – QB, Braxton Berrios – WR, Dan Feeney – OG, George Fant – RT, Cedric Ogbuehi – OT, Kwon Alexander – ILB, Jeff Smith – WR

New York Jets 2023 Odds

2023 Super Bowl Odds: +4000

2023 AFC Championship Odds: +3300

2023 AFC East Odds: +1100

Team Wins: Over 7.5 (+125), Under 7.5 (-155)

Well, what a couple of weeks the Jets have had here to open the season. While it’s taken me a while to get through these win predictions, when it comes to New York here, that’s not the worst thing. Aaron Rodgers made it all of four plays in their season opening victory (yes, a win) over the Buffalo Bills. A game in which the Jets would have blown out their AFC rivals and likely head to a division championship at the end of the year. None of that is happening now.

There’s a chance the Jets will look at a potential trade, maybe a lame duck Kirk Cousins with a Minnesota Vikings team that is likely heading to a .500-ish record, but I still think they should lean into Zach Wilson. Coach him up, with Rodgers’ help, and see what they have. That was “supposedly” the plan anyway even with a healthy A-Rodge. It’s why they kept Wilson and didn’t trade or cut him.

New York might have the best defense in the league, but that’s not going to be enough. Not unless Wilson figures it out, and, while that might happen, it’ll probably take a while.

2023-23 Win Prediction: 6-11

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