About this episode

The episode discusses key players who need to step up for the Jets to have a chance at making the playoffs.

Fresh off the heels of a New York Knicks world championship, their first on over fifty years, Jets fans are asking once again; “When is it our turn? When do we get to see our team win a ring?”. https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/72542317/download.mp3 A championship may never materialize, but in order for it to happen, the Jets will first have to snap their fifteen-year playoff drought. While such a task is highly unlikely to happen this season, we thought we’d take a look at the key figures who would have to step up to make the playoffs even a remote possibility. Some names blatantly obvious while some are less so. As is the case with every team in the NFL, it starts with the quarterback. If the Jets are hoping to even contend for a playoff spot, they’ll need Geno Smith to stay healthy while being closer to the player he was two or three seasons ago than the past two seasons where he threw a total of 32 interceptions. If Smith is going to get back to being close to what he was in 2022 when he threw for over 4,000 yards while completing just under 70% of his passes, he’s going to need a receiver other than Garrett Wilson to step up. If early…

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Host: JetNation.com

Topics covered

• NFL
• New York Jets
• playoff contenders
• quarterback performance
• key players
• team analysis

Keywords

• New York Jets
• Geno Smith
• playoffs
• AD Mitchell
• Garrett Wilson
• NFL analysis
• football

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Organizations: New York Knicks, Jets

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