POLL: Predict Jets 2023 Record

I'm going with 11-6.

The first 7-8 games look rough on paper, there's no question about that, but the back half of the schedule seems to open up very nicely for a late-season run.

Get to the BYE week with 2-3 wins and 11+ wins is absolutely on the table.

 

As an outsider looking in I'll take 11 - 6.

 

I think it might be. I don't expect the winner of the AFC East to have 13+ wins, I think it'll take 11-12 wins to win the East this year. They have to play the AFC West and NFC East just like we do.

 

11-6 seems about right.

 

I guess that maybe I'm too optimistic. I only see what I think will be 3 definite losses: the Bills in game 1, the Chiefs in game 4, and the Eagles in game 6. They could lose to the Cowboys. They could lose to the Browns if Deshaun Watson plays better than Rodgers. The only other game I think that they possibly could lose would be the Chargers or maybe once to the Dolphins. They definitely should not lose to the Patriots, Raiders, Broncos, Falcons, Commanders, or Texans. If we have the top 5 D that we think we have and with all the weapons we have on offense around Rodgers, why/how do you guys see us losing 6 games? IMO if we lose 6 games, then the D has regressed badly, Rodgers is hurt or not playing well, or the OL is having injury issues again.

 

1. Not sure if we're going to have a top 5 defense. The potential's there for sure, but we're not that impressive at linebacker or safety. Also heavily dependent on Q and Sauce; if one of them gets hurt or regresses, we'll be in big trouble.
2. The only true weapon we have on offense is Garrett Wilson. Breece Hall is elite if healthy, but RBs don't usually return to full strength the first season after an ACL tear. The rest of the guys are decent, and I wouldn't be surprised if one of them ends up becoming a Rodgers favorite and makes the Pro Bowl, but nobody in the league is currently afraid of any of them.
3. Offensive tackle is a very real concern. Duane Brown is mediocre, and Becton can't be trusted. Not what you want protecting your shiny new 39 year old QB.
4. And speaking of Rodgers, he wasn't elite last year. He wasn't even top 10. Maybe the issues were the broken thumb and what Green Bay was putting around him. Or maybe he isn't Tom Brady and he's already started to decline. If so, there's no guarantee we're even going to have a winning season this year because while a washed-up Rodgers is still better than what we had at QB last year, it's very unlikely that we'll get to rack up wins against other teams' backup QBs again.

All in all, Vegas has us at 9.5 wins, which seems about right. I think there's also a wider spread of possibilities than there is for most teams. If Rodgers bounces back to MVP level and the rest of the team performs up to expectations, we could go 13-4. But a repeat of 7-10 isn't out of the question either.

 

All Fair points, and thanks for your response.

1. We may not have a top 5 D, but we did last year, and with a year in the scheme for last year's rookies, plus 2 years for the others, they should improve markedly. I expect a big leap from Jermaine Johnson, I think McDonald will contribute. With Jefferson beside him I think that together Q and Jefferson will get 15-20 sacks or at least a ton of pressures which will force them into the arms of Huff, Johnson, JFM, McDonald, Clemons and Lawson. Adams could make a big difference at FS. Tackling should improve.
2. Well, that depends upon what you consider a "weapon." I agree that Hall and he are the only elite offense players, but as we know, football is a team sport, it's not a competition of a series of 1 on 1s. Overall, I think our offense has a lot of potential in the very capable hands of Rodgers. Rodgers super power is his mental ability and experience, also his accuracy.
3. I think OT is less of a concern than last year, and less than many posters here think. I think Brown is average or above average when healthy. The question is will he be healthy. Mitchell is looking good in TC. They're being smart about how they're handling Becton. If he's available at all this year, that's a huge plus. He has more talent than any of the other OL except maybe AVT. Warren was an excellent addition to the team, and while Turner hasn't looked good so far, I expect that he will improve as TC and preseason progresses. Thankfully, the important thing about OLs is how they work as a unit, again, not as individuals.
4. Rodgers wasn't elite last year for good reason. He was unhappy. He hurt himself by not being there for OTAs to train and get on the same page with all the rookie WRs. He had the thumb issue, He had a lot of passes dropped last year. Once again there wasn't much on D, and he didn't have any elite offensive players around him. He's happy now, rejuvenated, and I think that will make a huge difference. He had his two best years with Hackett as his OC. They may not be as good as I think/hope they will, but I think they will be good enough to get us more than 9-10 wins.

 

11-6 which gets them a WC.

 

I said 10-7. Schedule is brutal in the first half and you can’t discount those annual games they should have won by every metric but somehow still lose. 10-7, wild card into the playoffs

 

O-line is a problem.

 

The last time the Jets had a regular season sweep of the Patriots was the 2000 season, before Brady ever got the nod.

I want a fucking sweep of the Patriots this season.

 

Still? Lol

 

At the very least they should get a split. A sweep is definitely possible. My guess is a sweep of the Pats and a split with the Bills and Dolphins. 4-2 would be a good record in the AFCE. Of course, I hope for better, but the Bills and Dolphins are also good teams.

 

I went with 11-6 which was the favorite I saw. Way to many questions to predict anything else.

 

Hopefully i'm not overly optimistic but I think the Jets go 13-4.

Probably split against the Bills. Split Chiefs-Eagles. Probably lose to someone like Dallas or Giants, and then probably choke some random game elsewhere.

 

3-3 or better after 6 is all i ask.

 

17-0 wasn’t an option so I went with 15-2