Elite defense? Improved offense? Aaron Rodgers back from injury? Things are lining up for New York to be a real Super Bowl title contender.
Member of Pro Football Writers of AmericaAnd I know what you're thinking:"Here we go again ... every year, same story!" But it's different this time.
The future looks bright for a unit that will return eight of its top nine participants from 2023. That list includes standout off-ball linebackers-- who was limited to 177 snaps as a rookie because of the team's excellent depth at the position -- set up for a leap forward in Year 2., but he posted 284 tackles with Baltimore over 2020-22. He provides a quality running mate for returning starter, who was solid on 845 snaps last season.
New York brought aboard its potential left tackle of the future when it used the 11th pick of April's draft on Penn State's, who has posted good-to-great marks in pass block win rate and run block win rate in each of the past two seasons. Projected starters aside, the Jets have seven additional linemen on the roster who played snaps last season, which gives them solid depth.
It's worth noting that we've seen blips like that from Rodgers in the past. After posting an average finish of seventh in QBR during his first 10 seasons as a starter , Rodgers dipped to 16th and 20th, respectively, during the 2018 and 2019 seasons, which had many wondering if his days as an elite quarterback were numbered. He quickly proved his critics wrong.
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