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Only Jets defense can prevent this season from historic flop

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Now that we’ve found out — with more-than-reasonable certainty — that Christian Hackenberg is not ready to be the Jets’ starting quarterback any time soon (read: Week 1 in Buffalo), it’s time for the Jets to get down to the business at hand.

That means getting veteran quarterback Josh McCown ready to start the season and by honing their defense into what it needs to be, which is the heart and soul of this offensively challenged team.

The Jets defense is the only element of their team that has a chance not necessarily to win games for them but simply to keep them in games and keep them competitive.