NY Post · Dec 17, 2019
Jets GM Joe Douglas gets head start on fixing flawed roster
NFL seasons generally are divided into different phases.
They all begin with the hope phase.
Regardless of what a team’s talent level is or what its preseason expectations are, all 32 teams begin every season believing they have what it takes to contend for a Super Bowl title.
In many cases, such as in the case of the Jets this season — 5-9 entering Sunday’s home game against the Steelers — the hope phase quickly is dashed and the sobering reality that they will not contend sets in. The Jets 0-4 start sealed their fate pretty quickly, leaving little doubt that a playoff berth was not going to be in the offing.
Next is the pressure-point phase.
