The New York Jets haven’t had the easiest season, but the continued excellence of their special teams unit is a silver lining amidst a rough year.
For years, the Jets’ special teams were the Achilles’ heel of the team. The franchise went years without a competent return game and went through a seemingly never-ending rotation of kickers and punters almost annually.
But last year, something changed. It’s unclear what that change was caused by, but the transformation has been magnificent.
The Jets finished the 2018 season ranked as the No. 1 special teams unit in the NFL by DVOA and sent two players from the unit to the Pro Bowl.