Even when there are many reasons to be optimistic, the Jets still manage to remind you they are the Jets.
There is a lot to be excited about. The roster is much more talented than it has been. And the schedule is manageable. This should be a step-forward season. And yet here the Jets are, preparing to play the Ravens — a trendy preseason Super Bowl pick in some corners — without starting quarterback Zach Wilson (and maybe left tackle Juan Brown as well).
Backup Joe Flacco will instead kick off Robert Saleh’s second season as head coach on Sunday at MetLife Stadium (1 p.