At first glance, there doesn’t seem like there are a lot of available chips sitting on the table for the home team. The Jets are 5-9, assured of a losing season — for those keeping track at home, that’s 29 of them in 60 years, four in a row, six out of eight. Too many seasons have ended this way: playing out the string, playing for pride, playing spoiler.
Why is this different?
Because the Jets are in the market of selling hope right now, and not just the kind that the die-hards swallow because it provides sustenance.