Why the Jets can be a playoff team in 2018

The New York Jets have a future franchise quarterback and a defense on the rise entering this season. They easily have the pieces to be a playoff team in 2018.

Seven years.

It has been seven years since the New York Jets have made the NFL Playoffs. During their seven-year playoff drought, there has not been a lot to get excited about with this franchise.

Yes, there was that magical season in 2015 when the Jets came one game away from making the playoffs but lost in Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills. That was a veteran-laden team made up of Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker, Darrelle Revis, and journeyman quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. All of those players are long gone and now the franchise has new…