There aren't too many football fans who envision Aaron Glenn's New York Jets making a Washington Commanders-like jump in 2025 to become a playoff team.
Granted, Washington showed last season it is possible, but the Jets are in a different tier when it comes to talent, but there are some nice pieces for Glenn to work with.
Still, even the most die-hard Jets fan would be hard-pressed to say playoffs are in reach this upcoming season. That doesn't mean it can't happen, because we have seen teams bounce back a year after being poor.
But for Bleacher Report's Brad Gagnon, he doesn't see the Jets as a playoff team in 2025.
"The AFC East and conference are hell, and Fields couldn’t make the cut as a passer in Chicago and Pittsburgh," Gagnon writes. "I’m not entirely counting the Jets out, but it’s hard to see a path unless Fields shocks the football world."
Getting out of the division looms as a tall order right off the bat.
The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins loom as the two "big dogs," and the New England Patriots have had perhaps one of the best offseasons of any team, so they will be vastly improved under Mike Vrabel.
If the Jets are to make a case for a playoff spot, they will likely have to come second in the division and have a record well over .500. Is that possible? Sure. Will it happen?
We aren't sure.
The 2025 season is more about setting the franchise up for long-term success rather than focusing on playoffs and Super Bowls.
But football has a funny way of throwing curveballs when you least expect them, and the Jets being a playoff team in 2025 might be the biggest curveball of all.
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