Jets provide ambivalent reminder of what could have been

Yes. It was supposed to be more than this. It was supposed to be better than this. It is the second week in December and the Jets were supposed to be playing for something other than lovely parting gifts. They were supposed to be fighting for playoff position, maybe jockeying for the top of the AFC East.

News bulletin: they are doing neither.

So perhaps its difficult to glean too many feel-good items away from the Jets most feel-good game of the year, a 30-6 schooling of the Texans which may have done some serious harm to Houstons playoff hopes. The Jets had higher ambitions than playing the role of spoiler.

But spoilers they are.

And spoilers they were.

That, cornerback D.J. Reed said, is as much fun as Ive had in a long time.

What the Jets confirmed Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium is that those who thought there could still have been something of this season after Aaron Rodgers went down werent hallucinating and werent simply looking at things through green-colored glasses.

Jets_provide_ambivalent_reminder_of_what_could_have_been 4Zach Wilson (R.) embraces Robert Saleh during the Jets’ win over the Texans on Dec. 10, 2023. Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostOn display Sunday was every happy reminder of why the Jets believed they would have been able to grind their way through their troubles and, yes, a sad reminder that their inability to do so will gnaw for long after the season is over.

Yes, there was Zach Wilson, turning in the game of his professional life, 301 yards passing and two touchdowns, making the most of his latest second chance. And whenever the quarterback is playing like a professional quarterback, things are going to look a lot better, even in the midst of a driving rainstorm.

But everyone else played top drawer, too. There were the old reliables the defensive line that registered four sacks and harassed C.J. Stroud all day, and the secondary, led by corners Reed and Sauce Gardner, who never allowed Stroud many windows of opportunity,

But there was also a jarring reminder that the Jets offense is equipped with two potentially devastating weapons. Breece Hall had 126 yards from scrimmage and caught one of Wilsons touchdowns, and always seems to look one jab step away from going the distance. And there was Garrett Wilson, who was targeted 14 times much to the disbelief and the joy of Jets fans everywhere and caught nine of them.

We finally got rolling a little bit today, Hall said.

Its good to find a rhythm on offense, Garrett Wilson said. Finally.

Jets_provide_ambivalent_reminder_of_what_could_have_been 4Zach Wilson throws a pass during the Jets’ win over the Texans on Dec. 10, 2023. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post4Garrett Wilson runs with the ball during the Jets’ win over the Texans on Dec. 10, 2023. Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostWhats remarkable about the Jets second-year receiver is that for all the belief that hes either grossly underused or that the Jets quarterback rotation grossly underserves him, he now has 159 catches in his career the most for any Jets receiver, ever, with four games left in his sophomore season.

Thats what we want every game to look like, Zach Wilson said.

That was the hope, sure, even after Rodgers disappeared four snaps into the season. Now, all the Jets can really hope is that Sunday was a sneak preview of whats to come next year, assuming Rodgers can stay healthy, assuming the Jets can do something about an offensive line that was fine Sunday afternoon but can still look awfully shaky game-to-game.

Its not what any of them wanted. Its not what you wanted, if you are a Jets fan. It seems like the Jets play every year for the year or years ahead, and never for the year theyre actually playing in. But this is what they hae now. This is who they are.

Jets_provide_ambivalent_reminder_of_what_could_have_been 4Quinnen Williams sacks C.J. Stroud during the Jets’ win over the Texans on Dec. 10, 2023. APThere are games like Sunday, when they simultaneously made you pine for what could have been and also ponder what could be.

We have to take week-to-week, Jets coach Robert Saleh said. Dont get too high and get too low, try to capture what it felt like on the field, in the booth, continue to find ways to get better. We have four more to make the best of it. We have a lot of young guys getting playing time.

That wasnt supposed to be the deal, no, not in this year, not with these expectations. You can look at Sunday and be depressed that it took 13 games to see one like that. Or you can swallow hard and hope its merely a preview. As a fan, do you really have a choice?

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