New York Jets team owner Woody Johnson said on Tuesday that it’s going to be a busy week for his franchise — one that he believes will turn a rough start into a winning season.
Speaking to reporters at the NFL owners meetings in Atlanta, Johnson said “we want to bring a lot of change this week” as news traveled that the team was reportedly acquiring wide receiver Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders — a move the Jets owner couldn’t confirm, but said was “in the hopper.”
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Adams appeared together on “The Pat McAfee Show” and rejoiced about reuniting as the two spent eight seasons together with the Green Bay Packers.
The Jets fell to 2-4 following Monday night’s 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills, their third straight defeat. Last week’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings led to head coach Robert Saleh getting fired. Now they’re bringing in an All-Pro wideout and Rodgers’ former teammate to begin the turnaround process.
It’s a reversal that Johnson is confident will happen starting with these two big moves in a week.
“Salvageable?,” Johnson said of the Jets’ season. “We’re gonna kick … you can add the words after that. We’re going to do really well.”
There are still 11 regular-season games to play for the Jets and they are two games behind the Bills for the AFC East lead. But there’s work to do.
Through six weeks, the Jets are tied for the seventh-most sacks allowed (16), third-most interceptions (5), ninth-worst completion percentage (62.2), are fourth in total receiver drops (11) and own the worst field-goal completion percentage (66.7) in the NFL.
What’s done is done, Johnson believes. The only thing left to do now is look toward the future — moving Haason Reddick may be next — in order to improve their circumstances.
“You have to look forward,” Johnson said. “We have to look forward to the games we’re going to play each and every week and try to win all of them and that’s basic stuff, right? … You just have to go with your instinct and what’s the best thing to build a team and build a winning team and most importantly build a culture, a culture of winning. And I think based on what I saw yesterday, I think we’re starting a new and more exciting direction.”
