Most people would agree with the assessment that the New York Jets are currently in rebuilding mode. Coach Todd Bowles is not on that train.
Bowles said Saturday that the playoffs are “realistic every year” and stated that the Jets, coming off a five-win season, are aiming for a run deep into the postseason.
“Our ultimate goal is to get to the Super Bowl,” Bowles said, via Andy Vasquez of NorthJersey. “Obviously, we have to take steps. We have a lot of guys we have to get acclimated chemistry-wise right away, but our goal is to win regardless of whether we have younger guys or older guys.
“Our goal is to win, so progress for me is being a lot better than last year and getting to the playoffs and getting to the Super Bowl. That’s the ultimate progress. There is progress and steps between that – obviously we want to win a lot more games than last year and we want to go to the playoffs, and that’s what we’re coaching and striving to do [is] to go to the playoffs, so that’s my goal.”
Even the Jets’ own starting quarterback is talking like a guy who knows the team won’t be in contention this year. Bowles is within his rights to aim high, but it’s just not going to work out, in all likelihood.
