Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Year : 1, Issue : 19
Joe Douglas is 27-56 in five years as the Jets’ general manager. The team has not reached the playoffs or had a winning season. Douglas is returning for a sixth season in 2024 and it is going to be playoffs or bust for the GM.
Douglas said in his season-ending press conference Monday. “My record is not good enough and I know that and everything we do moving forward is to win and that is it, that is all that matters.”
Douglas took a huge swing in April when he made the trade with the Packers for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Jets ended up starting three other quarterbacks, including 2021 first-round pick Zach Wilson. There were some positives from Wilson but ultimately he struggled.
Douglas said there is a “high probability” the Jets will have a veteran backup behind Rodgers in 2024. The Jets are expected to try to trade Wilson in the offseason. Douglas would only say they will do what is “right for the team.”
Injuries plagued that position for the second year in a row and made it difficult for the offense to function. The Jets had 13 different starting offensive line combinations.
