Gang Green gets honest<\/p>\n
I thought they would be funny. That Jets fans would lighten my day. That for the first time since\u00a0January 30, 2022<\/a>, I\u2019d be grateful to be a Bengals fan.<\/p>\n I was right. Jets fans may have Hulk hands, but they\u2019re still human. They have feelings. Strong ones, too, which is understandable. Consider what they\u2019ve been through. In the past decade, their team has:<\/p>\n Zero playoff appearances This is\u00a0the only franchise to win fewer than 30 percent of its games\u00a0over the last decade.<\/p>\n Here were some of my favorite quotes.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcac Being a Jets fan is like\u00a0renewing a gym membership every January for half a century. Each year, you walk in, convinced this is the year everything changes. You buy into the plan, you picture the transformation \u2026 and by March, you\u2019re back on the couch, sore, disappointed and somehow still paying for it. \u2014 Evan N.<\/p>\n Another put it similarly:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcac It\u2019s like getting great seats for opening day of a baseball season, but rain is predicted. Sure enough, it pours all day, and the game is called before you even leave the house.\u00a0There is no hope, but even worse, you\u2019re not even in the ballpark. \u2014 JJ<\/p>\n Someone should hire this writer:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcac My 5-year-old daughter asked me what the difference between baseball and football is. In her estimation it was: \u2018Baseball is the one where they hit the ball with the bat and run around bases. And\u00a0football is the one where you stare at the TV and yell, \u201cF\u2014!\u201c\u2018 \u2014 Steven C.<\/p>\n One last word, from Matt:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcac Every Sunday feels like your father who left for \u2018milk\u2019 is going to come back.\u00a0You sit on the porch, looking at the driveway, thinking this week will be different, imagining his beat-up 2010 Honda Civic will pull up on the gravel. However, the sun sets, the car has not arrived, and you go back inside, ready to do it all again the next week and the week after.<\/p>\n Yikes. Bleak. Here are over a hundred\u00a0more responses<\/a>, including: \u201cRooting for the Jets is like rooting for the bad guys in \u2018Home Alone.’\u201d<\/p>\n Going forward, could things change for these people?\u00a0I think so, actually.\u00a0(I know, I can\u2019t believe I just wrote that. Let me explain.)<\/p>\n Jets: Time for hope?<\/p>\n After shipping out multiple stars during the 2025 season and trading up in April\u2019s draft, the\u00a0Jets amassed\u00a0a combined six first-round picks between this year\u2019s draft and next year\u2019s. What an opportunity.<\/p>\n But won\u2019t New York just squander it, like always? Well:<\/p>\n \u201cThe (2026) draft I really liked \u2014 and this is kind of crazy \u2014 is the Jets\u2019,\u201d one\u00a0exec told Sando<\/a>. \u201cJust looking at their roster and what they have done, they are competent quarterback play and good play calling away from having a really good offense.\u201d<\/p>\n I haven\u2019t been able to find a team that drafted six first-rounders in a two-year span. A couple who came close suggest this could go one of two ways:<\/p>\n The Cowboys picked five in 1991-92 before winning three Super Bowls in four years. But as you know, this team did not win three Super Bowls in four years. In fact, it\u2019s been the league\u2019s worst team since 2021.<\/p>\n That\u2019s because New York was missing a quarterback.\u00a0Those \u201990s Cowboys had the steady Troy Aikman, who\u2019d been the No. 1 pick in 1989. Once surrounded by other Hall of Fame talent, his play was more than enough.<\/p>\n That\u2019s actually promising for the Jets, once you look ahead to 2027.\u00a0Just consider how tightly teams\u00a0have clutched their 2027 first-round picks<\/a>, due to that potentially\u00a0loaded quarterback class<\/a>.\u00a0Yes, the Jets \u2014 holders of their own first, plus Dallas\u2019 and Indy\u2019s \u2014 are in an enviable spot for once.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s\u00a0Dane\u2019s early 2027 mock<\/a>, where New York lands a promising QB without even using its best pick on the position:<\/p>\n One thing is clear, unfortunately: The Jets should probably continue to suck in 2026. With such big-name quarterbacks up for grabs, gang green should\u00a0want to lose to avoid others besting them in the draft order. If that happens, the Jets may want to trade up to land one of the two elite quarterbacks.<\/p>\n If there\u2019s any franchise that could mess this up \u2026 it\u2019s this one: \u201cBeing a fan is like\u00a0having a colonoscopy exam while having kidney stones AND a wisdom tooth removal EVERY SUNDAY from September to December.\u201d Thanks for that visual, Lorenzen.<\/p>\n Raiders: Mendoza makes his mark<\/p>\n The Raiders might not have six first-round picks in two years, but they might have someone even better than that, depending on how he turns out. Possibly much better. A No. 1 quarterback.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what our new Raiders beat reporter, Sam Warren, has learned after\u00a0Fernando Mendoza\u2019s first weekend<\/a>\u00a0of NFL minicamp:<\/p>\n Vegas is focused on under-center play. After Mendoza took\u00a0only 3 percent of his 2025 snaps behind center, there\u2019s a learning curve in Klint Kubiak\u2019s dropbacks-heavy offense.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe it\u2019s the added footwork,\u201d Mendoza said of the biggest adjustment. \u201cInstead of being back there in shotgun, you really have to get back to make sure you get depth so you can best serve your offensive linemen, still be on time, still decipher the defense.\u201d<\/p>\n During Saturday\u2019s practice, Mendoza took every snap under center, then spent extra individual time on dropbacks. \u201cThe quarterback has cajoled his young teammates to get added reps in during their off time, whether on the field after practice or in their temporary home,\u201d adds Sam.<\/p>\n Plenty more details on Mendoza\u2019s sparkling first impressions in Sam\u2019s\u00a0full story,\u00a0unlocked for you here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Extra Points<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc40 Best UDFA fits.\u00a0Nick Baumgardner combed through free-agent prospect signings. One Diego is mentioned, but not the Heisman-finalist quarterback.\u00a0Read that here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2b50 For an update on that other Diego,\u00a0our Ravens beat reporter shared\u00a0takeaways from Baltimore\u2019s rookie minicamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcd3 All-32 notebook.\u00a0As noted, our reporters shared post-draft\u00a0outlooks for all 32 teams<\/a>. Can Chicago\u2019s defensive front rebound? Can the Cowboys defense slow anyone down?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcfa\u00a0More Russell Wilson.\u00a0Our Andrew Marchand reports the 37-year-old is in \u201cdeep discussions to go into television, which could mark the end of what is likely a Hall of Fame career.\u201d\u00a0Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u25b6\ufe0f\u00a0Friday\u2019s most-clicked:\u00a0NFL execs shared unfiltered thoughts on the\u00a0NFC side<\/a>\u00a0of the draft. (The\u00a0AFC version<\/a>\u00a0is here, ICYMI.)<\/p>\n \ud83d\udceb Enjoyed this read? 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\nIn 2021-22, these Jets also drafted five. Nearly all hits, in fact. Dane\u00a0graded their 2022 class<\/a> the league\u2019s best.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f7278f5f3ff547038e0fdb888f62e1e7-dane-2027-mock-1.jpg\"\/)
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