{"id":732723,"date":"2026-02-06T05:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T05:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/732723\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T05:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T05:48:48","slug":"harrison-phillips-thinks-jets-have-a-cancerous-mindset-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/732723\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrison Phillips thinks Jets have a &#8216;cancerous&#8217; mindset problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Jets defensive tackle Harrison Phillips believes the team has a mindset problem.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips, who <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/24\/sports\/jets-thrilled-about-bolstering-run-defense-with-harrison-phillips-trade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">arrived in a trade from the Vikings in August<\/a>, said he noticed a problem with the team\u2019s attitude after it started losing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have so many good dudes on the team, and we have a lot of guys who just want to win,\u201d Phillips said at the Super Bowl on Radio Row. \u201cI think because the organization has lost a lot of games year after year and they haven\u2019t seen results or success, you kind of get in this mindset I feel like that people were I believe, I believe, I believe until a certain point, and then it feels like the same old thing as last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38404158\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jets-defensive-tackle-harrison-phillips-116470858.jpg\" alt=\"Jets defensive tackle Harrison Phillips reacts on the field after the Jets beat the Atlanta Falcons 27-24.\" class=\"wp-image-38404158\"  \/>Harrison Phillips walks off the field following the Jets\u2019 Nov. 30 game. Bill Kostroun for the NY Post<\/p>\n<p>Phillips said it felt like the feeling permeated the organization, and he\u2019s not even sure where it emanates from, but the years of losing and changes in the front office, on the coaching staff and in the locker room have taken their toll.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt always felt like it was the \u2018same old Jets.\u2019 That\u2019s the phrase, I think someone said that,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cI think the narrative of if you get into the mindset that it\u2019s the same old Jets, that\u2019s a cancerous thought, a very cancerous idea to be a part of. That\u2019s a cancerous thought to have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phillips addressed the team at one point during the season and wanted them to focus on the \u201clong game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38404210\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-york-jets-bench-reacts-111402394.jpg\" alt=\"New York Jets players on the bench during a game against the Buffalo Bills.\" class=\"wp-image-38404210\"  \/>Jets players react during the second half of their Sept. 14 loss to the Bills. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI talked to the team about playing the long game and having the ability to be unstoppable and having the agency to say that I\u2019m the problem,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cThose are the processes that should come into place when you get into those truculent situations. It shouldn\u2019t be, \u2018This is the same old Jets, let\u2019s go back to what we\u2019ve been doing.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Jets defensive tackle Harrison Phillips believes the team has a mindset problem. 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