JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Coach Adam Gase is on the verge of losing the locker room. Yes, it's that bad. The New York Jets are 1-6, making the same mistakes week after week. The players are beyond frustrated. Privately, some wonder whether the team has the necessary resolve to handle in-game adversity. They're losing hope. When hope is gone, it's like injecting poison into the bloodstream. Soon enough, it's over.
The Jets are close to that moment. They travel to the winless Miami Dolphins on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), and a loss to one of the worst NFL teams in recent memory would be a rock-bottom moment for Gase, who was fired by the Dolphins only nine months ago.