FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Five months later, Joe Douglas still remembers the feeling. The New York Jets had just lost their season finale to the Buffalo Bills 27-10 to finish 4-13 -- their sixth straight losing season. On the flight home, the general manager tried to remind himself it was a rebuilding year, that growing pains were expected, but that didn't dull the sting.
"Sick of having games like that," Douglas told ESPN, recalling his thoughts from Jan. 9. "Sick of having seasons like that."
By the time they landed, his mindset had changed to 2022 and beyond.