It was a banner year for the New York Jets special teams, as the kicking game and the return game gave the team two areas they rarely had to worry about last season.
But with kicker Jason Meyers and return specialist Andre Roberts, both Pro Bowlers a year ago, playing elsewhere in 2019, the Jets will have to regroup and find replacements who can keep giving the Gang Green what last year’s studs made a weekly expectation.
Special teams coordinator Brant Boyer isn’t shying away from the challenge, though. He knows his units have big shoes to fill, but he’s ready to meet the high expectations head-on (via team reporter Ethan Greenberg):
One of the first meetings I had, the first thing I stressed was there are no steps back.