The Jets have been eliminated from playoff contention.
After starting off 7-4, the Jets did what the Jets do best: they tanked. New York lost five straight, is now 7-9, and officially missed out on the postseason with Sunday’s defeat in Seattle.
All was well in Florham Park just six weeks ago, but it was all for naught. And with this slump and resulting playoff elimination, WFAN Sports Radio host Joe Benigno is reintroducing his Sean Payton-to-the-Jets fantasy.
“This, to me, is on the head coach [Robert Saleh]. This team doesn’t show up two weeks in a row.