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Jets defense wants to be No. 1, but history says it won't be easy

A look at what's happening around the New York Jets:

1. Up, up and away? What the defense did last season was historic. It slashed its points per game by 11.0 from the previous season, the second-largest turnaround in the NFL in the past 45 years. In terms of rankings, it went from 32nd to fourth.

Now the Jets want to climb three more spots.

"The goal is to be the No. 1 defense in the NFL," defensive tackle Quinnen Williams said on the first day of training camp.

"Why not?