Playoffs a ‘realistic goal’ for Jets this season

The Jets maintain the longest energetic playoff drought within the NFL, a streak that C.J. Mosley expects to finish this season. 

“I’m actually anticipating playoffs or bust,” Mosley, an Alabama native, told AL.com. “Clearly, that’s my aim yearly, however I feel it’s one thing that’s a practical aim for our complete staff and our coaches.” 

The Jets completed 4-13 in 2021, final within the AFC East, a place through which they’ve completed in 5 of the previous six seasons. The disappointing season was the staff’s first beneath head coach Robert Saleh, who got here to the Jets following Adam Gase’s firing. With Saleh in his second 12 months, Mosley mentioned he believes the Jets are much more comfy together with his scheme than a 12 months in the past. 

“Final 12 months, everybody was form of studying the system and studying one another,” he mentioned. “This 12 months, coming into the offseason, you may inform guys already realize it, and we’re two steps forward of the place we had been final 12 months so far as being within the playbook. We all know what we now have to do, guys are comfy and now it’s all about going on the market and making performs and executing, so I feel that’s going to be the most important step for us this 12 months.” 

Mosley, who spent 5 seasons with the Ravens after being drafted seventeenth total in 2014, signed with the Jets in 2019 on a five-year, $85-million contract. The four-time Professional Bowler was instantly sidelined with a groin harm two video games into his debut season, then opted out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 scenario. 

“Being out just about two years, it put numerous issues in perspective,” Mosley mentioned. “Everyone’s human, so once you’re out that lengthy of a time, numerous issues run in your head about how lengthy you need to play, you’re getting older, who’s the subsequent man, these kind of issues. However on the finish of the day, I needed to come out right here on my own and put within the laborious work, and it paid off this previous season.” 

Mosley’s laborious work paid off final season, when he amassed a team-high 168 tackles, two sacks, and two pressured fumbles. 

However, the 30-year-old mentioned he believes there are nonetheless areas through which he can enhance. 

“[I’m] simply trying ahead to stepping as much as one other degree so far as being a participant and a frontrunner and attempt to get us to the Promised Land,” Mosley mentioned.