There's a different vibe around the New York Jets. Even in a league where last-place teams routinely become playoff teams the following year, this Jets-related excitement feels like it's at a level the franchise hasn't experienced in years.
And with that change, said Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson, comes a different set of expectations -- even for a team that hasn't been to the playoffs in 12 seasons or won a championship in more than 50 years.
"Yeah, I ain't gonna fake it, we want to win the Super Bowl," Wilson said on Thursday; the first official day of Jets training camp. "It's OK to talk about it. If you want to go get that s---, do it."
A big reason for the newfound optimism clearly has to do with Aaron Rodgers' arrival. And Rodgers agrees with Wilson's approach to raising the expectations bar.
"We want everyone to jump on the wagon now," Rodgers told reporters on Thursday. "... High expectations are a good thing."
Now we find out how quickly Rodgers can adjust to his teammates and, no question, how the Jets assimilate with Rodgers. Along with the four-time MVP quarterback, the Jets brought in several of his former allies in Green Bay, namely WRs Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb, backup QB Tim Boyle and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett.
Asked if this is the Packers' offense the Jets are now running under Hackett, Lazard said: "It's the Aaron Rodgers offense."
Jets head coach Robert Saleh believes his new quarterback might be uniquely skilled to get this team's ship in order.
"He's a coach that can still play football," Saleh said Thursday.
The teaching part won't all be on Rodgers, but he established a reputation of being a perfectionist in Green Bay -- occasionally displaying his anger when things didn't go according
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