Jets WR Garrett Wilson on 2023: 'What happened this season can't happen again'

The curtain fell on the Jets' disappointing 2023 season on Sunday with a bittersweet 17-3 victory over the New England Patriots.

Now, the focus shifts to preventing the same outcome -- a 7-10 record and third-place finish in the AFC East -- from happening again in 2024. Such work begins with reflection and evaluation of every element involved in the club.

Atop the list: personnel. While head coach Robert Saleh admitted on Monday that he and general manager Joe Douglas will "need to talk about" the backup quarterback situation behind Aaron Rodgers, the veteran is expected to return as the team's starter in 2024.

"My expectations for him are no different," Saleh said of Rodgers. "I just watched him carve us up over the last month playing scout team. So he still has all kinds of juice, energy, arm talent. I think he's going to come out with more fire. But my expectations for him is just to be him."

Douglas told reporters Monday that there is a "high probability" that the team will be in the market for a veteran backup behind Rodgers, per ESPN. Regarding a potential Zach Wilson deal, Douglas said he always listens to trade calls.

As it pertains to the staff -- specifically, those in charge of each of the Jets' three units -- Saleh doesn't anticipate drastic changes. That would mean offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett will be back in 2024, which might be to the dismay at least one key member of the Jets' offense.

"What happened this season can't happen again. ... It's got to be better," receiver Garrett Wilson said Monday, per ESPN's Rich Cimini. "We've got to make adjustments in the game. We've got to do things to counter what we're getting and be able to put points on the board because honestly, in the two years I've been