The expectation that the New York Jets will end their playoff drought this season doesn’t weigh on Garrett Wilson, That those expectations are being coupled with Super Bowl talk is something that Wilson doesn’t think about.
While not shying away from the hype or rather lofty expectations around this Jets team, Wilson also didn’t add to the headlines with his own outlook on the season. Instead, the Jets wide receiver said that he and his teammates need to be focused on the task at hand.
When asked on Tuesday about trying to get this team to reach the Super Bowl expectations, Wilson said he wasn’t aware of the Jets’ playoff drought and that “I’ve never seen it that way.”
“That’s the reality of what we’re trying to do. I think we approach it with the mindset of let’s get better every day. We’re not looking at it as we haven’t been in the playoffs the last whatever it is, we haven’t done this in whatever,” Wilson told reporters on Tuesday.
“It’s just, let’s find a way to get to the best version of ourselves because we know what we can do. And at the end of the day, we got to go out and do it. But the opportunity is there… That’s really all it needs to be is an opportunity and all these guys in the facility are willing to put in the work to try and make our dreams happen.”
With a top-three defense and an offense that is expected to be much improved, the Jets are expected to not just end a playoff drought that dates back to 2010, also compete for the AFC East.
And there is legitimate talk about this being a team that, if they can stay healthy, has Super Bowl potential.
