There was little to like about the New York Jets offense in 2021, which included a ground game that ranked 27th in the NFL at 98.1 yards per game (one of nine teams to manage fewer than 100 yards per contest last season). It’s established canon in the NFL that perhaps the best thing you can provide a young signal-caller is a quality running attack, and it’s something the Jets will try to do in 2022 for second-year quarterback Zach Wilson, who had more tribulations than triumphs as a rookie.
A strong running game is already in offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur’s coaching DNA, having spent formative years under San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, who has consistently fielded clubs that excelled at running the ball. After posting an NFL-low 380 rushing attempts as a team in 2021, the Jets figure to be a lot more active in that department this season.
New York has made strides to upgrade its offensive line in the last two offseasons, and the defense should be inching closer to respectability under Robert Saleh.
