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5 reasons Jets can win the Super Bowl this year

By Mike Phillips

FLORHAM PARK, NJ - JUNE 05: Sam Darnold #14 of the New York Jets performs drills during day two of mandatory minicamp at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on June 5, 2019 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - JUNE 05: Sam Darnold #14 of the New York Jets performs drills during day two of mandatory minicamp at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on June 5, 2019 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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FLORHAM PARK, NJ – JUNE 05: Leonard Williams #92 of the New York Jets performing drills during day two of mandatory minicamp at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on June 5, 2019 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – JUNE 05: Leonard Williams #92 of the New York Jets performing drills during day two of mandatory minicamp at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on June 5, 2019 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

3. The Jets’ defense is poised to take off

The Jets have invested heavily in their defense over the years, with a ton of high draft picks and free agent acquisitions to bolster the unit. The results haven’t lived up to the outlay of resources, but that is poised to change under Gregg Williams.

Williams is known for getting the most out of his players, and he did a great job turning Cleveland’s defense into a fearsome unit by the end of last season. While the Jets don’t have the elite edge rusher Williams had on the Browns in Myles Garrett, the cupboard isn’t exactly bare in terms of talent.

The Jets have a pair of top draft picks on the defensive front, headlined by 2015 first rounder Leonard Williams, who has been a guy coaches rave about but hasn’t put up the numbers to justify his lofty draft status. Williams will work with this year’s first rounder, Quinnen Williams (who has been compared to Aaron Donald by some pundits) and last year’s surprise sack master Henry Anderson to create a push up front.

The Jets’ linebacking corps is also solid, with C.J. Mosley joining Avery Williamson to give Williams two elite tacklers in the middle of the field. Jordan Jenkins has been a steady performer on the outside, while Williams can work his magic to create optimal pass rush matchups for guys like Frankie Luvu, Brandon Copeland, and 2019 third rounder Jachai Polite.

The secondary is a bit more questionable, but the Jets have a dynamite pair of safeties in Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye, who has been excellent when healthy. Trumaine Johnson underachieved in his first year with the Jets, but he had his best years with Williams as his defensive coordinator with the Los Angeles Rams, so a reunion should help Johnson regain his previous lockdown form.

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