{"id":184891,"date":"2023-01-12T19:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T19:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jets-owner-woody-johnson-willing-to-spend-for-qb-the-missing-piece\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T19:59:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T19:59:02","slug":"jets-owner-woody-johnson-willing-to-spend-for-qb-the-missing-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jets-owner-woody-johnson-willing-to-spend-for-qb-the-missing-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets owner Woody Johnson willing to spend for QB, the ‘missing piece’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FLORHAM PARK, NJ — Owner Woody Johnson believes the New York Jets are a quarterback away from ending their 12-year playoff drought, and he’s willing to spend big bucks for a proven veteran.<\/p>\n

“Absolutely,” he told a small group of reporters Thursday in his office at the Jets’ facility. “We’ve got a cap, so there’s an amount you can spend. But, yeah, yeah. That’s kind of the missing piece.”<\/p>\n

Zach Wilson was supposed to be a key piece when he was drafted second overall in 2021, but he was benched twice in 2022 and appears headed for a backup role in 2023. Despite his struggles, and those of the offense, “this team is loaded and ready to go,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n

“Our defense was an unbelievable story you saw this year, from last place to close to the top in defense in terms of every measurable,” he said. “If you can do the same thing on offense, it looks pretty good, right?”<\/p>\n