Three cornerstone New York Jets – Jamien Sherwood, Sauce Gardner, and Garrett Wilson – have already been (Sherwood) or are set to be (Gardner and Wilson) rewarded during the 2025 offseason with an honor few modern Jets rarely see: a second contract to stay in the Meadowlands. This trio of former Jets GM Joe Douglas’ draftees have proven in their early careers to be worthy of such monumental raises with their play on the field… but are these expensive extensions wise when considering the team’s spotty track record in keeping their own? Mark Sanchez, Muhammad Wilkerson, and dare it be said... Quinnen Williams, coming off arguably the worst season of his career? All recent “Same Old Jets” second contracts, two being flops, one in limbo.

The Honorable Judge Dylan Tereman, writer for JetNation.com, assumes the bench to hear cases for and against the idea of new megadeals and ultimately determines if the Johnson family is making the correct move in opening its wallet to hold onto its homegrown talent.

The New York Jets have not won the AFC East since 2002, tied for the second-longest existing drought in the NFL. In that 23-year timeframe, the Jets have not led or held a share of first place in the East at any point past Halloween. They’ve gone 47-85 against the Bills, Dolphins, and Patriots.

In a league where parity reigns and only four teams occupy each division, Jet ineptitude has been particularly remarkable. Of the markers which embody the Same Old Jets mantra and its toxicity, the team’s putrid performance against their hated rivals is most demonstrative. How can the Aaron Glenn Jets hope to break the cycle? Counselors Richard and Walz lock horns on the subject in front of the Honorable Judge Paul “Boy Green” Esden, Jr., host of Boy Green Daily, to determine if and when the Jets will cease being “AFC Least.”

Darren Mougey was an undrafted free agent quarterback fresh out of San Diego State the last time his new team, the New York Jets, reached the postseason. As Jet fortunes sank for a decade and a half, the now-40-year-old Mougey hung up his cleats and steadily rose through the ranks in the Denver Broncos organization, from a scouting intern to the role of assistant GM beginning in 2022. At just 40 years of age, Mougey will be tasked to deliver something the Jets franchise hasn’t touched since man landed on the moon: a Super Bowl victory.

Gone are high-profile names like Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, and D.J. Reed, replaced with an influx of players full of potential but with limited success in the league – none more identifiable than new QB1, Justin Fields. By Mougey’s and fellow first-year arrival Aaron Glenn’s design, 2025 Jets will be among the youngest rosters in the NFL. On paper, they’re seemingly less likely to win games. Growing pains are surely forthcoming. Yet is it really Same Old Jets with Darren Mougey at the top? The Honorable Judge duo of Dayne O. and Daniel Murphy, hosts of the DayngerZone, pound their gavels and make the call.

Part of a dream draft class in 2022, second-round selection Breece Hall exploded onto the stage for Gang Green and became the team’s top offensive threat within weeks. A midseason ACL tear derailed a Rookie of the Year-winning campaign, and in the wake of that injury, Hall has both tantalized and frustrated fans who placed big bets on his future production. Like for so many of the heralded young Jets core, 2024 was a lost season for Hall; a career high in fumbles, a career low in yards per carry, and the emergence of competition in fellow running backs Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis.

Trade rumors swirled around Hall during April’s NFL Draft, and whispers continue. A committee approach seems likely, based on the word of new head coach Aaron Glenn. Will Hall be allowed once more to become the team’s alpha male on offense, or is he playing out the string on the final year of his rookie contract?

Counselors Richard and Walz argue their points while the Honorable Judge Matt DiPaoli, long-suffering Jets fan and author of the popular Killstanbul and Holliday fiction novels, renders his verdict.

Insanity is:

1. Being a New York Jets fan, and

2. Doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results

Twice in the last 17 years, the Jets have rolled the dice in acquiring aging quarterbacks from the Green Bay Packers. In New York, Brett Favre showed his dick, while Aaron Rodgers often acted like one. In his third act, Favre was able to jump to Minnesota and lead a team to within one victory of the Super Bowl. Now that he’s landed in Pittsburgh, can similar success be found by Rodgers? And what is it about Hall of Fame quarterbacks coming to this market and suffering brutal injuries and underwhelming seasons? Same Old Jets?, or too small a sample size?

Counselors Richard and Walz litigate the near past, present, and future of Aaron Rodgers while the Honorable Judge Garrett, longtime Steelers fan and conflicted Rodgers hater, rules on the matter.

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Aside from long snapper Thomas Hennessy, defensive tackle Quinnen Williams is the longest tenured New York Jet remaining as the new front office and coaching staff arrive at One Jets Drive.

Entering the prime of his career at age 27, Williams was a Pro Bowler in 2024 by reputation more than performance: he had half as many sacks as his All-Pro season in 2022, and the Jets could hardly stop the run even with the former All-American lined up over center. Pro Football Focus ranked Williams as the 28th-best interior defender last season after being in the Top 5 in both 2022 and 2023. To sum up, the highest-paid player on the team just turned in his worst season since his rookie campaign. Counselors Richard and Walz plead their respective cases in front of the Honorable Judge

Travis Reed, trombone extraordinaire and American football savant, to determine if the decline of Quinnen Williams right after earning a whopper contract is Same Old Jets? or just a fluke.

New Head Coach Aaron Glenn made perhaps his most high-profile coaching hire in bringing in veteran Defensive Coordinator Steve Wilks to run the schemes Glenn implemented in Detroit with growing success. Wilks is well-liked and well-traveled, having been the rare NFL head coach sacked after just one season in Arizona. In the six years since his surprising dismissal from the desert, he has assisted for the Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers, and was the DC for the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers just two seasons ago.

While Robert Saleh failed to lead New York into becoming a winner, a bright spot of his and former interim HC Jeff Ulbrich’s tenure was building a strong defensive unit at all three levels. What does Wilks do to improve what’s arguably the strength of the squad – and is he driving, or more of a passenger on the Aaron Glenn bus to East Rutherford?

Counselors Richard and Walz will examine the resume of Steve Wilks and whether he can guide a young group filled with explosive talent and recent All-Pros to consistent contention. The Honorable Judge CJ Pukala, host of The 4 Line, assesses the case for and against the new leader of the Jets' “D.”

Coming off an exciting and unexpected run to the AFC Championship game, the New York Jets moved from raucous Giants Stadium to brand-new MetLife Stadium in 2010. In true partnership with the New York Giants, $1.6 billion and enough concrete to cover 2.1 million square feet were poured into a new home: one that would have all the great modern amenities of the new wave of American sports stadiums, for two of the NFL’s more talented teams.

Fifteen years have passed since the opening of the cavernous, no-frills confines of MetLife, and both the Jets and Giants have enjoyed zero home-field advantage: the Jets themselves are 10 games under .500, with a record of 57-67 and zero home playoff games. Season ticket holders moving across the Meadowlands parking lot were treated to new and expensive PSLs, and ticket prices that increased every year. Ultimately, they opted for the couch in a new age of massive flatscreen TVs and a booming resale ticket market – one that visiting fans of more successful franchises had no problem capitalizing on. These days, the crowd for every Jet home game is up for grabs, and the road team usually wins.

Can MetLife Stadium be reclaimed by Jets faithful, or are there too many swirling headwinds in the arena to reverse the tide and its Same Old Jets? It’s Ladies’ Night at SOJ, and the Honorable Judges Victoria Shaw and Halli Walz – longtime fans and suffering spouses - will decide the case.