Todd McShay believes New York Jets will not win with Woody Johnson owning team

Circumstances are everything in sports in putting out a winning product. For example, to Todd McShay, the New York Jets haven’t had the right circumstances since the turn of the century.

On ‘Triple Option’ this week, Urban Meyer was discussing the difference in a player’s career, specifically a quarterback, if they get drafted to a poor team, either on or off the field or both, before ending up with a good one later on. With that, McShay offered the Jets as the example under team owner Woody Johnson with no signs of that stopping after 25 seasons.

“They just happened to put him on a really bad team, a really bad organization that didn’t know how to function. And, it’s amazing to me that certain organizations just are lousy,” Meyer said. “The other one is you get stuck with, you know, a bad organization that you don’t surround him with the proper talent.”

“I mean, the Jets are a perfect example,” replied McShay. “You’re not winning with that owner. Period. You’re not winning with that owner. And, so, as long as Woody Johnson is there and meddling?”

Johnson has owned the Jets since 2000. New York is 173-231 in that time with only eight finishes in the top half of the AFC East and just six appearances in the playoffs, including none in almost a decade and a half since 2010, the longest postseason drought in the NFL by twice as many seasons as the Panthers with the second-longest. With that, the Jets are back trying something else with their hire of Aaron Glenn this offseason after yet another poor tenure into the 2020s.

The New York Jets have done little of much note over the past quarter century, namely the past 14 years, under Johnson. McShay isn’t expecting that history to change either as he remains the owner of the franchise.

Mel Kiper releases Mock Draft 4.0, predictions for 64 picks in 2025 NFL Draft

With less than two weeks until the 2025 NFL Draft, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. released the fourth edition of his mock draft this week through the first 64 selections on the board. Without further ado, let’s dive into Kiper’s latest predictions and projections:

1. Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward, QB – Miami
2. Cleveland Browns: Travis Hunter, WR/CB – Colorado
3. New York Giants: Abdul Carter, OLB – Penn State
4. New England Patriots: Will Campbell, OT – LSU
5. Jacksonville Jaguars: Mason Graham, DL – Michigan
6. Las Vegas Raiders: Ashton Jeanty, RB – Boise State
7. New York Jets: Armand Membou, OT – Missouri
8. Carolina Panthers: Jalon Walker, LB – Georgia
9. New Orleans Saints: Shedeur Sanders, QB – Colorado
10. Chicago Bears: Tyler Warren, TE – Penn State
11. San Francisco 49ers: Will Johnson, CB – Michigan
12. Dallas Cowboys: Omarion Hampton, RB – North Carolina
13. Miami Dolphins: Jahdae Barron, CB – Texas
14. Indianapolis Colts: Colston Loveland, TE – Michigan
15. Atlanta Falcons: Mike Green, OLB – Marshall
16. Arizona Cardinals: Matthew Golden, WR – Texas
17. Cincinnati Bengals: Jihaad Campbell, LB – Alabama
18. Seattle Seahawks: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT – Texas
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Nick Emmanwori, S – South Carolina
20. Denver Broncos: Tetairoa McMillan, WR – Arizona
21. Pittsburgh Steelers: Derrick Harmon, DT – Oregon
22. Los Angeles Chargers: Grey Zabel, G/C – North Dakota State
23. Green Bay Packers: Mykel Williams, OLB – Georgia
24. Minnesota Vikings: Donovan Jackson, G – Ohio State
25. Houston Texans: Josh Conerly Jr., OT – Oregon
26. Los Angeles Rams: Jaxson Dart, QB – Ole Miss
27. Baltimore Ravens: Malaki Starks, S – Georgia
28. Detroit Lions: Donovan Ezeiruaku, OLB – Boston College
29. Washington Commanders: Shemar Stewart, DE – Texas A&M
30. Buffalo Bills: Maxwell Hairston, CB – Kentucky
31. Kansas City Chiefs: Josh Simmons, OT – Ohio State
32. Philadelphia Eagles: James Pearce Jr., OLB – Tennessee

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33. Cleveland Browns: Tyler Shough, QB – Louisville
34. New York Giants: Jalen Milroe, QB – Alabama
35. Tennessee Titans: Oluwafemi Oladejo, OLB – UCLA
36. Jacksonville Jaguars: Emeka Egbuka, WR – Ohio State
37. Las Vegas Raiders: Carson Schwesinger, LB – UCLA
38. New England Patriots: Luther Burden III, WR – Missouri
39. Chicago Bears: Walter Nolen, DT – Ole Miss
40. New Orleans Saints: Azareye’h Thomas, CB – Florida State
41. Chicago Bears: TreVeyon Henderson, RB – Ohio State
42. New York Jets: Elijah Arroyo, TE – Miami
43. San Francisco 49ers: Kenneth Grant, DT – Michigan
44. Dallas Cowboys: Trey Amos, CB – Ole Miss
45. Indianapolis Colts: Jonah Savaiinaea, G – Arizona
46. Atlanta Falcons: Benjamin Morrison, CB – Notre Dame
47. Arizona Cardinals: Tyler Booker, G – Alabama
48. Miami Dolphins: Darius Alexander, DT – Toledo
49. Cincinnati Bengals: JT Tuimoloau, DE – Ohio State
50. Seattle Seahawks: Shavon Revel Jr., CB – East Carolina
51. Denver Broncos: Quinshon Judkins, RB – Ohio State
52. Seattle Seahawks: Jayden Higgins, WR – Iowa State
53. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Nic Scourton, DE – Texas A&M
54. Green Bay Packers: Jack Bech, WR – TCU
55. Los Angeles Chargers: Mason Taylor, TE – LSU
56. Buffalo Bills: Tyleik Williams, DT – Ohio State
57. Carolina Panthers: Isaiah Bond, WR – Texas
58. Houston Texans: Jaylin Noel, WR – Iowa State
59. Baltimore Ravens: David Walker, OLB – Central Arkansas
60. Detroit Lions: Anthony Belton, OT/G – NC State
61. Washington Commanders: Darien Porter, CB – Iowa State
62. Buffalo Bills: Xavier Watts, S – Notre Dame
63. Kansas City Chiefs: Kaleb Johnson, RB – Iowa
64. Philadelphia Eagles: Kevin Winston Jr., S – Penn State