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By his own admission, Christopher Johnson is eager to see the Jets become the winners, as fans of his team are passionate.
"I'm not a patient man," Jets' chief executive said Wednesday in an interview with a group of journalists in the team's conference room. "But some things take time. We might be surprised at how long it takes and we might be surprised at the short time it takes. I would not ask fans to be patient. J & # 39; hope. It can not happen fast enough, really not possible. "
Johnson, who begins his second season leading the team while his brother Woody is the US ambassador to the UK, said it was "very counterproductive" to award a mandate similar to that of George Steinbrenner. to head coach Todd Bowles.
But if you read between the lines on some of the things that Johnson has said, it's clear that Bowles, who has driven three seasons without playoffs, has this year and next year to get the team to playoff.
It's a fair game – five years before the playoffs – for any coach. Most are not so long. So, Bowles is at the hour, as it should be.
It seems that Bowles has finally secured a first-place quarterback, Sam Darnold, and Johnson has made it clear that the team will aggressively spend in the free agent market in 2019, as it is expected to spend $ 100 million.
"Next year we have the most money in free agencies and there is reason to believe that there are interesting free agents coming out," Johnson said. "It will be another chance to improve the team. May be [then] expectations should accelerate. "
On the basis of the 48-17 win in Detroit on Monday night and Darnold's performance, the Jets have already started with Sunday's home game against the Dolphins, followed by a Thursday night game. . in the Browns, who have 1-31-1 in their last 33 games.
"I think we were a team that had to be counted on last year and I think we'll be this year too – maybe more," said Johnson. "But I'm not going to put a playoff mandate or a mandate of victory over the losses. "
When Johnson was asked when the recording of gains and losses would begin, he said, "I'll let you know next year."
Johnson was in an elevator inside Ford Field – as he made his way to a suite where he would watch the Jets play the Lions – when Darnold made that choice in the first game of his NFL career.
"I looked through the glass wall in the elevator and saw the rebroadcast and my heart sank," he said. "Just as the heart of any fan of Jets sank at that time."
Johnson's stress would be short-lived and his heart would start beating again as Darnold bounced back like the champion the Jets are hoping for and think he's on his way to this great road.
Within three hours of his NFL debut at Darnold, he showed everything Johnson and his football team thought he was when they spotted, interviewed and traded in the repechage to take him third in April.
Unless you have been under a rock or in solitary confinement somewhere, you may have noticed the euphoria of the Jets fans in the days following the victory.
But Jets fans are a nervous group – and rightly so, given the litany of jokes they have endured over the years. And Johnson is no different. That's why he was cautious when asked for his impression of Monday's defeat.
"I've been working since then to keep up my level of enthusiasm [to an] Kind of "iceman," said Johnson. "It was a good match, but it was a match, and I try to keep that in mind."
Nevertheless, the vision of overseeing a first-ever Jets playoff team since 2010 is a powerful attraction for Johnson, who said, "I will always want to go to the Super Bowl."
"Am I waiting for that? I want to be there, "he said. "If you're in this league and it's not what you expect from the first day, what are you doing here?"
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