Connor McGovern is buying into what the Jets are building towards.
New York’s newest center spoke to the media via conference call for the first time on Friday. While on the call, McGovern detailed his reasoning for signing with the Jets and why he thinks they already have the pieces in place to make a deep postseason run as soon as next season
“It was a team that I thought had a real opportunity to win a lot of games… make the playoffs and hopefully win a Super Bowl,” McGovern told reporters. “The reason I’m with the Jets is that I think they got the coaches and players to win a Super Bowl.”
The Jets still have a ways to go before they can call themselves a Super Bowl team. New York went 7-9 last season with one of the easiest schedules in the league. The offensive line has improved and general manager Joe Douglas has done well to address other positions, but the Jets still don’t have a legit pass rusher coming off the edge and are thin at wide receiver.
It’s going to take time for Douglas to clean up the mess Mike Maccagnan left for him as he works towards building the Jets back into a contender. McGovern is under contract for three years, so he is part of the plan that Douglas believes can get New York back to the postseason for the first time in nearly a decade.
McGovern’s confidence might be a bit unrealistic considering the current state of the Jets’ roster, but it is a breath of fresh air nonetheless. If anything, it proves that he brought his talents to One Jets Drive with only one thing on his mind — hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.