With the Jets getting set to take on the Browns this week Josh McCown Jerseys 2019 , I was able to ask Chris Pokorny of Dawgs By Nature a few questions on the state of the Browns.1. The Browns currently rank 4th in lowest rate of opponent drives ending in scores and 2nd in highest rate of opponent drives ending in turnovers - and they did that in games against Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees. Is this Browns defense legitimately elite, and who have the key difference-makers been in elevating them to this level so far?2. Have to ask it - when are we going to see Baker Mayfield? How good of a job has Tyrod Taylor done in holding him off?3. Jarvis Landry has been the clear-cut number one receiving option to this point. How well has he fit into the offense?4. How is Hue Jackson still the head coach of the Browns? Is there anything visible to the eyes of the fanbase that he does legitimately well that they can point to when trying to rationalize his keeping of the position?5. Having seen this team nearly beat two elite rosters in a row, where do you stand on their outlook for the rest of the season in terms of their W/L potential?6. How do you think the Browns match up against the Jets in particular? Have they shown enough for a home matchup against the Jets to be a game they should be expected to win? PHOENIX (AP) — Picture this: New York Jets owner Christopher Johnson parading around next winter with a certain Super Bowl bauble on his head.Sure, Johnson was dreaming about something his franchise hasn’t achieved since 1969: an NFL championship. But in March, optimism flows through everyone in pro football.“If we win the Lombardi Trophy,” Johnson said Sunday before the league meetings begin, “I will wear it like a crown until people are sick of me. ‘Can you take that off his head?'”It will take plenty for that visual to become reality, especially considering that the Jets finished 4-12 last season and then fired Todd Bowles , replacing him as coach with Adam Gase. New York has not made the playoffs since the first two seasons of Rex Ryan’s regime, 2009 and 2010 White Terrence Brooks Jerseys , and, of course, is stuck in the same division with the Patriots.Johnson, who took over overseeing the Jets when his brother, Woody, was hired by the Trump administration to be ambassador to the Britain in 2017, believes the plan his team has developed will lead to success. He’s not saying the Jets will be a title contender right away, but he’s definitely looking at major improvements for the upcoming season.“I would never make that mandate,” Johnson said of demanding a playoff team in 2019. “But I do expect us to be better; we are a better team. And we haven’t even gotten to the draft.”The Jets made some big moves in free agency, topped by signing running back Le’Veon Bell. They also added a prime slot receiver in Jamison Crowder Terrence Brooks Jerseys 2019 , and a tackling machine in linebacker C.J. Mosley.“These are kind of like a wish list,” Johnson explained. “As a matter of fact, it is a wish list because we put together the list prior to free agency and we got a number of the people we were hoping for. I think this team is better right now than it was a month ago.”New York was at the bottom of an AFC East that other than New England is mediocre. The Jets allowed 441 points, and were sporadic on offense.But they have their franchise quarterback in Sam Darnold, the No. 3 overall draft selection last April. In Bell, they have perhaps the best all-around back in the league, though Todd Gurley and Saquon Barkley could argue that. Robby Anderson and Quincy Enunwa can be effective receivers, though neither is a No. 1 wideout. Tight end Chris Herndon showed lots of promise as a rookie.Plus, the Jets have the third overall pick again next month, though it almost certainly will be used on a defensive player.“I think the fans are going to love this team White Josh Martin Jerseys ,” Johnson said. “I know they love Bell and Mosley and KO (guard Kalechi Osemele). We’ve given Sam more targets and better protection. They can see our plan unfold and I think they will be happy with that.”Gase brings a new dynamic as head coach , the first offense-oriented guy in the job since Rich Kotite in 1995-96. He’s been considered something of a QB guru, though his magic didn’t work in Miami, where Gase was fired and never truly made the oft-injured Ryan Tannehill better.Johnson, however, is highly encouraged by the working relationship he’s seen between Gase and new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams , and between Gase and general manager Mike Maccagnan.When he heard that Bell endorsed Gase and said they were operating on the same page, Johnson was “not surprised at all that he would feel it was a good relationship.”Williams did quite a job as interim coach in Cleveland last season, helping engineer a turnaround after Hue Jackson was fired that saw the Browns wind up 7-8-1. He comes to the Jets off that performance, and Johnson totally dismissed Williams’ spotted history in New Orleans Josh Martin Jerseys 2019 , when he oversaw a bounties program for hits by defenders.“That’s not really a concern for me,” Johnson said of Williams’ role in the Saints scandal that ended in 2012 with his suspension by the NFL. “He has an incredible defensive mind. I am overjoyed at the idea of his coming to our team.”He even looks forward to Gase’s offense against Williams’ defense in practices.“I haven’t seen anything adversarial,” Johnson said of the Gase-Williams relationship. “We’ll see when we get to practice. It could be spicy.”There will be plenty of new faces on the field this season, but the Jets are also making another big change — with new uniforms the team will unveil in a few weeks.“It’s about time for us to have a new look,” Johnson sad. “Those things are pretty badass, I think.”