Jets four-time Pro Bowl LB C.J. Mosley on 2022 season: 'I'm really expecting playoffs or bust'

The New York Jets currently sport the longest playoff drought in the NFL. They haven't reached the postseason since 2010 and have finished last in the AFC East in six of the past eight seasons.

Despite that, four-time Pro Bowl linebacker C.J. Mosley has optimism for the upcoming campaign.

"I'm really expecting playoffs or bust," Mosley said, per Mark Inabinett of AL.com. "Obviously, that's my goal every year, but I think it's something that's a realistic goal for our entire team and our coaches."

In Robert Saleh's first season as head coach with the Jets in 2021, the group went just 4-13, finishing last in the division.

"Last year, everyone was kind of learning the system and learning each other," Mosley said. "This year, coming into the offseason, you can tell guys already know it, and we're two steps ahead of where we were last year as far as being in the playbook. We know what we have to do, guys are comfortable and now it's all about going out there and making plays and executing, so I think that's going to be the biggest step for us this year -- everybody having that confidence in what we're doing and being able to execute the plays."

A 2014 first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens, Mosley is entering his third season with "Gang Green." Last year, he led all Jets players in tackles with a career-high 168, while posting three quarterback hits, two passes defended, two forced fumbles and 2.0 sacks as well.