The New York Jets will have to find another way to cover up their loss this week, as their recent apology didn’t change last Sunday’s outcome.

After suffering another loss on Sunday Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jets have now lost four games in a row. The 37-15 final on the road in the Steel City was another blunder in a season that brought high expectations. Some might even say Super Bowl aspirations.

At 2-5, however, the Jets are far from seeing that end goal in their future plans. That is, if they look past next week.

In recent weeks, the Jets have taken steps to effect change within the organization following some of their losses. These moves also overshadowed the team’s on-field performance, at least for a short time.

The latest move came after the Jets lost 23-20 to the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football. The team eventually acquired Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders to reunite him with 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers at quarterback.

It didn’t seem to help much in his first game with New York, as Adams didn’t have much of an impact on the field. He finished the night with just three receptions for 30 yards, all in the first half of the game. When the Jets tried to find a way to claw their way back into the game, the All-Pro couldn’t capitalize on the need for the receiver to step up and make plays. He was targeted nine times in the match and only came up with 33%.

Although the team is still looking for a new identity after the dismissal of head coach Robert Saleh just two weeks ago, the clock is ticking for the 2024 season, a season that will have many consequences for the future of this organization.

Jets general manager Joe Douglas is entering the final season of a six-year contract he signed in 2019. If something doesn’t change soon, it could be another year where the club misses the postseason – a drought that predates Douglas and goes back to 2010.

Rodgers is still under contract through the 2025 season, but if there is a massive change in the Jets front office, would the aging star decide to hang it up for good?

For the second straight game, the Jets’ defense wasn’t up to scratch, fueling the fire that focusing on adding a disgruntled wide receiver wasn’t nearly the team’s top priority. A receiver who, regardless of success this season, will make more than $35 million per season through 2026.

The addition of Adams won’t solve all of the Jets’ problems. It won’t even be close. So don’t be too surprised if the team misses out on the Super Bowl or even the postseason in 2024.

The odds are not in the Jets favor.

Only one interim head coach has made the postseason in the Super Bowl era (the 2021 Las Vegas Raiders), and only two in NFL history (1961 Houston Oilers). No team has made it to the Super Bowl.

What does the front office have in store as it tries to find a way to cast a shadow over another defeat of the most underperforming team in the NFL?