Apropos of nothing,
After hitting the bottom of the barrel with Kotite's 1-15 in 1996, from 1997-2013 the Jets only had 4 losing seasons while making the playoffs 7 times including 3 AFCCG appearances. None of the losing seasons were consecutive, we always seemed able to address the problems in a single off-season and bounce back. That era spanned 2 owners, 4 GMs, and 5 head coaches.
I don't really have a point here but I was just thinking about this.