A humiliating 30-9 home defeat at the hands of their AFC East divisional rivals Miami Dolphins leaves them at 3-5 and on the back foot.
There have been some positives; a 48 points haul on the opening day against Buffalo, a comfortable win over Andrew Luck and the Colts, even an overtime defeat against rivals New England Patriots included plenty of good signs.
Yet by and large it has been a miserable start to the season for the Jets, with that shock loss against Miami and a humiliating 34-0 defeat at home to San Francisco in week 9 the lowlights thus far. A serious knee injury has left them without inspirational defensive play-maker Darrelle Revis for the entire campaign, and that has certainly weakened them.
It must be said though that the defence have not been the major weakness though. The likes of LaRon Landry, Antonio Cromartie and Bart Scott amongst others have soaked up much pressure at times. Even though big plays have been rare, the defence has been acceptable.
Unfortunately, the offence have majorly struggled, with the quarterback debate raging on.
Having led New York within one game of the SuperBowl in both 2009 and 2010, Jets were convinced Mark Sanchez was the man to build a franchise around. However, failure to make the play-offs in each of the last two seasons appeared to indicate a significant stall in development for Sanchez. With that in mind, he entered the new campaign carrying much pressure which was only increased when the charismatic Tim Tebow.
And if there were doubts about the potential and ability of Sanchez before, there certainly are now.
A dreadful 52.9% pass completion rate after 272 attempts comfortably places him at the bottom of the leagues rankings in the accuracy department, whilst he has also thrown 8 interceptions and been sacked 10 times. His QB rating of 72.8 puts him 30th in the list.
Yet it isn't just the statistics surrounding the 2012 season for Sanchez, it is the timing of his mistakes. An overtime fumble cost them the game against the Patriots, and most of his turnovers have come at pivotal moments in games.
Without meaning to sound too harsh, his lacklustre, error prone displays have set the tone for the team. He hasn't had things all very easy. A long term injury to former SuperBowl MVP Santonio Holmes has left him with a distinct lack of quality on the receiver front, but he has still failed to make the most of the resources as his disposal.
A poor offensive line has been a problem for him. Sanchez has regularly found himself under heavy pressure due to his team-mates poor protection of him, yet he has failed to prove himself capable of dealing with this well.
A change in offensive co-ordinator from Brian Schottenheimer to Tony Sparano has had far from the desired effect, and the entire unit just haven't clicked.
Luckily for the Jets, Shonn Greene has had somewhat of a breakthrough year at running back. The retirement of LaDainian Tomlinson left a significant hole in the position, but Greene's gritty, determined running has seen him account for 509 yards, the 14th best in the league. A modest average of 3.7 per carry does not tell the whole story, and his first 100+ yard game against Indianapolis proved his recent development despite minimal line protection.
It hasn't been enough to cover up the obvious offensive problems at Quarterback, and there are increasing calls for former Heismann Trophy winner Tim Tebow to be drafted into the starting position.
In my mind, the change can't come quick enough.
When Tebow replaced Kyle Orton as Denver starting QB last season, the Broncos were 1-4. Under the guidance of Tebow, they ended 8-8 and made the play-offs.
Now I certainly don't believe Tebow possesses the capacities needed to lead a team all the way to glory, or to build a franchise around.
However, New York Jets seem to me in desperate need of a change. The franchise is stale right now, and Sanchez in particular seems extremely complacent.
With Tebow, they have a perfect man waiting in the wings who will give a much needed boost to the Jets faithful and lift the entire side.
I don't know how, but he does get results, and being dropped could provide Sanchez with the motivation to improve more to fight for his place.
To cut a long story short, Jets are in urgent need of a change - and Tebow is the perfect man to bring this about urgently.
If New York Jets are to salvage some pride from the season, Tebow time is a must in my opinion.
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