A quest that began the moment after Joe Namath delivered his final pass for the Jets in 1976 is nearly a half-century old, with dozens of attempts failing to live up to the legend of Broadway Joe.
There will never be another quarterback quite like Namath, the only one who ever won a Super Bowl for the Jets. The pursuit of the next Joe Willie has ended in disappointment. None of the 30 quarterbacks to start a game for the Jets since Namath's departure has been able to get back to the NFL's mountaintop.
The search will continue in 2018, with the Jets hoping to find the answer that has eluded them these past 41 seasons. There will be an appealing, albeit limited, set of choices in the offseason, although there won't be any definitive results until at least March, when the free-agency signing period begins. Or perhaps the answer will come the following month in the draft.
In the meantime, here's a look at their potential options:
.jpg?w=600)
