The Jets' Playoff Drought Is Now Old Enough To Get A Learner's Permit

15 years. FIFTEEN.

Look, I'm not here to pile on the Jets. Actually, scratch that — yes I am. Because at some point this stops being sad and starts being genuinely impressive. The New York Jets were officially eliminated from playoff contention yesterday with a 34-10 beatdown from the Dolphins, extending their postseason drought to a full decade and a half.

Let me put this in perspective for you: The Jets' playoff drought is now the longest active drought in ALL of North American professional sports. NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS — doesn't matter. The Jets are running laps on everyone else in the "suffering" category. The Buffalo Sabres had been keeping pace at 14 years, but Gang Green just sprinted ahead. Congrats on the solo lead, boys.

Here's where it gets spicy: The Jets have now cycled through SIX head coaches during this drought. Rex Ryan handed it to Todd Bowles, who gave it to Adam Gase (who actively made it worse, somehow), who passed it to Robert Saleh, who got fired five games into last year, which brought Jeff Ulbrich, and now Aaron Glenn is holding the bag. It's like the Olympic torch, except instead of fire it's just sadness and broken Geno Smith jerseys.

Speaking of quarterbacks — SIXTEEN different quarterbacks have started at least one game during this 15-year stretch. Brady Cook might be number 17 next week. The guy had zero first-team reps in practice and got thrown in when Tyrod Taylor's groin exploded in the first quarter. He went 14-for-30 and got sacked six times. Welcome to the NFL, kid.

The craziest part? Kicker Nick Folk is somehow still on this team and is the last remaining link to the 2010 playoff squad. That man has watched this franchise try and fail with Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Sam Darnold, Zach Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, and like nine other guys I'm forgetting. Nick Folk has seen things, man. Someone check on Nick Folk.

Aaron Glenn's postgame quote was incredible: "Get better, that's it. That's how I process it." My brother in Christ, you traded Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams and benched your handpicked quarterback. The process is processing.

See you next year, Jets fans. And the year after that. And probably the year after that.