Because we as Jets fans all know the Jets are better then 9 wins. The Jets organization knows this also. We all know, including the Jets know that there were three games that should have not lost. The Raiders game they got manhandled and the Pats game was hard fought but the Pats (mainly Brady) beat them on his own. Hard to swallow but being that the Pats have been doing this for a decade or so now, its easier to swallow.
The Texans, Eagles and especially the Bills losses were embarrassments. Especially the Bills game. To let Rex Ryan come back in his first game and allow him to win in a Primetime game was really not cool. We all know this and know the Jets are better then all theee of those teams. So NO, 9 wins is a failure with the way this team traded and signed FAs this year, the way they drafted and the way they played.
That team last year was a disaster that Rex and Idzik put together and the record was no surprise. No surprise they both got fired also. This year Mac and Bowles did a outstanding job in rebuilding this team and the way the Jets have played, they are better then 9 wins and there is no getting around that. Last year was last year and this year is this year!