The best advice for the New York Jets might come from a pair of Philly legends.

In an iconic scene from "Rocky II" — a movie released 10 years after the Jets' last and only Super Bowl win — Adrian Balboa, Rocky's wife, says she wants her soon-to-be boxing champ husband to do one thing: Win.

Even with the NFL Draft in front of them and the rest of free agency left, winning should be the next step in the Jets' rebuild. We're not talking 11-win season and a division crown right now. We're talking consistent, competitive football, something Jets fans haven't seen for quite some time.

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To change minds about the maligned franchise and avoid headlines like these in the future? To avoid the Anthony Barr situations of the world? To silence the "Same Old Jets" motto and the negativity brokers over the NYC airwaves? Win.

Winning is all and everything it's going to take. That's it. That's all. The cat's pajamas. The bee's knees. The whole shebang.

After years of mediocrity and navigating troubled waters like a rudderless ship, it looks like some semblance of a plan is starting to come together for Gang Green.

They entered this offseason with one of the highest available cap numbers in football. They have the franchise quarterback in place — if the last four games and growth Sam Darnold showed in 2018 is the real thing. They reportedly signed Le'Veon Bell. They targeted one of the NFL's top slot receivers in Jamison Crowder. They shored up the offensive line, bringing in Kelechi Osemele from Oakland.

The Jets have been the talk of free agency, good or bad, and the money they've spent has been wise and provided upgrades for the team. Management has seemingly listened to its players and brought in "dawgs" or "dogs" or whatever synonym of "gritty dudes" you want to use.

But make no mistake: champions of the offseason mean as much as Barr's Jets tenure. Just look at the Jets' roomates who are in a state of flux: they've shown that spending $200 million in an offseason to strengthen a part of the team isn't always fruitful. Players, in fact, do get signed to get traded.

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The Jets have won just two division titles since their 1969 Super Bowl season, so recent history of facing the Brady-Belichick dynasty inside the division is just a fraction of what's happened in New York's general lack of success. Two recent AFC championship appearances are nice, but the first happened a decade ago. They haven't made a single Super Bowl appearance since Joe Namath wagged his finger in celebration.

This upcoming season is a massive one for Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan. With the ouster of Todd Bowles just hours after the clock struck midnight on the 2018 season — the Maccagnan/Bowles partnership resulted in a paltry 24-40 record with nine wins in the last two seasons — this is Maccagnan's team now. Draft picks, free agent signings, direction and all. This upcoming season has to show some growth from all involved. The winning has to start now.

There are some building blocks and cause for optimism — Darnold, tight end Chris Herndon, safety tandem Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye, to name a few — who have come through the last two years' worth of drafts. There's more talent than some are willing to give credit, and it's up to Adam Gase and Gregg Williams to turn it all into something, something previous tenures seemingly couldn't do.

That's not to say the Jets aren't without their holes. They still need a better offensive line to protect the franchise, which they can still address in the draft. They need cornerback help, which they can pick up on the cheap this offseason. Most importantly, they need to remedy a pass rush (Josh Allen and Nick Bosa are potentially in play for New York in the 2019 draft) that's been essentially non-existent since the days of John Abraham and the New York Sack Exchange before him.

But as of this publishing, they have improved enough so far — with Bell, Crowder and linebacker C.J Mosley potentially joining the flight pattern — to start winning more games, and that's all that matters right now.

To this point, the results haven't been there for Maccagnan, but everything has to be put into context: 2019 is Year 3 of the Jets' rebuild after going for it all in 2015 and 2016. There are growing pains. Some picks will be missed, as with every general manager. But with the recent signings and franchise QB in place, it seems as though the arrow is pointing up. With a new coaching staff in place featuring Gase and Williams, we'll see if both guys can get the most out of a roster that largely underachieved under former head coach Bowles.

Consider this: of the Jets' 12 losses in 2018, four games were lost in the fourth quarter or overtime. Sure, even if the Jets wound up winning those games, you can still probably peg the Jets at around 4-12 if fate turned the other way in other games. But being in games late and not finishing isn't a question of talent — it's a question of coaching, which the team feels they've remedied heading into 2019.

So with all that, it's easy to see the frustration, shame and pessimism written into the genetic code of Jets fans. But with Bell agreeing to come to New York, maybe that narrative is shifting. Perhaps players are realizing New York is headed in a new direction — with some urging from the tweets of the "President" — with a bright future. Some fans have to admit that Maccagnan has done OK so far in 2019, even with more work to do.

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For the Jets, this is more than just winning eight or nine games and being in the wild-card talk for a few weeks. It's about changing the entire narrative surrounding the organization. 2019 is about more than simply wins and losses. It's about trying to take over New York, at least for now. It's about altering the clown-show narrative that's followed them. It's about changing the "Same Old Jets" heckle that makes Jets' fans blood curdle.

But the only way to wash away years of humiliation? The only way to change the DNA of Jets fans? The only way to build credibility and earn respect?

Win.