New York Jets Breakdown Week 3: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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Brutal game. The Jets continue to sink with Adam Gase as a 100-ton anchor. Let's take a look at this week's breakdown to see where we are going. Final score, Jets 7, Colts 36.
The Good:
Brutal game. There are only two names to mention.
Berrios: This is a brutal start to a season. We rank last in offense across the board and have no playmakers to speak of. We are so bad in skill positions, and the effort from all players on the offense besides Gore, Darnold, Becton, and Berrios has been awful. However! Berrios is the silver lining to a very dark cloud. He gives continuous effort, comes back to the ball, has a passion for the game, and has built up a nice rapport with Sam. For some reason, we stopped going to him early on and our offense died. He was open on a slant route when Darnold threw his third INT.
Gore: I'm so sorry Gore. You are an all-time great and your talents are wasted on this team. I saw you chew out Gase at one point which I like. I sincerely hope we trade you, so your talents, skill, and legacy can carry on elsewhere.
The Bad:
Defense: Our defense is so bad, that we now have two weeks of a backup coming in for the opposing offense. The Jets are the definition of uninspired football. We couldn't stop the run, got SMACKED through the air. Seriously, Mo Alie-Cox was so open at one point it looked like he caught a punt. Maye, Bless and Avery are trying, but when they are on a short field the whole game, there is little they can do.
TE’s: Damn. What happened to our TE’s? Herndon and Griffin are supposed to be a great duo but are severely lacking in effort. Especially Griffin, who was great for us last year. However, this year he has been bad to non-existent for us. There was a clean throw from Darnold that he just missed and he was wide open.
Darnold: Pretty awful game for Darnold, some of it is on him, like some errant throws, especially that 3rd INT, like where was that supposed to go? 17/29 for 168 yards, 1 TD, and 3 INT. However, he did run it a lot which I like.
The Ugly:
This next quote I wrote last week,
“Injuries: At this rate, the Jets will need to pull from the Reddit to get a full 53 man roster by week 6. I don’t know if it's our training staff or just unlucky, but we are completely ravaged by injuries. Mims, Crowder, Perriman, and Bell to name just a few on offense.”
This stays true unfortunately, we lost our best play on offense being Becton which hurts. We will have to see how bad his injury is.
O-Line: Lots of pressure today, Becton went out and it was downhill from there.
The Play Calling:
This is the Jet's biggest issue, and it isn't close. The few good plays we have come from Darnold staying alive somehow, and Berrios coming back to the ball. Last week was the exact same thing, Darnold escapes, buys time, Berrios comes doesn't give up on the play, and we get a touchdown. HOWEVER, the initial play call is so bad that we are more likely to throw a pick than a TD. Gase has receivers sit on routes, calls screens at an insane rate, and we rarely take deep shots. The play call does not allow a second read, and if the play isn't there from the start, it puts pressure on Darnold to make a throw that he shouldn't make. Gase’s playbook is old, predictable, and has low percentage success.
What Needs To Happen:
There have been reports that Gase’s seat is heating up, and dear god let that be true. Adam Gase is the worst coach in the NFL. He will say, “Our game plan was good but our execution was bad.” No, it is all bad. We don't practice hard, we don't play hard, and the best plays come from broken plays when the play calling is thrown out the window. Greg Williams also isn't the answer as his defensive play-calling has fallen off a cliff. We need a complete re-haul from a coaching personal standpoint, otherwise, we will never score above 17 points.
