There aren’t many words left for the New York Jets. Each week, the team finds new ways to lose, and the season is now all but over.
The Jets are beyond dysfunctional, and it translates to the film. As talented as they may be, they cannot get the details right, and that is why they continue to lose games.
New York Jets film review vs. New England Patriots
It’s second-and-15. This should be a 4-5 yard gain to set up third-and-long. Instead, Sauce Gardner tries to undercut the route and doesn’t come close to a pass breakup. He allows Rhamondre Stevenson to gain 14 yards and set up a third-and-1, which New England scored a TD on.
Gardner later tweeted and then deleted that this was “great ball placement,” but there is no reason to gamble here. Break down, tackle, and live another day. He continues to be a horrific tackler this season.
One of many Aaron Rodgers reps that makes no sense to me. The Jets are trying to hit Garrett Wilson on a corner post, and it looks like it could be there, but when Rodgers hits the back of his drop, he doesn’t let the ball go. He just has to play with a little more urgency here. Tyler Conklin is wide open as the check down, but Rodgers can’t even get it to him as he throws the ball into the back of Tyron Smith. They would go on to punt after the next play. This was a second-and-6 that should have been a first down.
It’s third-and-1 with about eight minutes left in the third quarter, and the Jets are down 14-13. Good play call; it’s a hard PA with a quick slant to Davante Adams, who is facing press-man. Adams actually does a good job defeating the press attempt from Christian Gonzalez. I can’t tell if it was a drop/PBU, but the ball is placed well enough for a completion. Maybe Adams could have come back to the ball a bit better here.
The bigger problem was the ensuing play: a field goal attempt called by Jeff Ulbrich. I just cannot stand kicking a FG on fourth-and-1 from inside the 10-yard line. Go get one yard and score a TD. You’re 2-5 and need to be aggressive. Your kicker is not good, anyway. If you don’t trust your offense to get one yard inside the RZ on fourth down, you may as well not show up each week. Send your team a message that you believe in them. But no, instead they take the FG.
It is hard to believe this is real life. It’s third-and-7 with about 12 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Keep in mind that the Jets called a timeout before this play. Garrett is getting doubled. Adams and Breece Hall run mesh underneath, and Hall is open enough. The Jets have three players blocking the NT, allowing the LB to rush unblocked for the sack. This is on O-line coach Keith Carter, but it’s also a brutal rep by Jake Hanson in a massive spot. The next play is a missed FG, of course.
The Jets attempt a two-point conversion after taking the lead. They take a delay of game after the touchdown, so now they have to snap from the 7-yard line.
The Pats call a zero blitz, and the line gets fooled and blocks the wrong way. The Jets slide right when they should’ve slid left. Smith needs to play inside-out to give Rodgers more time but somehow lets both guys in scot-free.
This ball needs to go to Wilson. Throwing to Williams at the 4-yard line accomplishes nothing. Throw it to the EZ! Wilson is visibly unhappy. Brutal sequence overall. It’s a poor job by the Jets’ offensive line, but Rodgers just needs to give his guy a chance. This is on both Smith and Rodgers.
Talent means little when you cannot get the details right.
