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What we learned in Pats-Jets: Unblocked rushers wreak havoc on Brissett originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Each and every week, we’ll be highlighting a variety of the lessons gathered from the latest Patriots matchup. Of course, there was no shortage of teaching moments in Thursday’s 24-3 loss to the Jets.
Here’s what we learned…
Maye’s debut not exactly storybook
With the game out of reach, and with starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett getting walloped on a regular basis, the Patriots got their rookie signal-caller into a regular-season game for the first time.
They gave Maye four designed runs and 12 dropbacks. On those dozen would-be passes, he actually got throws off on eight of them, completing four for 22 yards. He was sacked twice and scrambled twice — once for a first down on fourth-and-8, once yielding a massive hit after a 1-yard pickup — and he took one shot as he threw incomplete.
His best throw might’ve been his last one, a dig to DeMario Douglas over the middle to convert a fourth-and-10 situation. But he was sacked on his final snap as time wound down, losing his helmet in the process, to finish off his rocky debut.
The question now is whether or not the Patriots were simply hoping to give Brissett a breather after a rough night with starters pulled in a meaningless fourth quarter… or if the team would ever think about playing Maye more in Week 4.
Ja’Whaun Bentley was missed
The Jets racked up 252 yards in the first half alone. They averaged 6.5 yards per play. They averaged 4.9 yards per rush. And when the Patriots had an opportunity to bring down ball-carriers with a hard shot early in the play, there were too many occasions when they didn’t.
Raekwon McMillan and Jahlani Tavai had issues at times. Keion White was caught flat-footed on one tackle attempt, Anfernee Jennings missed a sack, and Joshua Uche nearly had a tackle for a loss that he couldn’t finish. Alex Austin’s poor angle and tackle attempt on Allen Lazard led…
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Publish date : 2024-09-20 04:22:08
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