It took one bad game for the New York Jets. Then the chaos started.
This week we heard Aaron Rodgers say, through the media, that maybe head coach Robert Saleh should hold players accountable. Garrett Wilson spoke publicly about the lack of creativity in the Jets’ offense, which was a clear shot at offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett.
Everything looked great for the Jets after the first three games. A week later, as the Jets get ready for a London game on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET against the 4-0 Minnesota Vikings, which you can stream live on NFL+, there’s a sense that everything is crumbling.
That’s how the NFL goes, with what amounts to 17 one-game seasons for each team and the overreaction that follows. But when you’re the Jets, and Rodgers is your quarterback, the drama gets cranked up way more.
Jets take a major step back
Last week’s performance by the Jets was poor. The offense struggled against the Denver Broncos in a 10-9 loss. New York didn’t score a touchdown. Rodgers missed throws when he wasn’t getting hit. On a key fourth-and-10 in the final two minutes, Breece Hall completely whiffed on a blocking assignment and Rodgers got crushed. That was a fitting capper to a game for Hall in which he had 4 yards on 10 carries. Wilson got completely taken out of the game by Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II, having a quiet day with 41 yards.
And at the end, with a chance to pull out an ugly win, Greg Zuerlein missed wide right on a 50-yard field goal attempt.
It was raining, and the Broncos’ defense is playing well, but if the Jets want to be one of the NFL’s best teams then losses like that are inexcusable. Looking back on the Jets’ season, they have played well once and it was against a Patriots team that might be the worst in the league. And that came at home on a Thursday night. They got dominated by the San Francisco 49ers in the opener, didn’t play great against the Tennessee Titans but pulled out a win, then looked awful against the Broncos at home.
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Publish date : 2024-10-04 13:00:07
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