FOX Sports’ NFL experts provide the biggest takeaways from every Sunday game in Week 5 and what they mean for each team going forward.
Jets: If the Jets offense has an identity, it’s certainly not a good one. There is very little they’re doing well right now. Sure, it can’t be easy for offensive coordinator Nathanial Hackett with a struggling offensive line and a quarterback who suddenly looks very old, but his playcalling and scheme are becoming a huge problem. There’s no creativity in it, and he can’t find a way to get two of his most dynamic weapons — WR Garrett Wilson and RB Breece Hall — open in space. Everything is screens and short passes that the defense sees coming. And when they try to do something else, Aaron Rodgers ends up as a sitting duck because the blocking has been terrible.
The Jets had 254 total yards against the Vikings — the fourth time in five games they have had fewer than 270. As good as their defense is, they can’t win that way. Rodgers would never allow Robert Saleh to demote his hand-picked OC, but the Jets sure do need a new vision on offense before it’s too late.
Vikings: Sam Darnold won again and has been generally terrific this season. But one thing to watch going forward: He was holding the ball way too long on Sunday against the Jets. Granted, it was against a very tough Jets secondary, but the result was that Darnold took a beating in this game. He was sacked four times, took way too many hits, and even briefly left the game in the first quarter when he was hit in the ribs. He seemed shaky, passing for only 179 yards and throwing a fourth-quarter interception, and he didn’t lead the Vikings offense to a single touchdown. Really, the performance was an echo of his failed tenure with the Jets. And with receivers like Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, that shouldn’t happen. They can both get open and can both make contested catches. Darnold just has to get rid of the ball faster. — Ralph Vacchiano
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