Jets' offense a complete train wreck in loss to Chargers
There is no way around it. There is no way to sugarcoat it. There is no way make it go down any easier with hollow platitudes delivered by coaches or players. The Jets offense is a train wreck. Following a Monday Night embarrassing loss to the Los Angeles Chargers by a final score of 27-6, […]
There is no way around it. There is no way to sugarcoat it. There is no way make it go down any easier with hollow platitudes delivered by coaches or players. The Jets offense is a train wreck.
Following a Monday Night embarrassing loss to the Los Angeles Chargers by a final score of 27-6, Jets coach Robert Saleh made it clear that the team is not going to be making any changes at quarterback or play caller.
"Today was not good, obviously," Saleh said, referring to Wilson and the Jets offense. "Every time we had momentum, (it was) just a self-inflicted wound. Was it (Zach's) best game? Obviously not. Was it his worst game? No. I'm not going to say it was even close to his worst game."
Saleh would go on to say emphatically that Zach Wilson did not take a step back in the progression we were told over and over was “evident in practice.” “I don’t know if you can stay step back,” Saleh said. “It’s all-encompassing. Obviously, he’s going to have some things he wishes he could have done better.”
I wrote earlier that I was done blaming Zach Wilson for being bad at quarterback. And I am. But it is a truth that the Jets need to accept and account for in their game plan preparation.
Going into the Monday Night game, the Jets averaged a league worse 6.6 yards on their opening possession. The Steelers, who have an OC in Matt Canada that has fans foaming at the mouth to have fired, are the second worst at over 14 yards. What’s worse? That 6.6 average for the Jets, went down after Monday Night when they opened with a four yard, three-and-out on their opening drive.
Even Adam Gase was able to script something on the opening possession of games (granted, it went downhill very fast after that). The Jets appear to come out to start games to see what they can get away with on three plays before they punt. It’s infuriating to watch.
The opening drive isn’t the only time the Jets offense is putrid. Third downs? Gross. Red Zone? Embarassing. These are things that need to game planned, coached, prepared, and executed better all-around.
The Jets defense has been carrying the team so far this season, but at what point do frustrations boil over. The defense allowed less that 200 yards of offense against a top 10 offense in the NFL and were supported with three lost fumbles and six total points from the offense.
At some point the Jets need to do something different on the offense. Zach Wilson has 11 total touchdowns dating back to the start of last season. For context, rookie QB for the Houston Texans, C.J. Stroud has 14 this season alone. Garnder Minshew is a cast-off, backup journeyman for the Indianapolis Colts, who are the only team this season to score more than 20 points a game every week this year. Why are the Jets insisting on rolling out Zach Wilson every week?
And before all of you Zach Wilson-stans (you know who you are) start screaming and losing your lunch over how good you think he can be or how much better he has gotten, let me say, it is not nearly all his fault.
The offensive line is in shambles. Tomlinson and the right tackle (Billy Turner this week) especially are turnstiles for pass rushers, and it needs to be fixed or even Aaron Rodgers can’t save this offense.
The Jets face a reinvigorated Las Vegas Raiders team on Sunday night on the road and there is a lot that the Jets will need to clean up offensively if they want to remain in the playoff hunt.
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