Jets victory likely too little too late to save their 2024 season
The New York Jets defeated the Houston Texans 21-13 at MetLife Stadium on Halloween Thursday Night Football in a game that many thought they had no business winning. After all, the Texans came into the game sitting at 6-2 while the Jets were riding a five-game losing streak and hadn’t won since the last time […]
The New York Jets defeated the Houston Texans 21-13 at MetLife Stadium on Halloween Thursday Night Football in a game that many thought they had no business winning. After all, the Texans came into the game sitting at 6-2 while the Jets were riding a five-game losing streak and hadn’t won since the last time they played on Thursday Night Football.
The New York Jets currently sit at 3-6 and as Aaron Rodgers said, the schedule opens for them to go on a run to possibly make the playoffs. This win over the Texans could lead to big things for the 2024 New York Jets.
If you believe what I wrote in the above sentence, you should probably not continue reading this. I’m not that guy.
The 2024 New York Jets are a talented disaster. One minute we are seeing what I call the most inexcusable play in football from a rookie who has barely touched the ball on season, and the next you are seeing one of the greatest catches of the year, possibly the decade. You know what, even though I’m about to rain on the Jets 3-6 parade, that catch was so nice, let’s watch it again.
But even that catch won’t save this 2024 Jets team. Aaron Rodgers still looks like a shell of the player he was. His facial expressions are that of a man who is constantly disappointed in his teammates for not being where he thought they would be. Even his best friend Davante Adams can’t seem to get on the same page as him. If not for Texans DB Jalen Pitre falling on a late fourth quarter play while led to an easy pitch and catch, Adams’ line would look very pedestrian. The same might even be said for Garrett Wilson’s spectacular touchdown grab.
Speaking of Adams and Wilson, of the 22 completions Aaron Rodgers had in the game, 16 of them went to those two guys. This is supposed to be a well-balanced offense. What happened to Mike Williams? Tyler Conklin? The running backs? Do they even have a slot receiver?
The offense is still relying solely on the admittedly enormous skill of its players. I had one national football analyst tell me this week that there is no cohesion on the offense. The run game has nothing to do with the pass game. Nothing plays off anything else. It’s a high school offense. There’s no creativity in how plays are set up and none in how they are called.
The fans saw it through most of the game. It may have been Halloween, but that wasn’t the reason that a lot of fans were seen in the stands wearing bags over their heads. And the fans were letting Woody Johnson know they were upset.
I was asked Friday morning if I was “back on the Jets wagon” after the victory over the Texans, and I’m not. This was a game the Jets win every year. Like the Texans or Philadelphia Eagles game last year. They have no business winning the game, but they do. This is a game that prevents the team from selling off players to acquire future assets because maybe this is what leads to a playoff run. This is a game that makes the coaches feel like they have it figured out. Trust me, they don’t.
And for the fans pointing to the schedule saying the Jets could go on a run, wouldn’t you have pointed to the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots games as wins? This team is set up to break your heart. And you can’t break a heart without some hope. All the Houston Texans victory did was give their fans hope that they will snatch from them at a later date.
Enjoy this one if you want Jets fans, but you will likely regret the victory in a few weeks.
