Maxman Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 By Ken Alcott For the second week in a row the Jets started out on defense and for the second week in a row they gave up a big pass play. This time it was a long touchdown to Tom Brady and the Patriots. The Jets appeared to be heading for a blowout but the offense came to play and made this a game. If only the defense could get off to a better start. Let's talk about the offense first though. Chris Ivory continues to be a battering ram running for over 100 yards as the Jets exploded for 218 yards on the ground and Geno and the passing game threw for 226 yards without any turnovers. Yes, that is right zero turnovers. I thought his best pass of the night was in the second half on 3rd and 12 to Eric Decker that was converted for a first. The offensive played well and opened up plenty of holes for our running game. We also saw Geno Smith running the ball and very successfully. We all knew he had to do this and finally he got the message. Hopefully that positive trend continues. Where the offense came up short was in putting the ball into the end zone. Our first four scores were field goals. Nick Folk was fantastic and is Mr. Consistent when it comes to field goals 50 yards in. Nobody can blame him for the block at the end. When you play any team in the NFL you are not going to win many games on field goals alone though. The Jets had too many opportunities to try and put the ball into the end zone and could not do it. There were two red zone penalties, one on Aboushi and one on Colon. Those cost the Jets points that may have won the game. I also found it very curious for the offense to call a run play on 2nd and goal from the 13 on a drive that ended up stalling for another field goal. Their punting didn't help keep the Patriots pinned deep all game. I have not been a Ryan Quigley fan but last night was not a good game for him. He averaged 42 yards for the night and when the Jets needed a good punt from deep in their territory he kicked it 29 yards to set up New England in Jet territory. The only other question I would ask is about the choice on the two point conversion. Amaro is a good target and if Geno hadn't overthrown that ball he may have caught it but the running game was working last night. Chris Ivory was battering the opponent and grabbing chunks of yardage. Why didn't we go to him to pound the ball in? Of course they were looking for that but New England had been looking for the run all night and couldn't stop it. The defense did hold the Patriots to only 323 total yards and Mo Wilkerson did have a nice pass deflection in the first half. Overall though, where was our quarterback pressure? Tom Brady had plenty of time to throw all night and the one sack recorded by David Harris was Brady's slide behind the line of scrimmage. There is still way too much inconsistency in our secondary. It will continue to be a work in progress all year, we all know that but Antonio Allen did not play a good game. He was burned on the opening touchdown, had a pass interference penalty just before the half that led to a field goal and was also burned by Brady in the second half on a 3rd and goal from the 19 for another New England touchdown. Just ugly. The team did lose again though and is now 1-6 heading into a home game against Buffalo, a game they can win if the offense plays like this. There are too many holes on this team that the front office didn't address. That is clear to the pundits and the fans. This General Manager has a policy of not speaking to the media during the season and only during the bye weeek. Hopefully John Idzik will answer some of these questions then. The problem for Rex Ryan now is that the season continues to move in a direction that will cost him his job not the GM. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 groan...it's just a bad team..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Too many holes. Something TomShane has never said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Too many holes. Something TomShane has never said. There are only too many holes if you don't have the stamina to fill them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I don't think there are too many holes in this team. You have a starting caliber CB and a WR and its a very different game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxgreen Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Every NFL player plays with his balls out. They don't have tenure. To say this team has heart is like saying fire is hot. They play up to their ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Every NFL player plays with his balls out. They don't have tenure. To say this team has heart is like saying fire is hot. They play up to their ability. Spot on, playing with "heart" is the biggest cliche in all of sports. Ever wonder why losing teams play with heart, but it is never said about teams that win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section314 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Spot on, playing with "heart" is the biggest cliche in all of sports. Ever wonder why losing teams play with heart, but it is never said about teams that win? Sure. It sounds better than saying that your team stinks, that's why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Sure. It sounds better than saying that your team stinks, that's why. You could always say" they played with balls?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Except for SD the Jets losses have been 1 score, The Broncos got a gift INT at the end IIRC. The Jets are a QB away from contending, Maybe a WR and CB too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Kinky thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Just good enough to lose. (But it was a close score, so Rex fans have pre-cum drip) the blown coverage td and eleventy billion missed opportunities to score a ******* TD in the first half has nothing to do with heart. also, being gassed on Defense after owning the pats on time of posession is embarrassing. and a reflection of how bad this team is from top to bottom, including mgmt coaches and players. the Jets could have won that game last night, but instead here we are looking for positives about a ship a drift in a sea of feces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Just good enough to lose. (But it was a close score, so Rex fans have pre-cum drip) the blown coverage td and eleventy billion missed opportunities to score a ******* TD in the first half has nothing to do with heart. also, being gassed on Defense after owning the pats on time of posession is embarrassing. and a reflection of how bad this team is from top to bottom, including mgmt coaches and players. the Jets could have won that game last night, but instead here we are looking for positives about a ship a drift in a sea of feces lol Things are never good as they seem or never bad as they seem. Belichick says that and its true in football and in life. Look at the Royals BP? If they can make it so can the Jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Except for SD the Jets losses have been 1 score, The Broncos got a gift INT at the end IIRC. The Jets are a QB away from contending, Maybe a WR and CB too And a good HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 And a good HC. you have your own issues. go to a past* board they need all the help they can get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 And a good HC. At least we have an honest likable personality guy instead of a ruthless egotistical scumbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 At least we have an honest likable personality guy instead of a ruthless egotistical scumbag. One is 5-2 and in first place, the other is 1-6 and is in dead last place. Yea, give me the honest likeable HC any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 One is 5-2 and in first place, the other is 1-6 and is in dead last place. Yea, give me the honest likeable HC any day of the week. how can the past* solve the pass protection issues and run defense ? any input ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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