New York Jets Week 16 Report Card

[JetNation]

Week 16: Giants @ Jets

Quarterback: D+

Mark Sanchez: 30/59, 258 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 1 TD (rushing).

It was a very poor game for Sanchez, though he didn’t have much to work with here. The receivers and offensive line weren’t very friendly to him, and even the running backs at times (Greene dropped a pass while wide open that could have gone for a huge gain.) Still, Sanchez’ decision making leaves much to be desired. It’s one thing to nitpick, but when you see three blue jerseys in the vicinity of Dustin Keller and Mark goes to him anyway, it really makes you wonder.

Running Backs: B

Greene: 14/58/0, 3/20 (receptions)

Tomlinson: 5/29/0, 6/36 (receptions)

A good outing for this duo. It’s unfortunate that the offense was forced into passing situations by committing bad penalties, otherwise Greene would have surely reached the century mark on the ground.

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends: D

Holmes: 4/50/0

Burress: 3/34/0

Keller: 8/77/0

Kerley: 5/36/0

Baker: 1/5/1

Santonio Holmes’ contract is looking worse by the day. Plaxico was largely absent. No one can get seperation. Kerley and Keller were minor bright spots on the day.

Offensive Line: C-

The Giants got to Sanchez on a few occasions, but that was to be expected. The line really paved the way in the ground game, as well. Nevertheless, the offensive line played a major part in this loss. The Jets were running the ball effectively most of the day, but were forced into passing situations by numerous penalties on the line.

Defensive Line: B

Great job getting to Eli Manning. Wilkerson’s improvement throughout the year has been noticeable. I doubt he’ll ever be a force to be reckoned with all on his own, but we may very well have found a guy that will match Shaun Ellis’ contributions. And at age 21, it’s all upside from here.

Linebackers: B

Great day against both the run and the pass until late in the 2nd half, when Giants running back Brandon Jacobs finally found his legs.

Secondary: A-

With the exception of a devestating 99 yard catch-and-run by Victor Cruz, on which not 1 but 3 members of the secondary failed to make the tackle, the secondary had one of it’s best games on the season. Eli Manning was a measley 9/27 (33%) passing on the day, He hasn’t played that poorly all season.

Special Teams: C-

Kerley finally looked like the punt returner of the future, with several great returns. Nick Folk missed a field goal on a bad snap/hold. Plenty of special teams penalties hurt the Jets field position (including back-to-back holding calls on punts). After failing to return the ball to the 20 on 2 seperate kickoffs, the Jets replaced Cromartie with McKnight on kickoffs.

Coaching: C

So many of the Jets mistakes were not coaching errors, but mental mistakes by players on the field. Sadly, you can’t control that. Schottenheimer looked like he had the offense off to a good start, calling a very clever play action pass to Josh Baker for a touchdown in the early goings, but they looked downright awful otherwise. On the defensive side of the ball, the gameplan worked brilliantly, and if the players executed on the Victor Cruz touchdown pass (and if Sanchez doesn’t throw a pick on the Jets side of the field), the Giants wouldn’t have scored nearly as many points. Rex succeeded on all of his challenges.

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[flgreen]

Agree with it all except coaching. That has got to be an F

Jets were behind by 3 at the half, but still in total control of the game.

They packed up their tents and went home. That's coaching from top to bottom

[Il Mostro]

Way too generous -- are you grading a Special Ed class on a curve?

[Bergen Jet]

Way too generous -- are you grading a Special Ed class on a curve?

I think the grades are fair...

[Bugg]

Keller was simply awful all day, not a bright spot.If he catches half of his drops the jets would've had 17 points at half.

With 5:09 left in the 4th, the Jets, down only 6 and possessing all 3 timeouts, had 1st and 10 at midfield. They proceeded to run 2 incomplete passes both out of the shotgun followed by a sack. Simply it was ths single worst piece of playcalling I have ever seen, whcih under Schitty is saying something.Given Sanchez's total ineffectiveness and alo that the jets had some success running the bal it made no sense. And I write this as a someone who thinks the awfulness of Jets' passing attack(be that the fault of Sanchez, the OL, the WRs, the OC) is the reason this team sucks. That is a coaching F. They had a chance to win despite the messes they had blundered into all day. Get 3 or 4 1st downs and a TD there and you win. And they managed to screw that up too.