Jets Passing Offense Film Review – Week 4 (Seahawks) Sidekick Power

[JetNation]

The Jets feature plenty of weapons, which could be one of the finest groups in the NFL (sans the QB), so there are always instances where the players made the play for the QB.  Let’s examine which players stepped up to help out their QB:

Sidekick Power:

1) 

This is a 3rd and 13 play near midfield, and Seattle has gone to zone coverage on this play.  As mentioned in the other articles, they are essentially taking the intermediate routes away, forcing the Jets to check down.  While this play goes as a positive for Ryan Fitzpatrick in the stats, it plays right into what the defense wanted him to do.  Powell makes a quick grab and runs towards the first down marker, but gets tackled well short.  The big failure on this play is from Brandon Marshall, who misses the block (and blocks downfield) allowing the defender to close in on Powell.  While this was a positive play, the defense dictated the pass and it’s Bilal Powell who made one man miss in trying to get the extra yardage, but couldn’t get the blocking to accomplish the task.

2)  

The defense is again trying to get the Jets to check down and again Bilal Powell comes to the rescue.  He takes a simple screen pass and runs down the field to get 18 yards, which was big considering the Jets had trouble moving the ball down the field in this game.  Powell shows off good speed and gains major yards after the catch.  The defense was willing to give up the short yards, so the pass from Fitzpatrick isn’t anything to write home about, but Powell makes a good run.

3) 

This might have to be re-named Bilal Powell’s pass catches, because he shows up again on the same route.  The pre-snap motion indicates that this is zone coverage on a 3rd and 10 play at the end of the half preceding the touchdown pass.  There is about thirty seconds left in the game, so Seattle is willing to let the middle of the field be open for passes, and do not have a spy on Powell.   Not only is this a good catch and run, but Powell had the situational awareness to run out of bounds to save a time out, after he got the first down.  It’s a good read by Fitzpatrick, taking what the defense is giving you, but most of the work is done by Powell on this play.

4) 

This is a second down and ten play late in the 4th quarter, and Ryan Fitzpatrick finds Charone Peake for a pass completion.  Peake makes the initial defender miss and turns up field for nine yards.  This is a simple out route that should have been stopped for about a two yard gain, but Peake shows good open field ability in this case to make a defender miss and turn up field.  Peake isn’t the best open field runner because he lacks explosive moves, but he can certain change directions well, and should get better under the tutelage of Brandon Marshall.  This is a good throw by Fitzpatrick, and a great run by Peake.

5)  

This play was impossible to classify.  Does it go under a terrible play by Fitzpatrick with the fumble, or does this go under a great play by Peake?  You know the answer as to where it ended up, but it is one of the more bizarre plays that you will see this season.  Fitzpatrick gets hit as he’s winding up to throw, and the ball bounces forward, which makes everyone except Charone Peake and the LB across from him think that it’s a forward pass.  Peake shows great awareness in not only picking up the ball, but running down the field.  It’s just a great play by the young receiver.

Conclusion:

Bilal Powell definitely helped out Ryan Fitzpatrick this week (although he did have that big drop) as well as Charone Peake.  While the Jets were undermanned, they showed that the backups do have talent, and could be dangerous if given the opportunity.

Please read the next article in this series, Bad Magic, which will be posted in a half hour.

Forum Questions:

A.  Which play is your favorite from the game in this article?

B.  How did Anderson/Peake look in this game?

 

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[JiFtheOracle]

1 hour ago, JetNation said:

The Jets feature plenty of weapons, which could be one of the finest groups in the NFL (sans the QB), so there are always instances where the players made the play for the QB.  Let’s examine which players stepped up to help out their QB:

Sidekick Power:

1) 

This is a 3rd and 13 play near midfield, and Seattle has gone to zone coverage on this play.  As mentioned in the other articles, they are essentially taking the intermediate routes away, forcing the Jets to check down.  While this play goes as a positive for Ryan Fitzpatrick in the stats, it plays right into what the defense wanted him to do.  Powell makes a quick grab and runs towards the first down marker, but gets tackled well short.  The big failure on this play is from Brandon Marshall, who misses the block (and blocks downfield) allowing the defender to close in on Powell.  While this was a positive play, the defense dictated the pass and it’s Bilal Powell who made one man miss in trying to get the extra yardage, but couldn’t get the blocking to accomplish the task.

2)  

The defense is again trying to get the Jets to check down and again Bilal Powell comes to the rescue.  He takes a simple screen pass and runs down the field to get 18 yards, which was big considering the Jets had trouble moving the ball down the field in this game.  Powell shows off good speed and gains major yards after the catch.  The defense was willing to give up the short yards, so the pass from Fitzpatrick isn’t anything to write home about, but Powell makes a good run.

3) 

This might have to be re-named Bilal Powell’s pass catches, because he shows up again on the same route.  The pre-snap motion indicates that this is zone coverage on a 3rd and 10 play at the end of the half preceding the touchdown pass.  There is about thirty seconds left in the game, so Seattle is willing to let the middle of the field be open for passes, and do not have a spy on Powell.   Not only is this a good catch and run, but Powell had the situational awareness to run out of bounds to save a time out, after he got the first down.  It’s a good read by Fitzpatrick, taking what the defense is giving you, but most of the work is done by Powell on this play.

4) 

This is a second down and ten play late in the 4th quarter, and Ryan Fitzpatrick finds Charone Peake for a pass completion.  Peake makes the initial defender miss and turns up field for nine yards.  This is a simple out route that should have been stopped for about a two yard gain, but Peake shows good open field ability in this case to make a defender miss and turn up field.  Peake isn’t the best open field runner because he lacks explosive moves, but he can certain change directions well, and should get better under the tutelage of Brandon Marshall.  This is a good throw by Fitzpatrick, and a great run by Peake.

5)  

This play was impossible to classify.  Does it go under a terrible play by Fitzpatrick with the fumble, or does this go under a great play by Peake?  You know the answer as to where it ended up, but it is one of the more bizarre plays that you will see this season.  Fitzpatrick gets hit as he’s winding up to throw, and the ball bounces forward, which makes everyone except Charone Peake and the LB across from him think that it’s a forward pass.  Peake shows great awareness in not only picking up the ball, but running down the field.  It’s just a great play by the young receiver.

Conclusion:

Bilal Powell definitely helped out Ryan Fitzpatrick this week (although he did have that big drop) as well as Charone Peake.  While the Jets were undermanned, they showed that the backups do have talent, and could be dangerous if given the opportunity.

Please read the next article in this series, Bad Magic, which will be posted in a half hour.

Forum Questions:

A.  Which play is your favorite from the game in this article?

B.  How did Anderson/Peake look in this game?

 

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A. Powell catch and run to get out of bounds before half on the scoring drive was huge.  He was huge on Sunday.  He was doing a little bit of everything but that particular play set up the score and gave the Jets life. 

B. Anderson and Peake look the part.  Which is great because WR depth looked awful coming into the season.  Shame their talents are being wasted, like the rest of this loaded offense.  Anderson should have a couple of TD's on the year and you have to give it to Peake for making a heads up play and saving his sh*tty QB's ass. 

[CanadienJetsFan]

I thought Enunwa was solid 1st quarter then...

[win4ever]

4 hours ago, JiF said:

A. Powell catch and run to get out of bounds before half on the scoring drive was huge.  He was huge on Sunday.  He was doing a little bit of everything but that particular play set up the score and gave the Jets life. 

B. Anderson and Peake look the part.  Which is great because WR depth looked awful coming into the season.  Shame their talents are being wasted, like the rest of this loaded offense.  Anderson should have a couple of TD's on the year and you have to give it to Peake for making a heads up play and saving his sh*tty QB's ass. 

Yeah, that was just a huge play and effort by him.  

I love Anderson and Peake.  Anderson was consistently beating his man in coverage, be it deep, inside routes, or go routes, so it's a shame that we can't get him the ball.   I loved Peake coming out of college, and in the scouting report we did based on college play, I thought he really had a shot to succeed in the NFL if worked on dropped passes, and stayed healthy.  He reminds me of Stephen Hill a lot, but a better catcher, but worse injury history.  

2 hours ago, CanadienJetsFan said:

I thought Enunwa was solid 1st quarter then...

He was solid, but Seattle runs it's defense to avoid big plays up the middle.  It was highlighted in a few articles where they talked about how they pride on controlling the middle of the field, so it limited Enunwa's opportunity.  

[JiFtheOracle]

6 minutes ago, win4ever said:

Yeah, that was just a huge play and effort by him.  

I love Anderson and Peake.  Anderson was consistently beating his man in coverage, be it deep, inside routes, or go routes, so it's a shame that we can't get him the ball.   I loved Peake coming out of college, and in the scouting report we did based on college play, I thought he really had a shot to succeed in the NFL if worked on dropped passes, and stayed healthy.  He reminds me of Stephen Hill a lot, but a better catcher, but worse injury history.  

He was solid, but Seattle runs it's defense to avoid big plays up the middle.  It was highlighted in a few articles where they talked about how they pride on controlling the middle of the field, so it limited Enunwa's opportunity.  

Powell is a real treat for a QB.  Does everything and does it well. 

Anderson and Peake have looked pretty damn good.  It's encouraging, even with nobody to get them the ball.  Imagine if Devin Smith becomes a player or Jalin Marshall learns how to stop fumbling? 

And then one day we find a QB...a boy can dream, right? 

 

[Big Blocker]

Anderson also had some drops and the second interception was on him.  I don't think he makes me hope Decker doesnt' come back soon.

[JetBlue]

3 minutes ago, JiF said:

Powell is a real treat for a QB.  Does everything and does it well. 

Anderson and Peake have looked pretty damn good.  It's encouraging, even with nobody to get them the ball.  Imagine if Devin Smith becomes a player or Jalin Marshall learns how to stop fumbling? 

And then one day we find a QB...a boy can dream, right? 

 

Hack or Petty.  We have our quarterback on the team.... for 2017 and beyond.

[win4ever]

13 minutes ago, JiF said:

Powell is a real treat for a QB.  Does everything and does it well. 

Anderson and Peake have looked pretty damn good.  It's encouraging, even with nobody to get them the ball.  Imagine if Devin Smith becomes a player or Jalin Marshall learns how to stop fumbling? 

And then one day we find a QB...a boy can dream, right? 

 

Yeah, I remember when he was drafted I thought he was going to be a stud because he really checked off all the boxes, but when he got to the league he just looked slow.  Then, halfway through last year, he somehow found that extra gear.  

They all look like they could be possible No. 2 type WRs in the future.  Anderson is a great deep threat, and he runs routes better than I expected.  Peake has No. 1 potential, but he lacks polish, but his speed/size combination is legitimate.  I love Devin Smith, because it was very much a similar story last year, where he would beat someone and not even get a look.  

Every other QB on this roster is equipped to take advantage of this.  Both Geno and Petty can run a bit for their sizes, which puts the defense in a bind because now they have to pick and choose.   And Hackenberg is great with progression (possibly one of the best since Luck) but he can't throw it accurately right now.  

9 minutes ago, Big Blocker said:

Anderson also had some drops and the second interception was on him.  I don't think he makes me hope Decker doesnt' come back soon.

Anderson had a rough day with the drops, definitely let a couple of passes go through his hands.  Decker is much better than Anderson, because Anderson is really a complimentary No. 4 type guy now, but he adds a dimension of speed to the game that can be dangerous. 

9 minutes ago, JetBlue said:

Hack or Petty.  We have our quarterback on the team.... for 2017 and beyond.

I really would like to see either of them play, Petty first because I want Hackenberg to learn on the bench and work on his mechanics.  

[Big Blocker]

2 minutes ago, win4ever said:

 

Anderson had a rough day with the drops, definitely let a couple of passes go through his hands.  Decker is much better than Anderson, because Anderson is really a complimentary No. 4 type guy now, but he adds a dimension of speed to the game that can be dangerous. 

I don't want to pick on Anderson over one game.  I liked him a lot in pre-season.  But the overall fact is that a 4th wideout who drops catches and tips balls that are intercepted usually do not have much of a future with their teams.

[win4ever]

Just now, Big Blocker said:

I don't want to pick on Anderson over one game.  I liked him a lot in pre-season.  But the overall fact is that a 4th wideout who drops catches and tips balls that are intercepted usually do not have much of a future with their teams.

He didn't really show much drops in the past though, in pre-season or his college tape.  Both Jalin Marshall and Peake showed a propensity for drop passes in college, but Anderson looked like he had good hands from what I could tell, so it was surprising to see him drop passes like that.  

[JiFtheOracle]

10 minutes ago, win4ever said:

Yeah, I remember when he was drafted I thought he was going to be a stud because he really checked off all the boxes, but when he got to the league he just looked slow.  Then, halfway through last year, he somehow found that extra gear.  

They all look like they could be possible No. 2 type WRs in the future.  Anderson is a great deep threat, and he runs routes better than I expected.  Peake has No. 1 potential, but he lacks polish, but his speed/size combination is legitimate.  I love Devin Smith, because it was very much a similar story last year, where he would beat someone and not even get a look.  

Every other QB on this roster is equipped to take advantage of this.  Both Geno and Petty can run a bit for their sizes, which puts the defense in a bind because now they have to pick and choose.   And Hackenberg is great with progression (possibly one of the best since Luck) but he can't throw it accurately right now.  

Anderson had a rough day with the drops, definitely let a couple of passes go through his hands.  Decker is much better than Anderson, because Anderson is really a complimentary No. 4 type guy now, but he adds a dimension of speed to the game that can be dangerous. 

I really would like to see either of them play, Petty first because I want Hackenberg to learn on the bench and work on his mechanics.  

If you have 4 QB's, you have no QB's.

[jamesr]

2 hours ago, win4ever said:

He didn't really show much drops in the past though, in pre-season or his college tape.  Both Jalin Marshall and Peake showed a propensity for drop passes in college, but Anderson looked like he had good hands from what I could tell, so it was surprising to see him drop passes like that.  

His hands were excellent in pre-season. He needs to get over his current issues and get back to making those nice high-point catches. Though I suspect part of it is unfamiliarity between him and Fitz. Hmmmm, sounds like something that could have been worked on during the off season, except for ...

[bostonmajet]

2 hours ago, Big Blocker said:

I don't want to pick on Anderson over one game.  I liked him a lot in pre-season.  But the overall fact is that a 4th wideout who drops catches and tips balls that are intercepted usually do not have much of a future with their teams.

This is what often happens with rookies; remember Q last year compared to this year. Let's get them some experience and see how they do next year. Jalin needs to clean up the fumbles too. But, how good will our WR be next year. Devin is going to have a hard time making the team next year.

[win4ever]

3 hours ago, JiF said:

If you have 4 QB's, you have no QB's.

We have 4 QBs, but we have no QBs because the coach refuses to sit a veteran who is clearly struggling.  

Fitzpatrick is leading the league in interceptions, the lowest rating in the league, and the second lowest completion percentage.  Struggling in every which way, but Bowles has faith in him.  

1 hour ago, jamesr said:

His hands were excellent in pre-season. He needs to get over his current issues and get back to making those nice high-point catches. Though I suspect part of it is unfamiliarity between him and Fitz. Hmmmm, sounds like something that could have been worked on during the off season, except for ...

I think he got scared by the physicality of the Seahawks defense because he's not well built to stand up to physical play.  But yeah, he needs to get over this.  

57 minutes ago, bostonmajet said:

This is what often happens with rookies; remember Q last year compared to this year. Let's get them some experience and see how they do next year. Jalin needs to clean up the fumbles too. But, how good will our WR be next year. Devin is going to have a hard time making the team next year.

Yeah, he's not the one I'm worried about with drops.  I hope Marshall/Peake work on drops because they have shown more of a tendency to drop passes in the past.  

I think they still keep him on the team, and move Enunwa as a TE.  And by then, we should have 2 QBs off the team, that should help open up a roster spot.  

[Big Blocker]

16 hours ago, bostonmajet said:

This is what often happens with rookies; remember Q last year compared to this year. Let's get them some experience and see how they do next year. Jalin needs to clean up the fumbles too. But, how good will our WR be next year. Devin is going to have a hard time making the team next year.

I am not to be clear pessimistic about Anderson.  I merely think two things are important to remember.  First is that this offense looks a lot worse without Decker out there.  The team already is limited in the passing attack by having no options at TE, and the running game is intermittent at best, overall below average.  Anderson is not, right now, anywhere near s good as Decker.

The second is while I did not mean, and in fact did not say, that Anderson is bad based on one game, if he keeps it up? 

Let's hope he doesn't.

[bostonmajet]

46 minutes ago, Big Blocker said:

I am not to be clear pessimistic about Anderson.  I merely think two things are important to remember.  First is that this offense looks a lot worse without Decker out there.  The team already is limited in the passing attack by having no options at TE, and the running game is intermittent at best, overall below average.  Anderson is not, right now, anywhere near s good as Decker.

The second is while I did not mean, and in fact did not say, that Anderson is bad based on one game, if he keeps it up? 

Let's hope he doesn't.

Clearly we are better off with Marshall/Decker/Q in the line up. My point is that everyone is saying bench the vets, play the rookies. And while I don't believe anyone is talking about benching either of top 3 WR, rookies have growing pains. My hope is that one of (if not more) Peake/Jalin/Anderson/Devin grow into a starting role for us as Marshall and Decker get older. That is how you build in the draft.

I was not thinking you were all for dumping Anderson after one game, but I think it is more like where will this guy be next year at this time? Q has some good games and some bad games last year; he was blocking well, but had some drops. Anderson seems to be running pretty good routes, and getting separation at the #3 spot - these are things that many rookies struggle with. Hopefully, he will improve his hands.