MDL_JET Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- There were still more than 11 minutes to play in the game last Sunday, but it was going so badly for the New York Jets that offensive coordinator John Morton decided enough was enough. He admittedly waved a white flag. It's unusual for a coach to say it, but Morton acknowledged on Thursday that he just wanted to run out the clock because he felt they "didn't have a chance" to rally against the Denver Broncos, who led the game, 23-0. Listen, we were behind, we didn't have a chance," Morton said. "I mean, they're just dropping back in coverage and we're just going to be throwing and forcing balls. I didn't want that. I didn't think that was fair. Call it whatever you want, I just thought that was the right decision." Morton's actions could be perceived as a lack of confidence in Petty, but the first-year coordinator insisted he has "the utmost confidence" in the young quarterback. Petty is preparing for his fifth career start. The Jets' clunker in Denver came after their best offensive day of the season, a 38-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. "Night and day," Morton said. "I'm not alarmed. Listen, that was a good team. They have a good defense. We just got our butts kicked. I got outcoached, we got outplayed, bottom line. Sometimes you just have to fess up and that was the bottom line with that." Welp. At least he admits it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Morton whom I had been a big supporter of can be added to list of people to be fired. I played in amateur football in games our team was getting ass booted. We never gave up like that. He's a poor liar and I hope for his sake it was dumb ass Bowles who forced him to go into a shell, if not he can hit the friggin road as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetNation Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 For Jets fans who felt like Gang Green’s coaching staff stop trying for the win last week against the Broncos, offensive coordinator John Morton acknowledged today that the team did just that, and that doing so was his call. With 11:00 to go and trailing by three scores, the Jets offense basically stopped trying. “At that time, I don’t like to say, ‘No mas,’ but it was time to get out of there. They kicked our butts. They kicked our butts. Sometimes that happens”. It wasn’t just the unlikely odds of a comeback, but Morton says he made the call to mail it in to avoid any harm coming to his players, “I’m not going to sit there and have those guys run a bunch of routes and something bad happens. Make bad decisions. I didn’t want that to happen. I made the decision. I just wanted to run it and get out of there.” It’s a surprising admission from an NFL coach given the fact that every week, fans see coaching staffs playing for the win throughout the game, no matter how unlikely a comeback may be. Click here to read the full story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnitedWhofans Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, Beerfish said: Morton whom I had been a big supporter of can be added to list of people to be fired. I played in amateur football in games our team was getting ass booted. We never gave up like that. He's a poor liar and I hope for his sake it was dumb ass Bowles who forced him to go into a shell, if not he can hit the friggin road as well. Poor liar? He didn’t lie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 You’re down by three TDs with 11 minutes left and you quit? Because nobody’s ever scored three TDs in eleven minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I love this franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 16 minutes ago, Beerfish said: Morton whom I had been a big supporter of can be added to list of people to be fired. I played in amateur football in games our team was getting ass booted. We never gave up like that. He's a poor liar and I hope for his sake it was dumb ass Bowles who forced him to go into a shell, if not he can hit the friggin road as well. Agree and thats why I keep saying CLEAN HOUSE. Theres a reason Sean Payton got rid of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Utmost confidence in Bryce Petty.... right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brown Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 This at least shows that Bowles was not behind the down throttle of the offense in Denver but IMO that is small comfort for me. And will people stop with the false narratives that Bowles is somehow really behind all the draft picks and Mac is somehow powerless even though he doesn't report to Bowles or that Bowles, in this case, ordered Morton to call certain plays when Morton said that he ordered that strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Killa Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 This is what we want? A bunch of ******* quitters running this franchise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Voice of Reason Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 #Winningculture. Besides, are we pretending that they showed up in the first half? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Coaches literally just told the team. "If you are losing, just quit" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 minute ago, chirorob said: Coaches literally just told the team. "If you are losing, just quit" WOW Im hoping to GOD the Johnson family wakes the hell up and gets rid of the GM and entire coaching staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 minute ago, joewilly12 said: WOW Im hoping to GOD the Johnson family wakes the hell up and gets rid of the GM and entire coaching staff. That HAS to go. Has to. Crap, look at the Cowboys game. Offense is doing nothing for 50+ minutes, suddenly scores 21 points in 5 minutes. What if your D or a punt returner actually breaks one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I would also repeat the question, who is in charge of the Jets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varjet Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkus Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Never heard a coach admit that he quit before, but I remember herm doing the same thing vs the panthers a few years ago. Jets were getting blown out and he just ran the ball for almost the entire second half. A panther player was quoted after the game saying it felt good to beat a team so badly they would just give up. Herm denied it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Schroy Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 35 minutes ago, T0mShane said: You’re down by three TDs with 11 minutes left and you quit? Because nobody’s ever scored three TDs in eleven minutes? Word is he wanted to bug out early and pick up some legal weed for the flight home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDL_JET Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 I’d love for the media guys to follow this up with the players and get their comment on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyLV Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 27 minutes ago, Charlie Brown said: This at least shows that Bowles was not behind the down throttle of the offense in Denver but IMO that is small comfort for me. And will people stop with the false narratives that Bowles is somehow really behind all the draft picks and Mac is somehow powerless even though he doesn't report to Bowles or that Bowles, in this case, ordered Morton to call certain plays when Morton said that he ordered that strategy. You actually believe it was Morton's call and he is just not covering for Bowles? I for one don't. I think it was all Bowles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 6 minutes ago, Ken Shroy said: Word is he wanted to bug out early and pick up some legal weed for the flight home. I was in Denver last year. Everyone there tells you not to even think about trying to get it through the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustiniak Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 What he couldn't say was, he didn't want the terrible o-line to get petty injured b/c then they'd have to play hackenberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brown Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Bowles isn't God.... come on now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 The mob is fickle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkus Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 ESPN Jets 2-7, 0-5 Away 3 Final 1 2 3 4 T NYJ 0 3 0 0 3 CAR 7 3 0 20 Panthers force six turnovers, get sixth straight win Nov 13, 2005 Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- When the Carolina Panthers handed cornerback Ken Lucas a $36.5 million free-agent contract, more than a few eyebrows were raised -- even inside their own locker room. But Lucas is steadily earning his pay, reeling in two game-changing interceptions Sunday to help the Panthers to a 30-3 victory over the stumbling New York Jets. "He earns that contract every day," safety Mike Minter said. "That is the type of player we needed in our secondary. His interceptions changed the complexion of the game." Lucas' picks started a rash of turnovers -- four of which came on consecutive New York possessions, to help the Panthers (7-2) pull away for their sixth-straight victory. The Jets (2-7) finished with six turnovers that Carolina converted into 20 points. Will Witherspoon returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown and Chris Gamble had an interception and a fumble recovery -- but none were as important as Lucas' two plays. Carolina led 10-3 when Brooks Bollinger, the fourth quarterback this season for the injury-ravaged Jets, moved New York to the Carolina 24. He had an open shot at the end zone when Laveranues Coles blew past Lucas, but Coles had to wait for Bollinger's pass -- which hung in the air long enough for Lucas to catch up and jump in front of him for an interception in the end zone. "He beat me on that, but I didn't quit on the play," Lucas said. "I took it away from him and they kind of gave up after that because they felt they couldn't score. "It's good when you get a team to quit on you." Bollinger, who was sacked four times, threw four interceptions and finished 11-of-21 for 98 yards, insisted the Jets didn't give up. "I wasn't going to back down -- we were still in the game," he said. "But obviously from there it didn't go my way. I made some bad decisions but mostly just bad throws. "And they didn't miss any beats. They made the plays when they had the chance." The Panthers didn't score after Lucas' first pick, but got another chance on New York's next possession when Bollinger was again picked off by Lucas, giving the Panthers the ball at the New York 34. That turnover put a spark in Carolina's defense on a day when the Panthers' offense wasn't nearly as efficient as it had been the last two weeks. Carolina didn't squander its second chance, handing it off eight times before Stephen Davis finally punched it in on a 1-yard score. It was Davis' 12th touchdown of the season, and gave the Panthers a 17-3 lead with 13:25 to go. New York then fell apart. Justin Miller fumbled away the ensuing kickoff and Gamble recovered to set up a field goal by John Kasay that made it 20-3. Bollinger seemed rattled under pressure and threw his third pick -- to Gamble -- on the next series to set up Kasay's third field goal. "We were like `Gee Whiz!' they are just snatching the balls out of the air," said Carolina defensive end Mike Rucker. Bollinger could do nothing right from there, and was picked off for a fourth time by Witherspoon, who ran it in for the score. "It's almost unbelievable, you sit there and say, 'This is not happening,' " said New York running back Curtis Martin. "It seems like it didn't stop." Carolina's strong defensive showing helped the Panthers win on a day in which star receiver Steve Smith was a non-factor. Jets cornerback Ty Law played Smith tough all day, holding him to three catches for 34 yards. New York's defense also limited Davis to 81 yards rushing. But behind the inexperienced Bollinger, New York's offense was stuck in neutral. Martin was held to 75 yards rushing. The Jets had 214 yards total offense. New York coach Herman Edwards seemed defeated afterward, defensive about Bollinger's play and the effort his injury-plagued team is giving. "That's a young quarterback, he doesn't have a lot of experience, he's doing as good as he can do," Edwards said. "That's all you can ask of any of these guys. If you have a problem with that, it's too bad." ^Notes:@ Jets right tackle Jason Fabini tore his left pectoral muscle in the first quarter and will miss the rest of the season. He was replaced by Scott Gragg, who gave up a sack to Kindal Moorehead shortly after entering the game. ... Martin lost a fumble in the second quarter, his first since the eighth game of the 2003 season -- a span of 863 carries. ... Nine of Davis' 12 TDs have been on 1-yard runs. ... Jake Delhomme was intercepted twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers force six turnovers, get sixth straight win Nov 13, 2005 Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- When the Carolina Panthers handed cornerback Ken Lucas a $36.5 million free-agent contract, more than a few eyebrows were raised -- even inside their own locker room. But Lucas is steadily earning his pay, reeling in two game-changing interceptions Sunday to help the Panthers to a 30-3 victory over the stumbling New York Jets. "He earns that contract every day," safety Mike Minter said. "That is the type of player we needed in our secondary. His interceptions changed the complexion of the game." Lucas' picks started a rash of turnovers -- four of which came on consecutive New York possessions, to help the Panthers (7-2) pull away for their sixth-straight victory. The Jets (2-7) finished with six turnovers that Carolina converted into 20 points. Will Witherspoon returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown and Chris Gamble had an interception and a fumble recovery -- but none were as important as Lucas' two plays. Carolina led 10-3 when Brooks Bollinger, the fourth quarterback this season for the injury-ravaged Jets, moved New York to the Carolina 24. He had an open shot at the end zone when Laveranues Coles blew past Lucas, but Coles had to wait for Bollinger's pass -- which hung in the air long enough for Lucas to catch up and jump in front of him for an interception in the end zone. "He beat me on that, but I didn't quit on the play," Lucas said. "I took it away from him and they kind of gave up after that because they felt they couldn't score. "It's good when you get a team to quit on you." Bollinger, who was sacked four times, threw four interceptions and finished 11-of-21 for 98 yards, insisted the Jets didn't give up. "I wasn't going to back down -- we were still in the game," he said. "But obviously from there it didn't go my way. I made some bad decisions but mostly just bad throws. "And they didn't miss any beats. They made the plays when they had the chance." The Panthers didn't score after Lucas' first pick, but got another chance on New York's next possession when Bollinger was again picked off by Lucas, giving the Panthers the ball at the New York 34. That turnover put a spark in Carolina's defense on a day when the Panthers' offense wasn't nearly as efficient as it had been the last two weeks. Carolina didn't squander its second chance, handing it off eight times before Stephen Davis finally punched it in on a 1-yard score. It was Davis' 12th touchdown of the season, and gave the Panthers a 17-3 lead with 13:25 to go. New York then fell apart. Justin Miller fumbled away the ensuing kickoff and Gamble recovered to set up a field goal by John Kasay that made it 20-3. Bollinger seemed rattled under pressure and threw his third pick -- to Gamble -- on the next series to set up Kasay's third field goal. "We were like `Gee Whiz!' they are just snatching the balls out of the air," said Carolina defensive end Mike Rucker. Bollinger could do nothing right from there, and was picked off for a fourth time by Witherspoon, who ran it in for the score. "It's almost unbelievable, you sit there and say, 'This is not happening,' " said New York running back Curtis Martin. "It seems like it didn't stop." Carolina's strong defensive showing helped the Panthers win on a day in which star receiver Steve Smith was a non-factor. Jets cornerback Ty Law played Smith tough all day, holding him to three catches for 34 yards. New York's defense also limited Davis to 81 yards rushing. But behind the inexperienced Bollinger, New York's offense was stuck in neutral. Martin was held to 75 yards rushing. The Jets had 214 yards total offense. New York coach Herman Edwards seemed defeated afterward, defensive about Bollinger's play and the effort his injury-plagued team is giving. "That's a young quarterback, he doesn't have a lot of experience, he's doing as good as he can do," Edwards said. "That's all you can ask of any of these guys. If you have a problem with that, it's too bad." ^Notes:@ Jets right tackle Jason Fabini tore his left pectoral muscle in the first quarter and will miss the rest of the season. He was replaced by Scott Gragg, who gave up a sack to Kindal Moorehead shortly after entering the game. ... Martin lost a fumble in the second quarter, his first since the eighth game of the 2003 season -- a span of 863 carries. ... Nine of Davis' 12 TDs have been on 1-yard runs. ... Jake Delhomme was intercepted twice.
Adoni Beast Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 This is inexcusable. Where was Bowles during all of this? I’ve defended him more than a lot of people, but he was either in agreement to quit, or wasn’t even watching the game. How do you quit on a game with 11 minutes left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pajet Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, johnnysd said: You actually believe it was Morton's call and he is just not covering for Bowles? I for one don't. I think it was all Bowles. And if he's not covering for Bowles, its Bowles job to find out WTF Morton was doing and tell him to go full throttle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brown Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, johnnysd said: You actually believe it was Morton's call and he is just not covering for Bowles? I for one don't. I think it was all Bowles. Ok I see where you are coming from....... You know what is happening behind the scenes... I see now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustiniak Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Adoni Beast said: This is inexcusable. Where was Bowles during all of this? I’ve defended him more than a lot of people, but he was either in agreement to quit, or wasn’t even watching the game. How do you quit on a game with 11 minutes left? When the coach can't lead and leaves it to a 38 year old journeyman qb and the qb gets hurt, the head coach quits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brown Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 19 minutes ago, Barkus said: Never heard a coach admit that he quit before, but I remember herm doing the same thing vs the panthers a few years ago. Jets were getting blown out and he just ran the ball for almost the entire second half. A panther player was quoted after the game saying it felt good to beat a team so badly they would just give up. Herm denied it though. Herm did no such thing!! Good Grief!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkus Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Just now, Charlie Brown said: Herm did no such thing!! Good Grief!! I posted the article with quote highlighted above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy2020 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, Charlie Brown said: Ok I see where you are coming from....... You know what is happening behind the scenes... I see now Doesn't matter if Bowles or Morton were the one who made the decision, it's Bowles ****** job to go over there and choke him back to common sense. If Bowles was a head coach and not the coordinator in chief who likes to pretend that as long as *his* defense plays well then he's done his job then maybe he would be aware that his offensive coordinator had given up on the ****** game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Killa Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 47 minutes ago, joewilly12 said: WOW Im hoping to GOD the Johnson family wakes the hell up and gets rid of the GM and entire coaching staff. GM is fine for now..it’s the coaching staff that needs to pack their sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brown Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, jeremy2020 said: Doesn't matter if Bowles or Morton were the one who made the decision, it's Bowles ****** job to go over there and choke him back to common sense. If Bowles was a head coach and not the coordinator in chief who likes to pretend that as long as *his* defense plays well then he's done his job then maybe he would be aware that his offensive coordinator had given up on the ****** game. I don't think that any HC would say to an OC start throwing the ball when the OC says that we could get the QB hurt because the defense is in attack and prevent deep; and knowing that the QB has not played with the first team ALL SEASON!! I know that I wouldn't..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 The God Damn Jets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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