Key to Jets turnaround: reversing slow starts (stats incl)

[OtherwiseHappyinLife]

Over the last 22 games dating back to last year.


1. In first quarter, Jets have been outscored 120-61

2. On offense, they’ve only opened the scoring 5 times at some point in the 1st quarter, going 4-1

3. 5x out of 22 games or 23% of the time

4. They also opened the scoring 1x in Q2 (losing 10-9 to the Broncos this year) and 1x in Q3 (handily beating the Texans last year)

5. Overall, 5-2 when the Jets offense opened the scoring

6. Only 2x in 22 total games did the Jets jump out to a 7-0 lead:  Houston last year and NE this year.  2-0 in those games

7. Only 3x did they open & build with more than a 7 point lead.  Washington (20-0), Houston (14-0) and this year NE (14-0).  3-0 in those games

8. Couple this with their Defeated record after bye’s and with extended rests and you begin to see major deficiencies with offensive game planning and overall philosophy.  Just see how they open each year after months of preparation time.  
 

A Saleh philosphy predicated on 3 main things — extending back before Hackett even came & extending forward from Zach to Rodgers.

1. Offense do not screw up early

- No recognition that the return of aggressively attacking is most often worth the risk

2. We will win with our defense

- Even though our defense is built to play with a lead

- and our Defense doesn’t force enough TOs to gift our offense points (2 INTs this year) 

3. Bravado of establishing (‘forcing when not working’) the run early

- Regardless of predictability and number of opposing defenders in the box

The blueprint for a turnaround is there now that Saleh is gone & Hackett has been demoted.  

[TuscanyTile2]

It's difficult for fans to truly judge a CS but I think there are certain earmarks you can look at:

When a team plays a big game does it seem like they come out ready to play?

When a team has extra rest, do they look prepared?

Does the team constantly shoot itself in the foot (bad penalties, bad clock management etc)?

Does the team look better in the 2nd half than the 1st (halftime adjustments)?

Does the team "play down to" bad opponents?

Does the team let games slip away?

 

Things you don't want to see:

Do players talk about "lack of accountability"?

Does a HC constantly make excuses?

Does the HC dismiss the 1st 1/3 of the season as "the nothing part of football"?

[Joe W. Namath]

Throw the damn ball down the field.  Our slow starts are because unless we have an 18 play drive, we cant score.

Explosive, chunk plays are needed.

Rodgers has to stop playing so scared and air it out deep.

[OtherwiseHappyinLife]

The stars were never going to align with Saleh, unless a dominant MVP Rodgers could overcome all the conflicting parts of Saleh’s overall philosophy and the stubbornness by which he held to his macho fueled beliefs.  Offense & Defense have not been set up to be complimentary.

Rodgers is not his MVP self so the coaching staff has to help put him in positions to succeed and stay healthy (rather than taking hits when a Defense can pin their ears back on 3rd & long or w/ a lead).

We are going to see if Rodgers himself can adjust and accept he is not the same player who can carry a team.

As an example, data strongly shows that throwing over the middle (where Garrett happens to be strong) is well worth the risk of the occasional interception.

Will anything change?  Let’s tune  in Monday.  The 1st quarter is going to tell us a LOT.

[rangerous]

51 minutes ago, OtherwiseHappyinLife said:

Over the last 22 games dating back to last year.


1. In first quarter, Jets have been outscored 120-61

2. On offense, they’ve only opened the scoring 5 times at some point in the 1st quarter, going 4-1

3. 5x out of 22 games or 23% of the time

4. They also opened the scoring 1x in Q2 (losing 10-9 to the Broncos this year) and 1x in Q3 (handily beating the Texans last year)

5. Overall, 5-2 when the Jets offense opened the scoring

6. Only 2x in 22 total games did the Jets jump out to a 7-0 lead:  Houston last year and NE this year.  2-0 in those games

7. Only 3x did they open & build with more than a 7 point lead.  Washington (20-0), Houston (14-0) and this year NE (14-0).  3-0 in those games

8. Couple this with their Defeated record after bye’s and with extended rests and you begin to see major deficiencies with offensive game planning and overall philosophy.  Just see how they open each year after months of preparation time.  
 

A Saleh philosphy predicated on 3 main things — extending back before Hackett even came & extending forward from Zach to Rodgers.

1. Offense do not screw up early

- No recognition that the return of aggressively attacking is most often worth the risk

2. We will win with our defense

- Even though our defense is built to play with a lead

- and our Defense doesn’t force enough TOs to gift our offense points (2 INTs this year) 

3. Bravado of establishing (‘forcing when not working’) the run early

- Regardless of predictability and number of opposing defenders in the box

The blueprint for a turnaround is there now that Saleh is gone & Hackett has been demoted.  

the key to a jets turnaround is to get rid of the nitwit who coached this team.