This past Sunday, the New York Jets took on cross town rivals the New York Giants. The Jets coming out with a 34-27 surprising victory at MetLife Stadium. Now, just because the Jets (2-7) beat a team equally as bad as them, the Giants (2-8) does not mean things are looking up. Although, the team did start off with a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and ultimately ended up rallying from a 27-21 deficit.
This was a big game for Adam Gase. It was a season high 34-points, the Jets showed offense throughout the entire game, and Sam Darnold finally did not throw an interception for the first time since week 1. After the game Darnold said, “Sticking with the process and understanding that we’ve got a good squad and we’ve got a really good head coach, really good offensive and really good defensive staffs, as well. It’s just about putting it together and making sure, like I keep saying, that we stay within ourselves and stay patient.”
It seems that the Jets have ignited a fire, but let’s not get too ahead of ourselves. If it’s anything like the past seasons, this little glimpse of hope won’t last too long.
Looking back at last week’s game against the Miami Dolphins (the second worst team in the NFL), we saw what is known as the “Same Old Jets” quite honestly it might have been even worse. The Jets fell to the previously 0-7 Miami Dolphins with a final score of 26-18. The first win for Miami head coach Brian Flores. Adam Gase has really embarrassed himself and ran every aspect of this team into the ground. According to Gase,”It’s the NFL. You can’t be embarrassed by this s—.” Gase continued,”We’ve got to get things fixed. That’s what they know. That’s what I told them.”
The defense was left in the dust by the Dolphins offense which is ranked amongst the worst in the NFL. Darnold was only 27 for 39 for 260 yards with one touchdown and an interception. Adding to his year of nine interceptions and six touchdowns. This game really gave us a look at how important the cornerbacks are and that they are the biggest concern with the Jets defense.
The problem isn’t only with the players, the Jets have suffered poor calling and inconsistent game plans which ultimately falls on the head coach. They also have a general manager that didn’t hire the head coach, which has caused more internal/front office problems. Ultimately for the Jets, the roster is poorly constructed, injuries have limited the poor roster even more, and Gase just doesn’t know what to do with himself or this team.
The Jets, now 2-7 are set to play the Washington Redskins (1-8) this Sunday (Nov.17 2019). As always who knows how the game is going to go. All we can say is pray for the Jets, but even more so pray for the Jets Fans.
Written by Brielle Cerchio
Big Apple Sports 