Good morning ☕
Even after 24 hours, I find it hard to comprehend what I saw on Sunday. It wasn’t just the loss, it was the nature of the loss.
Then late last night we get news that while Garrett Wilson has avoided serious injury, he will miss some time with a hyperextended knee.
When you look at the schedule, I think it’s reasonable to expect Garrett to miss the games against Carolina and Cincy before returning after the bye week. For the Jets, they’ve just lost their only proven receiving weapon, but maybe that’s a good thing for a team who absolutely has to find a secondary option.
Garrett Wilson has 27 more targets than the next closest Jet (Mason Taylor). We have a lot of issues, but one of the biggest is the lack of a secondary option at receiver. Wilson has 56 targets, second on that list of receivers is Josh Reynolds at 12. WR1 getting 44 more targets than WR2 is a big problem in the NFL, especially when you play a team like Denver who possess someone like Pat Surtain, someone capable of locking Wilson down.
Now the Jets will be missing Wilson, it’s going to force Tanner and Justin to spread the ball around. If that means the Jets elevate Smith or Skinner or Pritchett for Sunday then maybe this injury can be a long-term positive for the Jets. Rarely can you view losing your best offensive players as a positive, but with the Jets 0-6 and needing to build for the future, if this unearths a hidden talent then it’ll be worth it.
NEWS & NOTES
Immediately after the game Glenn defended his actions in letting the clock run out at the half, but having had time to reflect he admitted that he made a mistake in not taking a shot at the end-zone. Well at least that’s something.
He did then say this: “To consistently win, I do know this: There has to be improvement and, to me, I saw improvement within that game. Does that mean we’re going to go on this deal of winning every one of our games? No, but I know this: It gives us a better chance to win.” – Which I presume he means on the defensive side of the ball, that unit took a step forward…unfortunately the offense took 25 steps backwards.
Glenn also admitted yesterday that he accepts that Fields took a step back on Sunday, but he confirmed the Jets are sticking with him and he wasn’t tempted to insert Tyrod Taylor because it creates an environment where the starter is always looking over his shoulder.
Then just when you think Glenn is starting to make some sense, he seemed to praise Tanner Engstrand for sticking with the game-plan. Considering we had -10 net passing yards, 11 total points and 82 total yards…maybe he should have changed it up. There’s nothing like seeing someone not work, not changing it and then getting praised for not changing it. Madness.
Justin Fields was pressured on 16 of his 29 dropbacks on Sunday and on those 16 pressures he only attempted 4 passes. The 9 sacks on 29 dropbacks resulted in the highest sack % in any NFL game since 2018.
“I have all the confidence in the world in this team, I have all the confidence in the world in these coaches, I have confidence in myself, and I’m not going to waver one bit,” Glenn said. “You have to go through these times, you have to figure out exactly how you’re going to end up winning games and continue to press forward on that. … The thing I know we’re doing is we’re trying to build a solid foundation so we can consistently try to win.”
“I know everybody wants to win, but nobody wants to go through the hard stuff, and that’s what we’re going through right now.” – Glenn should know better than anyone that Jets fans have ben going through the hard stuff for decades, this isn’t an impatient and unrealistic fanbase…this is a tired and fed-up fanbase.
Interesting update from Connor Hughes: “DE Jermaine Johnson is a name that has come up for several teams in need of edge help in trade discussions, sources told SNY. It would take “a lot” for the Jets to part with Johnson, a team involved in those conversations said”
There was also a “free20” post from Breece Hall, looks as though he’s fed up of the losing and wants out. Connor Hughes said that based on what he’s heard from rival GMs, Hall’s value sits around a 5th round pick, potentially two 4th round picks.
Offence
No starter for the Jets had a higher PFF grade than Breece Hall who sat at 66.8. That should tell you everything. Max Mitchell was the highest graded Jet but he only played 5 snaps. Behind Breece you had Josh Reynolds (65.9), Olumuyiwa Fashanu (63.7), Andrew Beck (61.0 on 3 snaps) and Jeremy Ruckert (60.3).
On the other end of the scale you have Joe Tippmann (40.6), Garrett Wilson (45.7), Mason Taylor (49.1), Isaiah Davis (51.1) and Justin Fields (52.2). All of those players are guys you’d want to build around, so that’s not ideal.