The New York Jets have made some main modifications to attempt to jump-start a once-promising season that was going downhill.
Robert Saleh was fired as coach after a 2-3 begin, interim coach Jeff Ulbrich modified offensive gamers, and the Jets acquired Davante Adams to reunite him with Aaron Rodgers.
New York is in some way in even worse form now.
The Jets misplaced 25-22 Sunday to a New England group that had misplaced six straight video games and was compelled to start out Jacoby Brissett, the quarterback in the course of the Patriots’ 1-4 begin. Brissett, enjoying after rookie Drake Maye was sidelined with a concussion, led New England to its first house win in additional than a 12 months.
And it helped ship New York to its fifth straight loss – and third straight below Ulbrich. The Jets are actually tied with the Patriots for final place within the AFC East.
“This is a time of darkness, and we perceive that the surface world goes to get actually loud proper now,” Ulbrich mentioned.
Rodgers added: “Yes, I’ve been within the darkness. You need to go there, make peace with it.”
Greg Zuerlein missed two kicks – a area purpose and an additional level – and the Jets burned all three halftime timeouts within the first quarter, two of them 44 seconds aside on the identical drive.
“One of them, we had been late to the assembly, one other one I used to be making an attempt to get the fitting safety,” mentioned Rodgers, who threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns. “One felt like we may get down, but it surely was okay to get him there. Our operation was a bit of gradual at occasions.”
New York used a timeout after an incomplete cross during which Rodgers appeared for Garrett Wilson. That timeout would come in useful in the course of the Jets’ last drive, which started from their 30-yard line with 22 seconds remaining.
Another clock mishap occurred when New York delayed the sport whereas lining up for a 2-point conversion after Braelon Allen rushed for a 2-yard landing with 2:57 remaining. From the 7, Rodgers accomplished a cross to the 5 and the try failed.
“We need to get higher operationally, total, and that goes for each single participant, each single coach. That’s Aaron. That’s all of us,” Ulbrich mentioned.
Zuerlein missed an extra-point attempt within the first quarter, then went huge left on his 44-yard area purpose try that might enable the Jets to construct on their 16-14 lead within the fourth quarter. The veteran has missed six area objectives this season.
Ulbrich insisted he does not remorse staying with Zuerlein regardless of his latest errors.
“We need to take a tough take a look at the whole lot we do, the whole lot,” Ulbrich mentioned. “It’s not nearly Greg, it is about all of us. We’re going to do it this week.”
Haason Reddick’s debut after an extended holdout didn’t present speedy reduction to New York’s protection.
The Jets allowed a Patriots offense that struggled mightily throughout Brissett’s 5 video games as beginning quarterback to achieve the tip zone twice in the course of the second half. On the successful drive, the Jets allowed the Patriots to transform a third-and-10 whereas cornerback Sauce Gardner was defending on the 34-yard cross play that moved the ball to the Jets’ 9-yard line.
“The NFL is hard. It’s robust to win. Even more durable if you make issues robust for your self,” Rodgers mentioned.
Associated Press reporting.
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