Day 52

Fresh Start_52: Attention Passengers
One of our engines is down and Eric Decker is out for the season. Decker is going to need season ending shoulder surgery, with an eight-month recovery period. The next man up mentality applies here to the absolute highest extent. Quincy Enunwa needs to step up and become the receiver that he has hinted at throughout the year. Austin Seferian Jenkins needs to be the tight-end that the Jets need and have wanted for the past four years. Seferian Jenkins has shown spurts of being an all-pro tight-end with four touchdowns in only seven games.
Eric Decker will be missed tremendously and his production will not be surpassed this season. Decker is the best number two target in the league. Decker had 1,027 receiving yards and twelve touchdowns last year and would have been a huge part of the past two games and possible have had an impact to win one of those games, based on the production and talent level of Decker. Ryan Fitzpatrick has had a tough time already this season, leading the league in interceptions and losing one of his favorite targets. Brandon Marshall has to step up even more than he already has for the Jets to be competitive. I still feel confident that the Jets will win the next six weeks, even with the tough Arizona Cardinals defense on Monday Night this week. Matt Fortè will have to come out of the coffin that he has been in since Kansas City to get pressure off of Fitzpatrick and let the monster receivers that the Jets have to make plays, ultimately getting the immense pressure that has been the Jets defense since 2010. The calling card is out there, and the man who answers the call will be showered with applause from Jets fans everywhere. Planes don’t need every engine to fly, but let’s hope the 2016 season plane doesn’t crash and burn.
Sources:(nfl.com, espn.com)

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