Honest Review #5

Honest Review #5: Déjà vu all over again
The good news is Fitzpatrick didn’t throw a pick. Bad news is the Jets lost again. As a Jet fan you would think that I am used to it. However, I have to say that with each loss the pain grows deeper and deeper with the amount of talent the team has on both sides of the ball. On offense we have two of the best players in their respective positions—that being Brandon Marshall and Matt Fortè. Ryan Fitzpatrick has been nothing short of terrible this season, but the offense is somehow we are still in the games. The defense has been working their asses off to keep the score close.
I honestly don’t know how the Jets didn’t win this game. At one point deep into the fourth quarter the Jets were winning in turnovers, time of possession, and rushing yards. Looking at the numbers the game should have been closer than it was. The one number that isn’t too promising is the third down conversion percentage in game was 2/11 or 18%. Brandon Marshall had a great game minus the three key drops that were drive killers. This team is just one step, one second off a route from clicking on all cylinders. The team looked out of sync yet again without Eric Decker, but Austin Seferian Jenkins wasn’t as involved as he should be. What Chan Gailey and Ryan Fitzpatrick need to understand is that this man could drive this team to another level. What Quincy Enunwa is doing could be times by two with the ability of Seferian Jenkins. The defense didn’t play as well as I would have liked them to, but like I said they kept the team in the game for the majority of the game.
The defense can only do so much for the offense without giving up a couple of big plays to one of the NFL’s best offenses. The body of work that Sheldon Richardson and Marcus Williams did today has to be shined out above anyone of the team. Those two were giving the Pittsburgh offense nightmares. Richardson had an interception and two tackles. While Marcus Williams had seven total tackles and held Antonio Brown under one hundred yards receiving. The team has talent and it just hasn’t clicked on all cylinders consistently yet. The next five-week streak however, might change the look of the Jets season. The next five games are against Arizona, Baltimore, Cleveland, and Los Angeles. Every one of those games the Jets can compete in and ultimately win. For a team that is in dire need of a “W” you could see a Jets team, despite all the injuries, show up to Glendale, Arizona, and completely run the Cardinals out of the building.
Sources:(nfl.com, bleacherreport.com)

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