Honest Review #2.1

Honest Review #2.1: And so it begins
Well, Happy New Year to all football fans around the country and around the world. Like any start in any of the four major sports in the U.S. the Opening Day of the sport is always filled with optimism because any year can be your team’s year.

Unfortunately, for the Jets; like many before it—this is not our year. With a lack luster performance (to be nice about it) the Jets fall to 0-1 on the young season. This team as expected has a ton of holes and no clear solution on patching those holes to at least look competitive in 2017.

From not using Bilal Powell pretty much at all in the first half, to only rushing for 36 yards, turning the ball over twice, and going 4/14 on third down. Let’s not forget that Josh McCown went 26/39 for 187 yards and two interceptions.

Since the end of the game I have tried to understand why Bilal Powell only got 7 carries for the entire game, and for the life of me I cannot figure it out.  Powell was the most effective Jet with the ball in his hands, and I guess it will just be a matter of time until Todd Bowels figures that out. This offense will revolve around Powell before the end of the year and that is because the Jets find themselves in the same hole that they were at the beginning of training camp. With Jermaine Kearse the only decent receiver that the Jets have he will be double covered most of the time he is on the field. That is because Quincy Enunwa got hurt in the Preseason. If, Enunwa didn’t get hurt maybe the Jets could be a 4-6 win team this year, but with only Kearse in that receiving core, the Jets will need Powell to be the oil that fuels this machine.

As for the horrific 3rd down conversion rate, that will just come with time and better play calling. Practicing with mostly rookies and a shaky offensive line, it’s a prayer that the 3rd down conversion rate improves over the course of the year (and that still might not be enough to win the ball game). McCown is exactly what you thought he was going to be and with his injury history, he might not finish the season under center.  

If that doesn’t scream the worse team in the NFL I don’t know what does.

The Bills had something like 13 plays over 20 yards this afternoon with LeSean McCoy rushed for 110 yards. The defense was the literal definition of “Swiss cheese” with the amount of missed assignments and blown coverages that happened in Buffalo for the Jets.


I can only imagine what Derek Carr will do to this Jets defense next week in Oakland. And, what the Jets offense will look like against that stout Oakland defense. Being that the Jets could only manage 206 total yards from scrimmage—we will see what abomination will show up next week. Let’s just hope for the best and hopefully it won’t be a 50 point shutout win for the Raiders. Anyway, it’s been a LONG while since I’ve said this but LET’S GO JETS and let’s keep pushing toward that franchise quarterback.  

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