Burn the tape and move on

 Robert Saleh, Zach Wilson, and the rest of the Jets should take the tape from week two and light it on fire. When the flames extinguish themselves, gang green is 0-2…

You are what your record says you are in this league, and right now, the Jets have played two games and haven’t shown up for most of either. Week One is understandable, a rookie head coach and a rookie quarterback are expected to look rough in their first real action. Zach Wilson looked like a rookie going against Bill Belechick’s stifling defense. Wilson threw four interceptions, two tipped (one of them flew through Corey Davis’ hands), and two that were clear rookie mistakes.

The defense looked good again for the second consecutive game, unfortunately the offense didn’t show up to play.  For the second consecutive week the defense didn’t allow over 30 points, sacked the quarterback three times, and the offense outgained the Patriots on offense, Zach Wilson just didn’t show up to play until it was WAY too late.

Braxton Berrios was the sole bright spot for this team on offense, and if he’s your leading receiver in a divisional game, you’re in trouble. The bright spots on defense were Sheldon Rankings for getting in the back field for the first time since injury, Marcus Maye had two tackles for loss (including a sack) and a pass deflection, and John Franklin-Myers getting a sack for the second week in a row. This team is young, don’t forget that, but it is still painful to watch the growing pains because Jets fans have only watched growing pains since Brett Farve left this team for dead after his troubling season in 2008.

Looking ahead, the Jets play their second road game in three weeks, in a tough environment in Denver. Teddy Bridgewater will have another opportunity to show the Jets why they should have chosen him in the quarterback carousel they’ve endured. Gang green’s offensive line will be tested again against the best defensive front the Jets have faced yet, while also facing the best secondary they’ve seen so far. Everything is shaping up for another disaster in all aspects of the game, but weird things happen in Denver. The Broncos have yet to play a home game, so the Denver faithful will be as load as it’s ever been.

Keep the faith in this team. Two weeks doesn’t mean a rebuild is a bust. Robert Saleh can still be a good coach, Zach Wilson can still lead this franchise, and the Jets can still be a playoff team in the future. The sky is not falling in Gotham. I will tell you when it is.

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