Yeah sure seems like we fold really easily and really quickly How many times have we seen a bad pick or fumble…that’s a chance for the D to come in and get a three and out stop and make a statement. But that never happens with us. We get a bad play and then we fold and shit the bed. When Gipson fumbled against Pitt…nothing says the D can’t come in and make a stop and hold them to a FG. But they didn’t. They gave up a quick go ahead TD. That’s the loser mentality. That’s the “here we go again” mindset. That’s been instilled in our D by years and years of just horrid offense not getting it done. But a solid team doesn’t fold like that. So if that’s the culture that AG wants to build, we are far from it
79, I agree. This team as presently constituted is between poor and bad. Some individual talent but that is about it. They do not seem capable of playing smart and their major acquisions Stephens and Fields were head scrachers at best... I mean what the F did they see in these guys to pay them millions.... AG already walking on thin ice with the media, and us. Preching patience w/o producing a competitive FB team is a formula for failure. IMHO, so far nothing has changed from a performance perspective... just new faces, and SOJ.
Yup for sure… AG is going to have to earn that trust and that patience…just because he was a great Jet player doesn’t matter much now. He was brought in to change the culture and build a winning team. I’m not sure he was the best choice but that is what it is and we’ve all beaten it to death. I will cheer for him but he needs to show progress. So far, we are 0-2…the Bills loss was expected but was worse in how we performed than it should have been…the Pitt game was the winnable one but SOJ we beat ourselves. That’s on coaching a lot…all the culture changing and discipline and accountability were talk but didn’t show up on the field. Season is way early, and no one expected a playoff contender honestly, but we need to show up much better than we have. TB will be an interesting test. On the road against a good playoff team. Not unbeatable, and they just lost a great DT to injury so hopefully we can run the ball some, but win or lose, we CAN NOT show up like we did against Buffalo.
My two cents. Very disappointing start. As I see it, simplistically the two biggest concerns of this young season are: 1- Very ineffective D. We gave up 64 points in two weeks, we over pursue allowing long gains and we insist on cover one where top QBs strive. Our secondary is weak and often out of position, and LB play especially from Sherwood has been far below the standard we saw from him last year. 2- Penalties, when is that obvious, like hitting out of bounds or roughing the passer by hitting the QB high, the issue is with the players, not the coaching. You can’t overcome stupid when they just don’t get it. We extended drives and give them a chance to score for free. I’m not saying the O is good enough, we have got to get better, but remember, the premise was always for the D to keep it close so we can play our brand of offense. Well, we are far from it between mistakes that move the chain for the opposition and bad execution.
How about simply sitting his ass down for the next series. He was in there for the next defensive series. Where's the accountability?
I was surprised by that as well…so much for accountability…that dude does this kind of shit consistently He can sit a series or two
This is the unit that has me the most concerned. Why? Because.......not only do we have a defensive minded head coach who also played in the NFL, on Defense, but also because it's the one damn unit where the D-Coordinator is actually HIGHLY experienced! Or, supposed to be. Wilks is not a novice DC. He's been in the league for a LONG time and most of that as a DC! So, why in the hell does the D look so bad? Yeah, the talent may not be top shelf but I'm talking about players consistently out of position. Players over pursuing. The tackling, OH MY FUCKING STARS the TACKLING!! Or rather, the lack thereof! With Glenn's more physical training camp I thought, at the very least, this part would get corrected! If I see one more sumbitch load up, hit with the mother f'n shoulder and then bounce off while whiffing in the wind I'm going to scream! Drop your fucking ass, square up, look at the man's chest and put your fucking facemask between the numbers and wrap! It worked 30+ years ago when I played football, it works in Pop Warner and it STILL works in the fucking NFL! So SICK of all these asshole's showboating looking for the "big hit" then doing their bullshit dances. Hey, how about not missing a tackle then trotting your worthless asses back to the huddle to do it again. IF you win the game then you can dance all you want. This probably pisses me off the most. Screw this...I'm starting a whole new thread to talk NOTHING but the useless turd of a defense the Jets have.
