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Oak Lawn, IL – Let’s cut to the chase . . .
Has anyone figured out how you can know if nobody is getting open if you generally only look at your first read?
It’s a philosophical question I’m still trying to answer.
In other words, how can you see something you’re not looking for?
I think Sam Darnold can be very good in time, but right now he’s learning on the job, and the Jets have clearly dedicated this season to letting him do that.
One play come to mind in the second quarter.
There was a play in the second quarter, where Darnold threw into double coverage on a shallow cross to Jermaine Kearse who was bracketed by CB Bryce Callahan and LB Danny Travathan. Running back Trenton Cannon was wide open in the left flat, but Kearse was Darnold’s first read, and he was determined to go there.
I’m not looking to disrespect the kid, but he needs work on his seeing the field, like a lot of young quarterbacks do . . .
Watching Chris Herndon beat Trevathan for a TD on a deep out in the fourth quarter, if makes you wonder why the Jets didn’t throw to him more. I know a lot of of fans and reporters are saying the Jets had no weapons in Chicago, but how is a tight end who runs 4.6, not a major weapon against linebackers the ENTIRE game?
Maybe some day somebody will explain this to me.
Just like I’d love an explanation on why Marcus Maye started ahead of Terrence Brooks in Chicago.
Maye was basically playing with one-hand. Hat-tip to him for toughness, but why not start Brooks who is healthy, and play Maye in a limited role since he’s got a broken thumb. You could see him on many plays trying to do things with one hand, like on Jordan Howard’s 24-yard run in the fourth quarter. He tried to shed a blocker with one hand, not easy to do, and he couldn’t, and Howard ran by him in the middle of the run.
Todd Bowles sometimes has a stubborn obsession with his playing his anointed guys come hell or high water, like Brian Winters last year for two months with a torn groin that was limiting his effectiveness. He was playing on one leg. Why not play a guy with two healthy legs?
It might need the National Guard to be called in to have Buster Skrine removed from the lineup. I just don’t get why they keep rolling with a guy who continues to hurt them with blown coverages and penalties. On the the Anthony Miller TD in Chicago in the back of the end zone, Skrine didn’t show great awareness.
He is clearly beyond reproach, and the media doesn’t seem to criticize him much, probably because he’s very cooperative with the press, as is his agent.
I like Maye as a player, but he was playing with one hand, which greatly limited him. Why start him? I’m not saying don’t play, him, but you have a healthy, capable guy behind him with two healthy hands, why not start him, and limit Maye?
Odd.
How can anybody tell me this makes sense? . . .
And sometimes you need to bench players, even if it’s for a series or two.
After Avery Williamson failed to cover Tarik Cohen on a 70-yard Skrine for a TD on the left side, he should have had to at the very least sit the next series to send a message. You need to let guys know that this sort of play is unacceptable. Williamson has a capable backup in Neville Hewitt.
Too much forgiveness around here.
Taking playing time away, even for a short time, can really wake guys up.
October 29, 2018
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