Content available exclusively for subscribers
Breshad Perriman
was very active at practice today (at least the part the media watches). You know when I first noticed him? On a pass for a nice gain where he was essentially uncovered.
As I mentioned this happened yesterday on a pass to Jeff Smith.
I’m not looking to be flippant about this, but it’s a problem.
Clearly the level of communication needs to improve in the Jets’ secondary . . .
We all know the Jets’ offense has been substandard this year, but I saw a stat today on ESPN.com that was truly illustrative of how bad it is. It was actually in an article about the Washington Football Team.
“Washington is averaging 292.7 yards of offense per game this season, the third fewest in the NFL (Jets at 259.0, Giants at 291.8),” ESPN wrote.
Think about that. Not only are they last in yards per game, but by a wide margin, 32.8 yards, behind the 31st team, The Football Giants.
Sam Darnold was practicing today, so he perhaps will be play this week, and if he does, he, and the Jets’ offense, clearly need to get this number up.
There has been so much debating going on the last couple of week about whether the Jets would pick Trevor Lawrence if they got the first pick of the draft.
Joe Douglas was asked some “gotcha” questions about whether Darnold will be the Jets’ QB next year. It’s really unfair to ask him that in the middle of the 2020 season.
He said their main focus is New England right now.
But he also made a point of saying that the line is now back intact and receivers are starting to come back.
So reading the tea leaves, I believe Douglas wants to see what Darnold can do down the stretch with a better line and supporting cast, and that could perhaps impact the decision next off-season.
He didn’t say this directly, but like I said, I’m reading the tea leaves, after listening closely to all his comments.
Basically without saying directly, Big Joe was saying, “Okay, now we have the receivers back and the line together, so let’s see what the kid can do.” . . .
Speaking of quarterbacks, check out this stat from ESPN on Cam Newton: “Over his past three games, Newton has zero touchdowns, five interceptions, a 21% off-target percentage and a 25.3 Total QBR.”
Obviously that isn’t very good, but the Patriots don’t have much around him, and I’m not just talking about pedestrian weapons, but their front seven on defense isn’t very good, so they are giving up a lot of points, putting extra pressure on the QB.
But I think that Newton made a mistake signing with New England. First all, replacing perhaps the best QB of all time is enormous pressure. You likely aren’t going to live up to that standard. What I thought he should have done was what Teddy Bridgewater did the New Orleans Saints, and now Jameis Winston is doing with the same team. Go there for a year or two, backup Drew Brees, work with a great QB guru in Sean Payton, get your sea legs back, and then re-emerge healthy, with better fundamentals, and in a better place overall . . .
So who is going to start next to Neville Hewitt at inside linebacker this week?
It’s quite possible that will be Harvey Langi, and it’s about time. One of the most perplexing personnel decision this year, by the defensive coaches (not Joe Douglas), was not playing Langi more at inside linebacker, after he played so well in the opener? He disappeared after that game. He’s a big, fast, athletic linebacker who plays with his hair on fire. I think this was a mistake. It’s quite possible that mistake will be rectified this week.
November 6, 2020
Premium will return by 11:59 on Monday.
