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Breece Hall was talking today about how all the weapons the team added would help him and Garrett Wilson.
“Defenses have to defend more than just us,” Hall said.
I respect Hall, but I’m not 100 percent on board with the narrative that the Jets have not had enough complementary pieces to Wilson and Hall during each player’s four seasons with the team.
I don’t think that was the problem.
The problem was, that during three of their four years with the team, they had QBs, who didn’t see the field well.
In 2024, they did have a guy who did, Aaron Rodgers, and Wilson had 101 catches.
The other three years, they had essentially one-read QBs who weren’t good at going through progressions and throwing with anticipation, so the assortment of weapons, or the supposed lack thereof, was kind of irrelevant.
Now, there is no doubt that Hall should be excited about the Jets’ offensive arsenal this year, with guys like Wilson, Omar Cooper, Kenyon Sadiq, Mason Taylor, and so forth.
But in three of the four years, the problem on offense was not the weapons; it was QBs, who were not full-field readers, and also play-calling.
With Geno Smith under center and Frank Reich calling the plays, that should help get all the weapons get more involved than what we saw from the Jets’ weapons in three of the last four years, in offenses that were essentially one-read systems when there were QBs not named Rodgers . . .
Smith opened his press conference today with an opening statement, like head coaches often do.
You don’t hear players do this very often. The last guy I can remember doing this was Teddy Bridgewater with the Jets for part of the 2018 season. He did this every time he addressed the media.
Here is what Smith said today to open his presser:
“Good afternoon. I want to start by saying I really feel like coming out of OTAs, I felt like we built some positive momentum and I’m really happy with where this team is right now. I really hate the fact that something I was a part of could have been a distraction for this team, my teammates, this organization, because a lot of hard work has been put in and a lot of guys have put a lot of work in for us to be in a good spot as a team. I’m happy that I’m able to put this behind me; I’m looking forward to moving forward and continuing to build day-by-day with my guys.”
I have to be totally honest, I’m not sure specifically what he’s referring to here, and this is not sarcasm.
Was it for being pulled over by a Davie, Fla police officer on March 18 for driving with improper tags?
Was it for the woman who posted on social media on June 21 that Smith “beat my ass,” that “he hates taking care of his special needs kid” and “can’t be left alone with him because he’d rather watch s*x online and play Call of Duty.” He was not charged with anything after this woman’s posts.
Was it for getting pulled over on July 6 in Florida for going 70 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone, and then not being able to produce a license?
I’m not being flippant here. Not sure which story he was referring to when he said, “I really hate the fact that something I was a part of could have been a distraction for this team.”
Some assumed it was the woman’s accusations, but there were three things he could be referencing, and I’m not going to guess as a reporter, and he never specified.
Look-it, none of these things are going to impact the Jets moving forward, but when your QB has three off-the-field “distractions” happen in one off-season, some would argue that is far from ideal . . .
Pictured above is new Jets defensive tackle David Onyemata addressing the media today. He’s an off-season addition not getting enough attention. He could be the panacea for their interior run defense, and also serve as a mentor to T’Vondre Sweat, who continues to work through his maturation process.
July 26, 2026
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