The Jets may need the No. 3 protection within the NFL statistically, nonetheless, Gang Green’s unit has slipped in latest weeks.
Robert Saleh’s protection in opposition to the Lions in Week 15 allowed a 51-yard game-winning landing with 1:49 remaining. The following week in opposition to the Jaguars, they’d a 96-yard drive within the second quarter that performed a big position within the sport.
And then there’s final week in opposition to the Seahawks when Kenneth Walker III ran for 60 yards on the primary play from scrimmage. Seattle, as a group, rushed for 198 yards in opposition to the Jets, which was essentially the most the group has allowed on the bottom this season.
“Gap control,” Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich stated. “It’s a thing where we are so aggressive up front at times. We weren’t as sound as we needed to be last week against a runner that can absolutely take advantage of that.”
The Jets are permitting 311.6 yards per sport, third within the league. Gang Green additionally provides up 19.1 factors per sport, which is fourth within the NFL.
Those numbers are often ok to get a group to the playoffs. However, with the Jets offense so anemic not too long ago as they haven’t scored a landing in two weeks, it’s as much as the protection to maintain them in video games they usually haven’t not too long ago.
The Jets had 15 takeaways within the first 11 weeks of the season. During their five-game dropping streak, the Jets have only one.
It seems the Jets protection will face Dolphins quarterback Skylar Thompson this week. Starter Tua Tagovailoa remains to be out on account of a concussion and backup Teddy Bridgewater is coping with a pinky harm on his throwing hand.
The Jets performed Thompson in Week 5 after Tagovailoa was out (concussion) and Bridgewater was knocked out on the sport’s first play. Thompson completed 19 of 33 for 166 yards and an interception in a 40-17 Jets victory.
Thompson additionally performed in final weekend’s 23-21 loss to the Patriots in aid of Bridgewater as he accomplished 12 of 21 passes for 104 yards, one landing and one interception.
“I think it is unfair to him in the game that he played in last week and in the game that he played in our week — it’s so hard to prepare,” Ulbrich stated, “I do know execs have to do that however to arrange because the starter once you’re not getting all of the first-team reps and in our sport, he didn’t have that and final week he clearly didn’t have that.
“It will be interesting regardless of who starts, they’re going to get a majority of all of the reps. I think we will see a better version of him.”
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