Stop me whenever you’ve heard this earlier than, the Jets’ psychological errors had been finally their downfall on Sunday afternoon.
Just like within the Week 1 loss to the Baltimore Ravens two weeks in the past, the Jets simply couldn’t get out of their very own means of their 27-12 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday.
It is simple to level the finger on the offense and say that’s the supply of Gang Green’s points, however their issues are a lot deeper than that. The offensive line gave Joe Flacco zero time within the pocket as he was sacked 4 instances.
However, they desperately want quarterback Zach Wilson to return towards the Pittsburgh Steelers.
After his stellar efficiency towards the Cleveland Browns final week, the Jets followers went again to chanting for Mike White towards the Bengals and deservingly so. Flacco had his worst outing of the season as he accomplished 28 of 52 passes for 285 yards and two interceptions and coughed up the ball twice.
“When you’re not winning football games, fans want you to go out there and win football games,” Flacco mentioned. “They’re right here to look at soccer, however they’re right here to look at their group win.
“You get the frustration, but at the same time, it is a two-score game and we have more important things to worry about than that stuff. We just have to go play football, then that stuff, it’s going to happen.”
Earlier this month, Saleh mentioned Wilson wouldn’t return earlier than the Jets’ Week 4 matchup on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Wilson has been working his means again from his meniscus trim and bone bruise damage he suffered throughout the first week of the preseason.
During the final couple of weeks, Wilson has taken half in apply on a restricted foundation working with trainers and throwing the soccer. On Sunday, Wilson threw to some Jets gamers, together with tight finish Tyler Conklin. There was no brace or no sleeve on his surgically repaired proper knee.
After the sport, Saleh mentioned Wilson could be evaluated on Monday however declined to say if the second-year participant would begin subsequent week.
Either means, the Jets want some form of vitality for this offense, their protection and the remainder of the group. The jury continues to be out on if Wilson is the Jets’ reply on the quarterback place.
No, Wilson received’t assist repair the psychological errors the Jets are making defensively, as, all through the day, they suffered from drop passes, turnovers, missed assignments and penalties. Those embrace a Franklin-Myers pointless roughness penalty on third down he obtained for touching Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow after the ball was launched.
Had the Jets not had that private foul known as, the Bengals would have punted. Instead, the Bengals scored their second landing of the day on a Tyler Boyd 56-yard reception.
Speaking of Boyd’s landing, security Jordan Whitehead tried to sort out him by utilizing his shoulder. It didn’t work and Boyd ran all the best way to the top zone for six factors.
“Our vets are making critical mistakes,” Jets coach Robert Saleh mentioned. “JFL [John Franklin-Myers] private foul, ticky-tack or not, that simply can’t occur. And Corey [Davis] clearly with the penalty he had.
“It has to get fixed.”
Later within the sport, because the Jets had been presumably set to attain their first landing of the sport, Davis was known as for a private foul.
That penalty proved to be backbreaking because the 15-yard penalty took the Jets from third and 6 to third and 21. Gang Green finally went for it on fourth down and Flacco was sacked and the group turned it over on downs.
“Mental errors, especially on the back end, which we can’t have,” cornerback D.J. Reed mentioned. “Teams are too good.
“They had the landing, okay, clap it up. But the opposite stuff is psychological errors. We must make it easy so we are able to cease with the psychological errors, we now have to speak extra, regardless of the case is likely to be.
“We have to get it fixed.”
Having Wilson again might certainly be the step in the precise course to have this group believing they’ve an opportunity to win each Sunday. Especially on offense the place the Jets look lifeless at instances.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com