Put The Cookbook Away And Study The Sport More
After New England’s recent loss to Miami, Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked if the Patriots were looking past the Dolphins with Pittsburgh on the schedule next.
“Give me a break,” Belichick replied. “Any questions about the game or not?” He was right to shoot down this nonsense. Football is a very complicated sport with so much going on in a given game. The media often wants simple answers to complicated questions.
For example, earlier in the season, Jets players and coaches were asked why they couldn’t close out games.
How do you answer a question like that? Every close loss is for different reasons.
Former Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was once asked why he throws so many interceptions, and he replied, “Every interception has a different story.”
Well, every loss has a different story. To ask players or coaches why they can’t close out close games is looking for a cookbook answer to a complicated question.
For instance, why did the Jets lose a close game to Carolina? Here are a few reasons:
• Josh McCown’s fumble was returned for a touchdown by linebacker Luke Kuechly in the fourth quarter.
• Austin Seferian-Jenkins dropped a touchdown in the first quarter.
• On third-and-11 right before the two minute warning, Cam Newton threw an incompletion, but defensive tackle Mike Pennell was called for roughing the passer.
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FIRST DOWN- A lot of potential, but a lot to learn
There is a lyric in an old song by the rock group Chicago that sums up where Zach Wilson is right now:
IN HIS OWN WORDS WITH DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JEFF ULBRICH - Ulbrich breaks down Jets' defensive personnel
(Marcus Maye) can do it all. I would feel comfortable with him (at free or strong safety). He’s a guy that, to me, he can play deep, he can play the half field, he can play the middle third, he can do that and you feel comfortable with it. I think he’s got range, speed and athleticism. I think he’s got ball skills and instincts to be a deep safety. But I think he’s got enough size and girth and want-to and courage to play in the box. It’ll be fun to utilize all the things that he does. He can cover tight ends; he can cover some of the wide receivers in this league.
Dan's Minicamp Diary
Becton bombarded with weighty questions
Saleh calls Wilson ‘relentless' as a worker
QUESTION SESSION WITH QB ZACH WILSON
Jets hope initiatives will increase winning edge
Aside from adding as many good players as possible to help the Jets improve, coach Robert Saleh and GM Joe Douglas are trying to turn over every stone to find extra ways to give their team a winning edge, and two examples of this were announced over the course of the offseason, with the additions of a game management coach (Matt Burke) and the installation of an Athletic Care and Performance Department. Let’s take a closer look at these two moves and how they might help the Jets:
Dan's Spring Camp Diary
This time of year for learning, experimenting, not stats
AUDIBLES-Saleh doesn't cave on offseason work
Tom Brady might be wrong about this one.
SAFETIES
Justin Simmons, Broncos 6-2 • 202 pounds • 27 years old
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
Trent Williams, 49ers 6-5 • 320 pounds • 32 years old
LINEBACKERS
Lavonte David, Buccaneers 6-0 • 226 pounds • 26 years old
