–Defensively, they played like Aaron Rodgers had the cheat code for everything they planned to do.
He saw right through them.
It was Meinertzaghen’s Haversack.
Except he played himself.
Because no one believed the Brits could have an officer with such a German sounding name.
Or one so stupid he’d lose something so vital.
–The point being Rodgers knew what Demarcus Covington’s defense was trying to do better than they did.
–Offensively, it was even worse.
That one was all about learning what the route concepts and combinations were all about.
And how they were adjusted according the coverage looks they were being shown.
With this scheme as it’s currently functioning, you don’t need to know any of that stuff.
Or even look at the routes.
A lack of talent inside poor coaching, which is inside neglect by the front office.
Spoiler: They didn’t work.
I mean, look at these two plays by Chuck Clark.
And still they had the discipline to not jump offside.
(Too soon.)
–Nothing the Patriots offense tried fooled anyone.
Too many to count.
On every dropback the Jets were The Sisters, and Brissett was Andy Dufrense.
–Not that Brissett was entirely a victim of circumstances.
He made his own contributions to this abysmal failure.
Here, everything worked right.
–Bear with me for a second, because I promise you this is going somewhere.
Which I couldn’t process until my own beachcombing Irish Rose explained they’re collecting sea glass.
Which is apparently a thing among suburban wine moms because its decorative and craftsy.
And I’ll point out, is also available in bulk on Amazon for short money.
But apparently that’s just me missing the point.
Because with the pirate’s treasure that is sea glass, it’s not the kill.
It’s the thrill of the chase.
All of which I say to set up what I’m going to do now.
Beginning with Pop Douglas:
This 22-yard Over route was by far the most positive play of the day.
His seven catches were almost half of the entire team total.
And his 69 yards weremore thanhalf.
And after seeing just five targets through the first two games, he had nine on the night.
Which is often true.
But sometimes, like in Douglas' case, they just have a good point.
But still, a positive play is a positive play.
And might be an indication they can’t keep kicking the can down the road.
That Maye has to get his chance to prove himself.
Which is run and stop the run.
Stevenson had his worst game in recent memory.
Two of his most positive plays turned out to be his worst.
The fumble that gave New York the ball on New England’s half of the field.
–Against the run, it was one of the worst performances in recent memory out of this unit.
Surrendering 133 yards and a 4.0 average, but with 100 of those yards coming on missed tackles.
Which is made all the worse by the fact Rodgers was having his way with them through the air.
–It wasn’t much better on the second level.
Absent Ju’Whaun Bentley, Raekwon McMillan was pressed into duty.
He seemed slow to react.
Got caught in the wash a few times.
Whiffed on some tackles.
There’s some speculation that Bentley is not, in fact, done for the season.
The man is the league’s all time leading rusher.
He once had 25 rushing touchdowns for me in Fantasy.
Someone just start a crowdfund for him so this will stop.
–I do respect Jeff Bezos running an ad for Alexa for Kids.
While their parents are never shown, like the adults in a Charlie Brown cartoon.
And to think my mom worried that watching Bugs Bunny and The Three Stooges would ruin my brain.
–This Week’s Applicable Movie Quote (tie):
“Flash Gordon.
New York Jets.”
- Flash Gordon,Flash Gordon
“Flash!
Savior of the universe!”
And then I say, “A weekend.
You mean that two day period of time, half of which I call ‘NFL Sunday’?”
And then she remembers what I do to keep the lights on at home.
So I tell her when the schedule comes out in May, I’ll see what I can do.
And the last Sunday off until the bye in December.
Meaning this weekend, she gets her wish.
It’s off to Vermont to get all that Pumpkin Spice Life out of her system.
Where she can channel her inner Hallmark Movie woman and hit every cliche imaginable.
Apple picking?I’m in!
On a positive note, Vermont is world famous for its breweries.
And I’m bringing my laptop anyway.
