“Neglect” is such a terrible word.
In fact, it’s one that has absolutely positive connotation.
But no one ever uses it that way.
It’s always in the context of describing a state of disregarding something and letting it fall apart.
Eliot Wolf and his staff have a lot to answer for.
They’re a decidedly run-first team, with the 8th fewest pass attempts in the league.
Yet they’ve surrendered surrendered the 8th most sacks, for a 3rd-worst sack rate of 12.5%.
Thursday night was the worst of the three games.
Jacoby Brissett dropped back 23 times, was pressured 12 of those, and sacked 5 of them.
For Drake Maye, it was 12 dropbacks, 5 pressures and 2 sacks.
So statistically speaking, regardless of who was under center, they ended up under a Jets pass rusher.
I bring this all up not to offer you hope, but a warning.
Because a bad situation is very likely to get worse.
And you won’t like what they have to say:
32.
So that would be 60% of our starters.
How bad is it?
So bad that Vederian Lowe is our best option at LT. Now he’s practically indispensible.
Jacobs went undrafted in 2023 out of USF.
He was signed by Denver, and never played a snap for them.
Now he’s our projected LT against a defense that was No.
That’s the situation as it stands.
Just did next to nothing and hoped it would work out for the best.
Or to put it differently, neglected it.
Until this stops being the No.
32-graded line in football, we’re going to have to slow walk his first start.
I want to see Maye more than anybody.
I just prefer to see him in once piece.
