Jets report card: Revis and the defense are shell of themselves By Brian Costello (NY Post) October 30, 2016 | 5:55pm Grades from the Jets’ 31-28 win in Cleveland on Sunday: Offense The Jets looked like two different teams in this game, so it is hard to give an overall assessment. The offense deserved an F in the first half and an A in the second half, so we’ll settle in the middle and give them a bump for winning. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (16 of 34, 228 yards, 1 TD) overcame a dismal three-completion performance in the first half to lead the team to three second-half touchdowns. WR Quincy Enunwa (4 catches, 93 yards, 1 TD) made several big plays. The Jets ran for 171 yards with big games from Matt Forte (25 rushes, 82 yards, 2 TDs) and Bilal Powell (6 rushes, 76 yards, 1 TD). Grade: B- Defense The Jets shockingly could not stop the Browns for most of the day. Browns QB Josh McCown (25 of 49, 341 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs) had several big throws. CB Darrelle Revis struggled to cover Browns WR Terrelle Pryor (six catches, 101 yards) and the Jets gave up 407 total yards. The Jets played better in the second half, but it was a disappointing all-around performance. Grade: D Special teams Rookie punter Lachlan Edwards had a good day, averaging 47 yards per punt and landing three inside the Browns’ 20, including pinning them at the 1 in the fourth quarter. Jets returner Jalin Marshall continues to make some bad decisions, but none of them really burned the Jets on Sunday. Nick Folk hit his only field-goal attempt. Grade: B Coaching The Jets came out completely flat and the coaches have to accept some of the blame for that, but they did rally in the second half and the coaches get credit for lighting a fire under the Jets at halftime. Todd Bowles showed some aggression, by going for it on fourth down in the third quarter and the Jets scored. They outscored the Browns 24-8 in the second half, so the halftime adjustments worked. Grade: B-
When have they been themselves all year (outside of the Baltimore game)? We can't bring a pass rush and the secondary is crapola.
I have to wonder, and maybe someone can offer insight; does Darrell decide how he plays his reciever? He used to jam and stuff opponents, disrupting routes and timing. He plays so far off now that he can only rely on speed and agility. Is this his choice or are the coaches more involved?
One thing that has been consistent from the defense this year is stopping the run. Unfortunately, stopping the pass is another story. They aren't getting pressure on the QB with just the front four rushing. Teams seemed to be focused on stopping Mo but no other Jet has posed a PR threat this year. I feel that the offense's inability to score points early has a negative impact on the defense. When you are behind or even, you have to give some space to receivers because you can't afford to give up the quick score knowing the O will have a hard time getting those points back. When you're ahead, you can afford to cover receivers more tightly or take some chances. I think that's what we are witnessing with the Jets D.
If he played on the LOS, he'd be getting torched for long TDs every game instead of 20 yard passes. He has no recovery speed and less lateral movement.
If you watch him it seems like he's not putting in much of an effort. He's stealing their money and coasting through the year as is Shitzpatrick. The two of them are just pathetic. Mac needs to do the right thing in the off-season whether that is taking the cap hit and cutting his ass or making him a rotational player at FS or nickel CB. Either way, they cannot allow him to start or compete for the starting job next year unless he's committed to conditioning and playing press coverage. If he can't or won't he's a back up or cut.
I would have to agree with the title. As much as I hate to admit it, Revis IS a shell of his former self. Muhammad Wilkerson is clearly NOT playing anywhere near the kind of money he was paid. Lorenzo Mauldin was supposed to take a major step forward this season, instead he barely even sees the field his play has been so bad. Calvin Pryor's 2016 season much resembles his rookie season when he was a liability most of the time. At least in 2014, you could say he was playing out of position. This season there is no excuse like that. So overall, and based on their current record, this team has actually REGRESSED since last season..........
He's got his ring, he's got his trademark season, and he's got his revenge check for the Jets trading him to a crap team. Bucket list complete.
In a league where Chris Conte still receives significant playing time, I think it's safe (and sad) to say that Calvin Pryor is the worst coverage safety in the entire NFL. Just think back to the bomb that Mike Wallace caught and how that ball went right through his hands, or the Doug Baldwin catch where he lit him up. The guy has horrible ball skills and terrible field awareness. He was supposed to be a bright spot moving forward this year after a strong campaign last season and he's just been dreadful.
I kept looking at the teamstream of B/R during the Seattle game, and the sideline reporter tweeted how Pryor was talking about the Christmas gift exchange with his opponents. In the first quarter. No fucking joke.
I shit you not. Then after the game the Jets tweeted out Pryor and Kam Chancellor standing next to each other holding each other's jersey during handshakes. They hashtagged it "respect" but after I saw that early tweet I realized that was probably the gift exchange. Kam is going to feel jilted come December.
Unbelievable. It seems like mostly everyone on this team could give two shits about the outcomes of the games. What a shame, because the roster is certainly talented.
Now that I posted that, we'll probably see a beat writer article about it this week. I started that Enunwa/Powell thread yesterday and this morning Bryan Costello posted an article about the best Jets players on both sides of the ball. Best offensive player? Enunwa. We have the laziest douchebag beat writers in the league. They barely pay attention to the team and rip off content from message boards like clockwork.
I have no love left for Revis, but I don't believe he doesn't care. Yes, his effort looks terrible sometimes, but I've seen this before many times in athletes who unexpectedly fall off the top shelf. They suddenly recognize that their best simply isn't good enough anymore, and after that, you can see they don't want to commit full effort and experience that reality. Yes, it's still ego. But it's not "not caring." Believe me: he cares. He's unhappy. He's dealing with mortality. That's why he lashed out at JR Smith's tweet a few weeks ago. If he didn't care, he wouldn't bother. And to suggest Fitz doesn't care is just silly. Fitz is Fitz. Of course he fucking cares. Unfortunately, that's often all he does. Caring doesn't put the ball where it has to be.
