There is only one thing i can say about today’s win against the Browns, and that is WOW! Today the Browns showed their hand and that hand says they are 110% sold on landing the 1st overall pick yet again to draft one of the man quarterback’s. There really was no reason we should have won this game, but the Browns simply said here’s the game we want the pick. The Browns at the very least could have had 32 points if they could have capitalized on one of the 8 opportunities where they were in field goal range, which resulted in 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 2 missed field goals (52,39), a fumble lost, and turnover on downs on the 4 yard line. Why did the Browns go for it on 4th and 2 from the 4 yard line? Yes the kicker already missed twice(one was from 52 (which isn’t a easy kick for anybody) but this would have only been a 21 yard kick, which would have ultimately been the game tying field goal and judging the way we played today would have been a overtime loss. The offense simply could not move the ball at all and the defense couldn’t keep the Browns from moving the ball up and down field.
- JETS OVERALL GRADE TODAY – C- The Jets defense allowed 419 total yards and 22 first downs on 10 drives. The offense gained an embarrassing 212 yards and 14 first downs on 11 drives. Also we had 9 penalties for 90 yards!
- Offense – F – McCown only led his offense to 212 total yards today with only 14 first downs as we were 4-12 on 3rd down and only 25:34 time of possession to the Browns 34:26. The run game was just a non factor only 34 yards on 18 carries(1.9 avg per carry). Bilal Powell was also non existent today with only 2 carries for 5 yards and 4 catches and 28 yards. Elijah McGuire struggled as well today coming off a great week 4 game. McGuire was only able to get 20 yards on 11 carries(
1.8 avg per carry) and 2 receptions for 10 yards. Despite throwing 2 touchdowns, McCown still had a very poor performance. McCown threw for only 194 yards 2 tds and a pick against against a Browns defense that is 24th in passing defense. The Jets offensive line also struggled today giving up 3 sack and committing several penalties. Yes we did win the game, but after halftime the Browns made a QB change that resulted in a touchdown. I believe coach Todd Bowles should have made that same move and brought in Bryce Petty. Petty showed that he has made tremendous progress and proved that he should get a chance to play as he completely dominated in preseason. Although Petty wasn’t playing against starters he completely dominated the level of talent he was up against and i believe he could be successful against starting NFL defenses. Petty couldn’t have played much worse than McCown who didn’t even crack 100 yards in the first half and had 1 interception. We have to think about our future as McCown will be 39 next year he is not a long term option, and Petty isn’t getting any younger as he is 26. Today would have been the perfect time to make the switch as McCown played horribly against the 0-4 Browns. After halftime we should have seen Petty enter the game and it is very possible he could have had a excellent 2nd half due to his vertical threat ability. Petty has a way bigger arm than McCown, and if we was able to hit a deep pass or two with Petty then our run game could have got going as the Browns defense would have to play off the ball more due to Petty’s arm strength and Anderson and Kerse’ deep play ability. If McCown don’t step up next week against the Patriots then Bowles has to hand the keys to Petty who may or may not be our franchise QB, but could get the experience he needs to keep from signing another vet next year. i would give Bowles a F—— today as he continues to just be oblivious to making adjustments. He just watches guys continuously struggle instead of making a change. - Defense – C- Yes our defense only allowed 14 points and had 4 forced turnovers (2 ints, 1 fumble recovery, and a turnover on 4th down) they also gave up 419 yards on 10 drives and 22 first downs. That is 41.9 yards per drive! Also on just 10 drives the Browns managed to get into scoring position 8 times, but only scored twice due to 2 missed field goals and 4 turnovers. What cost the Browns the game was when they decided to go for it on 4th and 2 from the 4 yard line, which makes absolutely no sense what so ever as the Browns were only down by 3 (10-7). The field goal would have only been a 21 yard attempt(5 years ago that was basically a extra point) but instead they decided to go for it and ran the ball with Crowell.
All i can say is somebody on the Jets has a guardian angel looking out for them as this game was all luck and bad coaching by both teams. How do you get into scoring position 8 out of 10 drives but only come up with 14 points? Bowles please consider our future and the fact that we have to consider a quarterback change in the near future. Obviously the TEAM has won 3 straight games but that’s not thanks to McCown. I believe that we can win just as much or maybe even more with Petty at QB and i don’t know about ya’ll but i would rather win 6 games with a 26 year old than a 38 year old. Just consider that Petty has a better arm, a great preseason, and could potentially be good enough to be our starter until we can bring along who ever we decide to draft.
-Brock Guthrie 10/8/2017