So, I think we're suffering from a little bit of mental lag here this season. For the most part, in 20 years with Tom Brady, we never had to ask the question, "How can we win the Super Bowl?" It was always, "Where are the flaws that could get in the way of us winning a Super Bowl?" And so, even after wins, the discussions would always be "Yeah, but..." because we knew playoffs (and likely AFFCG appearances) were a given. The questions were always centered around what will happen when we face the best of the best.
We have a rookie QB who's made two NFL starts (and played well in both). Four of our top Six receiving targets (projected) are new to this team, new to each other, and obviously all six are new to Mac. The idea that this offense isn't firing on all cylinders against two defensive minded coaches (one of whom is a former assistant here) should be a surprise to no one. What you want to see is improvement as the year goes on, so getting a three score win on the road here SHOULD be a positive thing. But you'd never know it reading this thread.
I'd like to remind folks that it took the greatest QB of all time half a season to really click with a group of players that (outside of Gronk) were ALL used to playing together. The results looked better because of the talent in that group and because Brady is well... BRADY, but there is a continued underestimation here of what it takes to develop timing and rhythm on offense with a group of entirely unfamiliar players. There's no doubt in my mind that Belichick and McDaniels know this, and also know that they didn't need Mac to put up 40 points to beat the Jets. The gameplan was conservative, and they won the game by 19 points. Conversely, Zach Wilson was aggressive for aggressive's sake and gave his team no chance to win.
Let's rejoice in the fact that the Jets might be ruining another top 5 QB pick! This should be a happy day, you sorry sods.