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This week\u2019s opponent is the lowly NY Jets.\u00a0 Even though the game will be played in the Meadowlands, not even Tony Soprano could help them. \u00a0\u00a0This team has been devastated by injuries which prompted them to hold a fire sale at the trade deadline.\u00a0 They traded CB Sauce Gardiner and DT Quinnen Williams.\u00a0 They have five 1st<\/sup> round picks in the next two years.<\/p>\n

Offense 3 WR 1 TE<\/h3>\n

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<\/td>\nStarter<\/td>\n2nd<\/td>\n3rd<\/td>\n4th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QB<\/td>\nBrady Cook<\/td>\nTyrod Taylor<\/td>\nJustin Fields IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RB<\/td>\nBreece Hall<\/td>\nIsaiah Davis<\/td>\nKhalil Herbert<\/td>\nKene Nwangwu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nJohn Metchie<\/td>\nTyler Johnson<\/td>\nJosh Reynolds IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nAdonai Mitchell<\/td>\nArian Smith<\/td>\nIrvin Charles O<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nIsaiah Williams<\/td>\nGarrett Wilson IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TE<\/td>\nMason Taylor Q<\/td>\nJeremy Ruckert<\/td>\nStone Smartt<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FB<\/td>\nAndrew Beck<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LT<\/td>\nOlu Fashanu<\/td>\nMax Mitchell<\/td>\n–<\/td>\nJelani Woods<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LG<\/td>\nJohn Simpson<\/td>\nXavier Newman<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C<\/td>\nJosh\u00a0Myers<\/td>\nJoe Tippmann<\/td>\nGus Hartwig\u00a0IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RG<\/td>\nJoe Tippmann<\/td>\nXavier Newman<\/td>\nAlijah Vera-\u00a0Tucker IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RT<\/td>\nArmand Membou<\/td>\nChukwuma Okorafor<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Jets’ Offense is pretty anemic with 270.1 Yards Per Game (YPG), which is 29th.\u00a0 Passing, they are 32nd<\/sup> at 145.9 YPG.\u00a0 When they run the ball, they are 9th<\/sup> at 124.3 YPG.\u00a0 Scoring, they rank 28th<\/sup> at 18.8 Points Per Game.\u00a0 In the Red Zon,e they are 29th<\/sup> at 45.7%.\u00a0 On 3rd<\/sup> down, they are 27th<\/sup> at 35.0%<\/p>\n

First-year Head Coach Aaron Glenn announced that Justin Fields was put on IR this week.\u00a0 He went on to state that Brady Cook will be the starter at QB.\u00a0 You know Brady Cook?\u00a0 He went Undrafted after this year\u2019s draft.\u00a0 The 6\u20192\u201d 215-pound QB started the last two years for Missouri in the SEC.\u00a0 So far this season, he has played in the last three games, starting the last two games and completing 58 of 98 passes for 527 yards, 59.2 Completion %, 1 TD, and 6 INTs.\u00a0 His QB rating is an anemic 9.7. \u00a0Cook has been sacked 17 times in 89 dropbacks.\u00a0 He also has a 53.1% Pressure-to-Sack rate, which is no threat.<\/p>\n

The Jets have three good running backs in Breece Hall, Isaiah Davis, and Khalil Herbert.\u00a0 I was surprised that the Jets didn\u2019t trade Breece Hall at the trade deadline.\u00a0 Perhaps teams weren\u2019t willing to pay the price the Jets wanted for a non-elite RB.\u00a0 Hall has 229 carries for 954 yards. 4.2 YPC, 3 TDs, and 2 Fumbles.\u00a0 As a receiver out of the backfield, he has 34 catches on 45 targets for 332 yards, 9.8 YPC, and a TD.\u00a0 Davis has 40 carries for 225 yards, 5.6 YPC. A TD and no Fumbles.\u00a0 As a receiver, he has chipped in with 20 catches on 27 targets, 8.9 YPC, and no TDs.<\/p>\n

The Jets lost Garrett Wilson to IR, playing only eight games.\u00a0 He broke his streak of 1,000-yard seasons at 3 in a row.\u00a0 That streak was incredible considering how bad the QB play has been for the Jets over the last 4 seasons.\u00a0 He still leads the team with 36 catches on 59 targets for 395 yards, 11.0 YPC and 4 TDs.\u00a0 Adonai Mitchell assumes the #1 receiver role.\u00a0 He was acquired in the Sauce Gardner trade, has 21 catches on 46 targets for 279 yards, 13.3 YPC, and 2 TDs.\u00a0 John Metchie, acquired in a trade with the Eagles, has 23 catches on 37 targets for 195 yards, 8.5 YPC, and 2 TDs.<\/p>\n

Mason Taylor is the top TE.\u00a0 He is the player I wanted for the Patriots instead of Treveyon Henderson.\u00a0 It was not because I thought Henderson was a bad player, but more because of the shortage of quality TEs.\u00a0 There was more depth in the draft for RBs, and the Patriots could have taken a good back later.\u00a0 It had nothing to do with Henderson, who turned out to be a terrific pick and likely Offensive Rookie of the Year.\u00a0 Taylor has missed two games with injuries and is Questionable for Sunday.\u00a0 He leads the team with 44 receptions on 65 targets, 8.4 YPC, and 1 TD.\u00a0 Jeremy Ruckert and Stone Smartt are the backups.<\/p>\n

Andrew Beck is the Fullback and is used as a lead blocker.\u00a0 He only has 1 carry for 5 yards.<\/p>\n

Despite the loss of Elijah Vera-Tucker, the Offensive line is the strength of the Offense. \u00a0\u00a0The Jets have invested in their line and so far, the three young players have been mediocre.\u00a0 LT Olu Fashanu was last year\u2019s #1 pick (11).\u00a0 The 6\u20196\u201d, 319-pound T out of Penn State is still only 23 years old.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 70, 36th<\/sup> of 83 Tackles.\u00a0 For the season he has given up 6 Sacks, 4 QB Hits, 27 Hurries, and 37 Pressures.\u00a0 \u00a0 RT is rookie Armand Membou, a player that I had highlighted early in the Draft process, might be the Patriots’ 1st selection.\u00a0 The 6\u20193\u201d, 314-pound Right Tackle played at Missouri and was selected by the Jets in the 1st<\/sup> round (7) in this year\u2019s draft.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 71.6, 30th<\/sup> of 83 Tackles.\u00a0 Let\u2019s put Will Campbell\u2019s stats next to these two young players.\u00a0 \u00a0Campbell has a 71.3 PFF Grade, 33rd<\/sup>.\u00a0 Better than Fashanu and close to Membou.\u00a0 Campbell has missed the last three games and will miss the next game as well.<\/p>\n

It is interesting that Membou did not switch to Left Tackle as a Senior at Missouri. \u00a0The reason he did not switch was that Missouri signed SMU All-AAC Left Tackle Marcus Bryant from the Transfer Portal.\u00a0 Bryant was a surprise selection by the Patriots in the 7th<\/sup> round, and he has been on the roster all season.\u00a0 Josh Myers was signed a 1-year contract during Free Agency this year.\u00a0 The Jets liked him so much that they signed him to a 2-year extension for $11M.\u00a0 Myers is not that good and doesn\u2019t deserve a $5.5M per year contract.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 38th<\/sup> of 40 Centers in the league.\u00a0 Let\u2019s put that in perspective.\u00a0 There are only 32 starting Centers in the league.\u00a0 He is 6 spots away from being the last Center worthy of starting.\u00a0 In comparison, the Patriots re-signed Ben Brown to a two-year $6.6M extension that has a base closer to $5M.\u00a0 Brown is listed as a Guard by PFF and has a 68.5 grade.\u00a0 If he had had enough snaps at Guard, he would have been #30 among 73 Guards.\u00a0 That would be the top half of starting guards, and the Pats have him for half of what the Jets gave Myers.\u00a0 The Ohio State player was selected in the 2021 draft 2nd<\/sup> round (62) by Green Bay.\u00a0 On the season, he has given up 2 Sacks, 4 QB Hits, 20 Hurries, and 26 Pressures.<\/p>\n

Joe Tippmann was another Jets high draft pick.\u00a0 The 6\u20194\u201d, 330-pound Guard played at Wisconsin and was selected in the 2nd<\/sup> round 44th<\/sup> by the Jets.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 65, 32nd<\/sup> of 79 Guards.\u00a0 On the season, he has given up 6 Sacks, 4 QB Hits, 17 Hurries, and 27 Pressures. \u00a0\u00a0Filling in for Vera-Tucker, John Simpson is the Left Guard.\u00a0 The 6\u20194\u201d, 330-pound Guard played at Clemson and was selected in the 2020 draft in the 4th<\/sup> round (119) by Las Vegas.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 56.5, 48th<\/sup> of 79 Guards.\u00a0 On the season, he has given up 4 sacks, 4 QB Hits, 18 Hurries, and 36 Pressures.<\/p>\n

Defense\u00a0 Base 4-3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nStarter<\/td>\n2nd<\/td>\n3rd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LDE<\/td>\nWill McDonald IV<\/td>\nBraiden McGregor<\/td>\nTyler Baron\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LDT<\/td>\nHarrison \u00a0Phillips<\/td>\nJowon Briggs<\/td>\nPayton Page<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RDT<\/td>\nJay Tufele\u00a0Q<\/td>\nKhalen Saunders<\/td>\nMazi\u00a0Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RDE<\/td>\nJermaine\u00a0Johnson<\/td>\nMicheal Clemons<\/td>\nEric Watts\u00a0Q<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WLB<\/td>\nKiko Mauigoa\u00a0Q<\/td>\nMarcelino McCrary-Ball\u00a0IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MLB<\/td>\nJamien Sherwood<\/td>\nMykal\u00a0Walker<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLB<\/td>\nQuincy\u00a0Williams<\/td>\nKobe King<\/td>\nCam\u00a0Jones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LCB<\/td>\nQwan’tez Stiggers<\/td>\nKeidron\u00a0Smith<\/td>\nAzareye’h\u00a0Thomas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SS<\/td>\nMalachi\u00a0Moore<\/td>\nIsaiah\u00a0Oliver IR<\/td>\nTony\u00a0Adams IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FS<\/td>\nDean Clark<\/td>\nJarius Monroe<\/td>\nAndre Cisco\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RCB<\/td>\nBrandon\u00a0Stephens<\/td>\nKris\u00a0Boyd IR<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NB<\/td>\nJa’Sir\u00a0Taylor<\/td>\nJordan \u00a0Clark<\/td>\nJarvis\u00a0Brownlee IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Defense gives up 342.3 YPG which is 21st<\/sup> in the league.\u00a0 \u00a0Pass Defense is 13th with 208.7 YPG, but that is deceiving because they traded away their best All-Pro CB, Sauce Gardiner.\u00a0 They are ranked 30th<\/sup> in Expected Points per Dropback (-0.119).\u00a0 Run Defense is 28th<\/sup> at 138.7 YPG, Scoring is 30th<\/sup> at 28.4 Points Per Game.\u00a0 In the Red Zone, they are 21st at 59.6% and on 3rd Down, they are 9th at 36.3%.<\/p>\n

The Jets don\u2019t put pressure on the QB at 16.1%, which is 30th<\/sup>.\u00a0 They also have a poor sack rate of only 25 sacks, which is 29th<\/sup> in the league.\u00a0 With no pressure, the secondary has ZERO Interceptions.<\/p>\n

LDE Will McDonald is their top Pass rusher with eight sacks.\u00a0 The 6\u20193\u201d 241-pound DE played at Iowa State and was selected in the 2023 draft 1sr round (15) by the Jets.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 59.4, 83rd<\/sup> of 112 Edge players.\u00a0 On the seaso,n he has 8 Sacks, 12 QB Hits, and 22 Hurries.\u00a0 Harrison Phillips is the LDT.\u00a0 The 6\u20193\u201d 307-pound DT played at Stanford and was selected in the 2018 draft 3rd<\/sup> round (96).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 67.8, good for 34th<\/sup> of 128 DTs.\u00a0 On the season he has 51 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hits, and 6 Hurries.<\/p>\n

Jay Tufele is listed as Questionable and has missed Wednesday\u2019s practice (no practice on Christmas Day).\u00a0 The 6\u20193\u201d, 305-pound DT played at USC and was selected in the 2021 draft 4th<\/sup> round (107) by Jacksonville.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 51, 90 of 128 DTs.\u00a0 On the season he has 12 Tackles, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hits, and 6 Hurries.\u00a0 If Tufele can\u2019t go it is likely that Khalen Saunders will be his replacement.\u00a0 Jermaine Johnson is the RDE.\u00a0 He stands 6\u20195\u201d and is a 262-pound DE who played at Florida State and was selected in the 2022 draft, 1st round (26) by the Jets.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 64.6, good for 62 of 112 Linebackers. For the season, he has made 39 Tackles. 3 Sacks, 4 QB Hits, and 27 Hurries.<\/p>\n

The Linebacker group is very weak.\u00a0 LOLB is Kiko Mauigoa.\u00a0 He stands 6\u20193\u201d, 230 pounds and played at USC.\u00a0 The rookie was selected in the 2025 draft 5th<\/sup> round (164) by the Jets.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 42.4, 77 of 86 LBs.\u00a0 On the season he has 45 tackles, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hits, and 2 Hurries.\u00a0 Jamien Sherwood is the ILB.\u00a0 The converted Safety stands 6\u20192\u201d, 216 pounds, and played at Auburn.\u00a0 He was selected in the 2021 draft, 5th<\/sup> round (147) by the Jets.\u00a0 Quincy Williams fills out as the ROLB.\u00a0 The 5\u201911\u201d 225-pound linebacker played at Murray State and was drafted in the 2019 draft 3rd<\/sup> round (98) by Jacksonville.\u00a0 The linebackers make a majority of the tackles but they are on the very light side.<\/p>\n

Injuries and the trade of Gardner have decimated this secondary.\u00a0 They have Isaiah Olliver. Tony Adams. Andre Cisco, and Jarvis Brownlee on IR.\u00a0 The secondary starts with Qwan\u2019Tez Stiggers.\u00a0 He was a player I featured in my 2024 draft previews.\u00a0 He never played college football.\u00a0 He was supposed to start college football, but that dream was derailed by the sudden death if his father.\u00a0 He returned home and went to work to help the family out.\u00a0 He played for an arena team and was discovered by a Canadian Football scout.\u00a0 He signed with the Toronto Argonauts and went on to win the Most Outstanding Rookie award for the CFL that year.\u00a0 That led to an invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl where I 1st<\/sup> saw him play.\u00a0 The 6\u2019 180-pound DB didn\u2019t play college football but was drafted by the jets in the 2024 draft, 5th<\/sup> round (177).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 59.5 but doesn\u2019t have enough snaps to get a rank.<\/p>\n

Stiggers is replacing Sauce Gardiner.\u00a0 On the season, he has 17 Tackles, 0 QB Hits, 0 Hurries, and 0 INT.\u00a0 Malachi Moore is the Strong Safety.\u00a0 The rookie 6’0″ 200-pound Safety from Alabama was selected in the 2025 draft, 4th round (130) by the Jets. His PFF grade is 66.2, 44 of 1oo Safeties.\u00a0 On the season, he has 84 Tackles, 0 QB Hits, 1 Hurry, and 0 INTs.\u00a0 Dean Clark is now a Free Safety.\u00a0 The 6\u2019, 215-pound Safety played at Fresno State.\u00a0 The rookie UDFA has a PFF grade of 61.3.\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t have enough snaps to qualify for a rank.\u00a0 On the season heh as 6 Tackles and 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hits, 0 INT.\u00a0 Brandon Stephens is now the RCB.\u00a0 The 6\u20191\u201d 215-pound CB from SMU was Baltimore\u2019s 3rd<\/sup> round selection (105) in the 2021 draft.\u00a0 His PFF grade is a very respectable 70, 23rd<\/sup> of 112 CBs.\u00a0 On the season, he has 71 Tackles, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hit, and 0 INTs.\u00a0 Ja\u2019Sir Taylor is now the Nickle Back.\u00a0 He stands 5\u201910\u201d 185-poundss and played at Wake Forest.\u00a0 He was a 2022 draft selection of Las Angeles Chargers in the 6th<\/sup> round (215).<\/p>\n

Special Teams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nStarter<\/td>\n2nd<\/td>\n3rd<\/td>\n4th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PK<\/td>\nNick Folk<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
P<\/td>\nAustin McNamara<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H<\/td>\nAustin McNamara<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PR<\/td>\nIsaiah Williams<\/td>\nIsaiah Davis<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KR<\/td>\nKene Nwangwu<\/td>\nIsaiah Williams<\/td>\nKhalil Herbert<\/td>\nIsaiah Davis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LS<\/td>\nThomas Hennessy<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

The one area where the Jets have an advantage is on Special Teams.\u00a0 Nick Folk is having another fine year at age 41.\u00a0 He led the league last season in Field Goal % and is tied for the lead this year at 96.4%.\u00a0 Austin McNamarra is 6th<\/sup> in Net Yards per Punt at 43.1.\u00a0 Isaiah Williams is 6th<\/sup> in Punt Return Average at 14.1 Yards Per Return.\u00a0 On Kickoff Returns, he has a 30.1 YPR, which is 2nd in the league.<\/p>\n

The NFL always wants to put on a good show.\u00a0 They had three games scheduled for Christmas Day, with all three being on alternative streaming channels.\u00a0 However, the worst part is that each game featured a team\u2019s 3rd<\/sup> string QB.\u00a0 Those 3rd<\/sup> stringers went 1 for 3.\u00a0 The lone winner was former UNH QB Max Brosmer for the Vikings. \u00a0Brosmer\u2019s official box score had him for 51 passing yards, and they still won.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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