This is for no other reason than the Jets SUCK this season and this game will be an unquestioned beat down. As Jets fans are we even still entertained by this team or this coaching staff??? The product is shit and anyone that is a Jets fan knows this. It's actually hard to sit down and watch a game. The product has suffered for two reasons in my opinion:
1) The talent level is actually far WORSE than anyone anticipated. Prior to the season, I believed the neglect of the OL would be the ultimate undoing of the offense. I also believed that the acquisition of Darron Lee would not help the team at all this season. None of that can be argued, it is true as charged. I said after the draft that the Jets needed an every down player that would immediately start making contributions from day one. Darron Lee is not that player and he never will be playing in a 3-4 base defense.
However, it was actually Elias?? as I recall that asked prior to the season if the secondary would be OK? I thought at the time that they would be fine and boy was I ever wrong? Good call Elias. But once again, I don't know if anyone could have seen how far and fast Revis would fall from grace?
2) The coaching is the worst I have seen in years. Todd Bowles was always IMO just another retread coach in a carousel of bad coaches that Woody hired. Even I never thought he would show bad he is this soon? Bowles is literally Rich Kotite bad. Every single good thing about this team coming into this season (DL, WR) Todd Bowles has curiously made to look amateur over this season. Thje WR's have never been able to fill the gap left when Decker went down. There's really no excuse for this. This team has a lot of talent at WR.
DL - Not only have they been pushed around for most of this season with a few exceptions (LA, Cincy), but they locker room distractions now from Sheldon and Mo. I can almost understand Sheldon, he's been a problem in the past. But Mo is simply never been that kind of player. It appears to me that the Jets best player does not respect the HC enough to obey his rules?
From top to bottom this team is GARBAGE. Now, I do NOT blame Bowles for all of this. Mike MacCagnan has most certainly played his part in this. His decision to sign Clady as a replacement for D'Brick has blown up in his face and has exacerbated an already bad OL. Clady wasn't very good when he was healthy, but now he's out for the season.
Wasting a 1st and 2nd round draft choice on a situational and developmental player respectively, has killed this team this season. Everyone and their brother knew this team needed OL help. Instead Mac decided to completely ignore the OL needs and go for a player that has not improved this team this season and will even so much as make a pro bowl. However, there were players in the draft that would have fit that bill for the Jets. He also selected a long shot QB that more than likely will never even win a game for this team.
All of this while knowing that the Jets 1st 6 out of 7 opponents were playoff teams from last season. This, while knowing that the Jets only beat ONE winning team per season the last two seasons running and probably will go winless against winning teams this season.
So there's no doubt the dirty end of the stick gets pointed at BOTH Mac and Bowles. But at least IMO Bowles infractions and inability to coach was far worse than what Mac has done wrong.
This is why I think Bowles should be FIRED after the season. Mac should stick around knowing that he shoulders some blame for this total debacle.........
