ESPN -- Marshall yelled something at Fitzpatrick because the receiver didn't get the ball on a particular play in the second quarter. Fitzpatrick yelled something back and -- voila -- there was a heated exchange of words, caught by the TV cameras. In one sense, it was the low point of the Jets' 3-6 season.
You know things have deteriorated if Fitzpatrick and Marshall -- the Wonder Boys from last season -- are getting into each other's face. The poster boys from 2015 were on the verge of going postal.
Predictably, both players downplayed the altercation, saying they're still BFFs.
"You guys know how I feel about Fitz," Marshall said. "I stood on the table for him this whole offseason, and I would do it again. That wouldn't change. But we're here to produce, and this falls on him and I."
Marshall added, "This whole year falls on Fitz and I. We're the leaders on that side of the ball, and we're not getting it done. It's extremely disappointing to be in this situation, so that falls on myself and that falls on Fitz."
He's right, they're not getting it done. Marshall, who rewrote the Jets' record book for receivers last season, has only 40 catches and two touchdowns. Fitzpatrick threw his 12th and 13th interceptions Sunday, including his fifth in the red zone. He leads the league in both categories. He has completed only 49 percent of his targets to Marshall; you could take two guys off the street and they'd hit better than 50 percent.
For a variety of reasons, the Fitzpatrick-Marshall magic has run out. Now it's just a matter of time before the once-dynamic duo breaks up. That will be determined by coach Todd Bowles, who at some point will bench Fitzpatrick in favor of Bryce Petty.
You know things have deteriorated if Fitzpatrick and Marshall -- the Wonder Boys from last season -- are getting into each other's face. The poster boys from 2015 were on the verge of going postal.
Predictably, both players downplayed the altercation, saying they're still BFFs.
"You guys know how I feel about Fitz," Marshall said. "I stood on the table for him this whole offseason, and I would do it again. That wouldn't change. But we're here to produce, and this falls on him and I."
Marshall added, "This whole year falls on Fitz and I. We're the leaders on that side of the ball, and we're not getting it done. It's extremely disappointing to be in this situation, so that falls on myself and that falls on Fitz."
He's right, they're not getting it done. Marshall, who rewrote the Jets' record book for receivers last season, has only 40 catches and two touchdowns. Fitzpatrick threw his 12th and 13th interceptions Sunday, including his fifth in the red zone. He leads the league in both categories. He has completed only 49 percent of his targets to Marshall; you could take two guys off the street and they'd hit better than 50 percent.
For a variety of reasons, the Fitzpatrick-Marshall magic has run out. Now it's just a matter of time before the once-dynamic duo breaks up. That will be determined by coach Todd Bowles, who at some point will bench Fitzpatrick in favor of Bryce Petty.