The Jets are the opposite of what NFL teams strive to be
NY Post
The Jets lost for the seventh time in eight games Sunday, falling 28-27 to the Colts at MetLife Stadium. Here are some thoughts and observations from the game:
1. The Jets continue to find new ways to lose. It is incredible to watch each week. Four of their eight losses have been by one score. The defense gave up another game-winning drive when all the Jets needed was one stop, just like they did against the Patriots last month.
Coaches talk all the time about playing complementary football, meaning offense, defense and special teams work together. The Jets are the opposite of complementary.
In the first half Sunday, the defense played OK. They gave up a few big gains but for the most part they kept Jonathan Taylor under control and held the Colts to 13 points despite the offense doing nothing. The offense was absolutely terrible in the first half, unable to gain a first down until the final two minutes.
Then, it looked like the Jets might actually be putting a full team effort together in the third quarter when the defense forced a turnover and the offense used that to score a go-ahead touchdown. That was short lived, though.
The Jets’ offense showed enough life to get the Jets an eight-point lead at 24-16. But the Jets defense’ completely crumbled. They gave up two fourth-quarter touchdown drives. The last one was an incredible fold job by what was supposed to be a good defense.
Almost a year to the day after a goaltender interference call against Kyle Palmieri lost the Islanders a game against the Blue Jackets that started their season’s death spiral, they were on the wrong end of another controversial call against those same Blue Jackets that might have had the same effect.
On the Queens side of town, the reno began in earnest almost as soon as Francisco Lindor grounded into the 4-6-3 double play. That ended a 4-0 loss before a rare sizable crowd at Miami’s loanDepot Park last Sept. 27, all of them there to witness the final death rattles of an epic baseball calamity.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is being paid handsomely for his breakout season.
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It was Kids Day at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, but for the Rangers, it’s been All About The Kids for months.
PORT ST. LUCIE — From the moment he was told he needed surgery on his left hamate bone, Francisco Lindor fixated on the recovery time. Trainers provided the Mets shortstop a six-week pathway to return to play, and Lindor was determined to hit every marker.
Dylan Garand knew the number off the top of his head. He knew that, between the regular season and playoffs, he’d logged over 160 games with AHL Hartford, and he was right. Before the Rangers recalled him Friday, Garand had served as the Wolf Pack’s goaltender 165 times.
SAN DIEGO — As you may have seen elsewhere in this newspaper (and also if you haven’t deleted me yet from your social media), I have a book coming out Tuesday called “The Bosses of The Bronx.” Much of it details the 37 years’ worth of antics, winning, losing, winning again and overall mania of George Steinbrenner’s time with the Yankees.
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Dylan Garand knew the number off the top of his head. He knew that, between the regular season and playoffs, he’d logged over 160 games with AHL Hartford, and he was right. Before the Rangers recalled him Friday, Garand had served as the Wolf Pack’s goaltender 165 times.
SAN DIEGO — As you may have seen elsewhere in this newspaper (and also if you haven’t deleted me yet from your social media), I have a book coming out Tuesday called “The Bosses of The Bronx.” Much of it details the 37 years’ worth of antics, winning, losing, winning again and overall mania of George Steinbrenner’s time with the Yankees.
The Knicks are on a five-game winning streak and flooded with concerns.