Week 17 once again demonstrated the New York Jets’ total disarray. They usually do well against the Buffalo Bills, but that wasn’t the case in yesterday’s game. Before Aaron Rodgers was benched and former Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor took over, the Jets let up 40 points. Taylor then helped the Jets score two touchdowns. Taylor had two touchdown passes to tight end Tyler Conklin and quarterback Garrett Wilson.
This Jets club disintegrated this season, particularly after they fired Robert Saleh after just five games, a blatantly poor decision. Under Jeff Ulbrich, the Jets have only won two games since Saleh was fired. following firing Joe Douglas following Week 11, they must not only hire a new head coach but also a new general manager.
The Jets are unable to do anything correctly overall. In fact, should Aaron Rodgers return as the starting quarterback for the Jets, they might even make a mistake by keeping Garrett Wilson, one of their talented young receivers. According to Ian Rapoport and Trey Wingo, Garrett Wilson might want to leave New York. Although the Jets’ instability extends much beyond their game against the Bills, their performance in Week 17 was dreadful in terms of playing disciplined football.
The Bills exploited the Jets’ lack of discipline.
Rich Cimini claims that the Jets’ 16 accepted penalties against the Bills in Week 17 are the most since their game against the Green Bay Packers in 2018. The Jets’ two games against the Bills this season also saw 27 accepted penalties, which made the situation worse for them. Since 2015, that is the most a team has played against a single opponent.
In their Week 6 matchup with the Bills, the Jets committed 11 penalties, which also prevented them from having any chances to score. A club with the talent and Super Bowl hopes has collapsed, and they are now more of a rebuilding squad than a postseason contender. Given that the Jets are starting over and that it doesn’t appear to be a rapid rebuild, it will be fascinating to watch what they do in the upcoming offseason.