{"id":22294,"date":"2013-10-08T11:36:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T15:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=22294"},"modified":"2022-04-01T04:27:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T08:27:12","slug":"the-day-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2013\/10\/08\/the-day-after\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day After…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nick<\/a>The Jets played an all-around solid game in a tough environment in the Georgia Dome last night.\u00a0 The late 4th<\/sup> quarter comeback led by rookie QB Geno Smith resulted in the game-winning field goal by Nick Folk.\u00a0 It was an emotional victory and another step in the right direction for a young team.<\/p>\n

OFFENSE<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Game Ball: Geno Smith: 16\/20 199 yards 3 TD, 0 INTs, 4\/4 37 yards on game-winning drive<\/i><\/p>\n

Geno Smith played extremely well last night.\u00a0 With an injury-depleted wide receiving core, Smith relied heavily on TE Jeff Cumberland (3 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD).\u00a0 The Jets only ran 46 plays, 26 of them were running plays.\u00a0 The Jets running back 3-headed monster of Bilal Powell, Chris Ivory, and Mike Goodson (season debut) played well and helped the young quarterback by establishing the run game early and never let up.<\/p>\n

There wasn\u2019t too much to knock about the Jets offense yesterday.\u00a0 Rookie Brian Winters played pretty well overall at left guard.\u00a0 No penalties from the left guard position are progress.\u00a0 The only issue was the continued use of \u201cThe Wildcat\u201d formation.\u00a0 This formation needs to be deleted from Mornhinweg\u2019s playbook because teams know how to stop it.\u00a0 It\u2019s no longer \u201csomething else for a team to practice\u201d because it\u2019s common knowledge how to stop it now.\u00a0 Avoid the Wildcat and allow the rookie QB to play his game.\u00a0 With three running backs in the mix now, and Smith\u2019s quick decision making last night, the Jets need to keep him under center or in the shotgun and don\u2019t waste plays on Wildcat.<\/p>\n

DEFENSE<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Game Ball: Muhammad Wilkerson, 7 tackles, 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble<\/i><\/p>\n

Once again the Jets defensive line played stellar.\u00a0 The constant substitutions of fresh legs have made that front line one of the best in the league.\u00a0 David Harris and Demario Davis played solid again, making big hits in both the run game and pass game.<\/p>\n

The one critique of the defense was the prevent coverage when they were up 27-14.\u00a0 They allowed Matt Ryan and Tony Gonzalez to march right down the field and score a touchdown.\u00a0 The next series they did the same thing, but tightened up in the red zone.\u00a0 It took 5 plays and two questionable defensive holding calls for the Falcons to score and take the lead for a brief time with 1:58 seconds left.\u00a0 Antonio Cromartie played well despite one big pass interference call and a couple of close no-calls.\u00a0 Darrin Walls, in his second start for rookie Dee Milliner played well, but missed a couple of key tackles that allowed the Falcons to continue drives.\u00a0 His highlight of the night was when he exploded to a running back running a screen pass and made a huge hit.\u00a0 If he didn\u2019t make that hit, there was a lot of room for the back to run.\u00a0 He also dropped one interception that would\u2019ve easily been a pick 6 and nearly had another one later that hit his fingertips.<\/p>\n

People are concerned with the lack of turnovers created by such a solid defense.\u00a0 Fans have to keep in mind that this defense is starting 7 new players from last year.\u00a0 They are still learning the system.\u00a0 The Jets had a lot of batted passes last night.\u00a0 That is the first step to a new defense\u2019s progress.\u00a0 The next step is creating turnovers and that will happen in the upcoming weeks.<\/p>\n

SPECIAL TEAMS<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Game Ball: Nick Folk: 3-3 FGs, game-winning 43 yard field goal<\/i><\/p>\n

Clyde Gates continues to struggle as a kick returner.\u00a0 He had one decent return yesterday, but his constant inability to get back to the 20-yard line needs to be addressed.\u00a0 Look for Mike Goodson to take over that job in the upcoming weeks, making Clyde Gates expendable.\u00a0 Jeremy Kerley returned two punts for 29 yards, including a 24 yarder plus a 15 yard horse collar penalty.\u00a0 That set up the Smith-to-Winslow touchdown to make the score 27-14 at the time.\u00a0 That was a pleasant change and another step in the right direction for this team.<\/p>\n

Nick Folk was perfect again, including the game-winning field goal.\u00a0 He also had 4 touchbacks kicking off.\u00a0 Ryan Quigley wasn\u2019t asked to do much because of field position and the play of the Jets offense but he had 3 punts averaging over 46 yards per punt.<\/p>\n

The Jets have a quick turnaround when the Pittsburgh Steelers come to Metlife Stadium this Sunday October 13th, coming off a much needed bye week.\u00a0 The Jets will have their hands full again against a good defense and Ben Roethlisberger\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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