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<\/a><\/p>\nThis play occurs on third and eleven with the Jets in the red zone looking to score. \u00a0The Seahawks mold their coverage to have the Jets pass it short and then tackle the ball carrier, which the Jets fall right into. \u00a0Fitzpatrick makes a good throw on this pass, but Bilal Powell just doesn’t catch it, and plays around with it enough that it almost turns into a turnover. \u00a0Powell has to catch this pass in traffic if he wants to be counted on as a reliable pass catcher, as this pass hits him right in the hands. \u00a0It’s not sure if he would have gotten the first down, as that probably requires a missed tackle, but he gave up any chance by dropping the pass. \u00a0The other interesting aspect of this play is something Fitzpatrick missed from the pre-snap reads. \u00a0The Jets have three receivers lined up to the right of the formation. \u00a0The defense has lined about seven yards off the line, showing zone coverage. \u00a0If zone coverage comes into play, the read could have been the defender\u00a0facing Quincy Enunwa. \u00a0With Sherman far away from Robby Anderson, the defender facing Enunwa has to pick between one or the other, allowing the receiver he let’s go to have some open space. \u00a0This would also require a read of Sherman, because if Sherman comes forward to defend the pass, then the throw to Brandon Marshall is wide open. \u00a0However, that is nitpicking at this point, because this is still a good pass and should have come close to a first down. \u00a0The spread system relies on reading weaknesses in the defense, and in this case, the Jets seemed to miss a good opportunity in more ways than one.<\/p>\n
2)<\/strong>\u00a0 This is a 2nd and 13 play from near midfield in the first quarter, and the Jets come out with four receivers (Enunwa is in at the H-back) and a running back. \u00a0The pre-snap movement indicates man coverage with the defense in single high safety coverage, and Ryan Fitzpatrick recognizes it, and attacks a one on one coverage to the right side of the field. \u00a0Robby Anderson is the target, but he flat out misses the pass and drops it. \u00a0He runs a good route to gain separation, but this pass hits him right in the hands and he just flat out drops it. \u00a0While this is Fitzpatrick locking onto a WR, he can’t be blamed because it’s a quick pass set up, and he correctly discerns that Anderson is open. \u00a0Robby Anderson didn’t have a good game, and this was a big drop in the game.<\/p>\n 3)<\/strong> \u00a0 This is a second down play late in the second quarter, with the Jets driving down the field trying to score. \u00a0The defense is in a single high safety, but the defender on Enunwa is far back enough to play safety if he needs to. \u00a0Fitzpatrick is locked in on Marshall from the start, and he makes a good move on Richard Sherman, but falls down. \u00a0Unfortunately, Ryan Fitzpatrick had already thrown this ball so it almost ends up as an interception. \u00a0 Brandon Marshall is a great receiver, and possibly a Hall of Fame type talent, but he just simply falls down here. \u00a0Fitzpatrick correctly predicts that Marshall would be open, and makes a good throw. \u00a0The only other aspect of this play worth noting is the safety in the middle and Enunwa. \u00a0They didn’t respect the deep speed again, as Enunwa is going to blow by his defender soon. \u00a0The Jets have to take more deep shots because teams are giving them no respect in terms of throwing the ball deep.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n