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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Patriots are in press coverage on this play, and they do a good job of taking care of their assignments, but Ryan Fitzpatrick makes a horrible throw. \u00a0It’s essentially aimed at the ground because he is locked into Sefarian-Jenkins from the start, but makes a bad throw. \u00a0There aren’t glaring options on this play, but the safe option was the RB coming out of the backfield, for a short gain, or a deep pass to Enunwa down the sideline. \u00a0Quincy Enunwa has a step on his defender, with the safety too far away, but Fitzpatrick shies away from that pass. \u00a0This is just a bad throw from Fitzpatrick, because he doesn’t give his big receiver a shot at the ball.<\/p>\n
2)<\/strong>\u00a0 This is a borderline call as “Bad Magic” because there are bigger culprits on the play. \u00a0This is a 3rd and 4 play in the second quarter, and Robby Anderson is open on the left side for a first down. \u00a0The Patriots are rushing three on this play, which gave Fitzpatrick a bit more time, and he didn’t have to take the more risky option. \u00a0There is Bilal Powell open as well, but that might be too tall of a task for Fitzpatrick to work across the field since this is a 3rd down. \u00a0However, he is looking at Anderson on the same side of the field, so that should have been an easy completion. \u00a0The throw to Jalin Marshall isn’t horrible, but it doesn’t lead him towards the middle. \u00a0The ball is slightly behind him, which causes Marshall to slow up. \u00a0If the ball leads Marshall, there is a chance that this is a big play. \u00a0This is one of Fitzpatrick’s weaknesses, in that he rarely leads wide receivers in open areas. \u00a0Almost always, they have to slow down for the ball, which limits big play opportunity. \u00a0The biggest culprits on this play are the referees. \u00a0Replays clearly showed that the defender hit Jalin Marshall before the ball arrived, yet there were no flags thrown. \u00a0They have to do a better job at calling the game equally for the stars, as well as the rookies.<\/p>\n 3)\u00a0<\/strong> This is one of the rare situations where the Patriots did not play press coverage, and on cue, Ryan Fitzpatrick makes a bad pre-snap read. \u00a0At the line of scrimmage, it’s clear that there is a better chance of someone being open towards the right side of the formation because they are playing back, but Fitzpatrick ignores that side. \u00a0Eventually, there are two guys that are open on that side for a pass, but go unnoticed. \u00a0Instead, Fitzpatrick is locked in Brandon Marshall on this play from the start and sails a throw over his head. \u00a0It’s just a bad play all around from Fitzpatrick, as he makes the wrong read and well as a terrible throw. \u00a0 This attempt is one of those throws that can really only be made consistently by accurate passers on an elite level. \u00a0Tom Brady or Peyton Manning from yesteryear, make this throw consistently. \u00a0Ryan Fitzpatrick or Geno Smith attempting this throw, and you are probably happy that it’s not an interception. \u00a0Fitzpatrick just doesn’t have the arm strength or touch to make this throw consistently.<\/p>\n 4)<\/strong>\u00a0 This is a short yard completion to Brandon Bostick, but it’s here in “Bad Magic” because Fitzpatrick absolutely ignores a wide open Seferian-Jenkins in his line of sight for a much bigger play. \u00a0Again, there is a lot of chatter about Chan Gailey ignoring the tight end position, even with the talented Seferian-Jenkins, but this is an example where it should have been a big play. \u00a0However, Fitzpatrick checks down into a much smaller play. \u00a0Jenkins is wide open in the second tier of the defense for a pass that most college quarterbacks can make, and Fitzpatrick looks towards him, and checks down to Bostick. \u00a0The throw to Bostick was a bit late as well (mainly because Fitzpatrick is looking towards Seferian-Jenkins area first), who then channels his inner Shonn Greene and runs horizontally until he’s tackled. \u00a0 This should have been a much bigger play, but Fitzpatrick misses the wide open pass.<\/p>\n 5)<\/strong>\u00a0 The Patriots are in single high safety, but they are only playing press coverage on the inside, with both outside receivers getting ample room. \u00a0This suggests that the safety is responsible for the middle of the field, since they are protecting the deep route with space. \u00a0 CJ Spiller is lined up on the outside to the left of the formation, and he uses his speed to run by his defender. \u00a0He has at least a couple of steps on his defender by Fitzpatrick under throws the ball, which allows the defender to get back in the play and knock it away. \u00a0It’s just a horrible throw by Fitzpatrick, as he shows again that he can’t lead receivers well on deep passes. \u00a0It’s almost always under-thrown and they have to make the adjustments. \u00a0The other infuriating aspect of this play is the timing of the snap. \u00a0 When Spiller moves to the outside, his defender is a good five yards away from him to his inside, as he’s jogging to get lined up. \u00a0Instead of snapping it faster to catch the Patriots in a bad alignment, Fitzpatrick all but waits until the Patriots are well set before snapping the ball. \u00a0For a QB praised for his IQ, Fitzpatrick rarely takes advantage of situations like this. \u00a0All across the league, you see QBs take advantage when the defense is lagging behind on a receiver, yet the Jets wait until the defenders give the thumbs up before snapping the ball on plays like this consistently.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n