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<\/a><\/p>\nThis is a good play action pass from McCown to Robby Anderson. that goes for 19 yards. \u00a0The Raiders have stacked the box with eight defenders, which means they are expecting the Jets to run the ball, and the play action brings the linebackers toward the line of scrimmage. \u00a0The defender on Robby Anderson is giving ample space for a slant route, and Anderson takes advantage of the free space. \u00a0McCown does a good job of hitting him in stride, allowing him to get yards after the catch. \u00a0The other receiver on this play, Chad Hansen, is acting as the clear out, but notice the angle of his route. \u00a0He’s slowly but surely running towards the single high safety, because that is what makes this crossing route work. \u00a0If the safety jumps the throw to Anderson, then this play is dangerous. \u00a0However, Hansen engages the safety by shading towards his lane as much as possible, thus taking up two defenders. \u00a0It’s a small detail in play set up (most likely a coach’s decision) but it makes a huge difference on this play. \u00a0Very good throw from McCown, and good yards after the catch from Anderson.<\/p>\n
2)\u00a0 This play is important to remember for this game and future games, because it’s a second and four situation. \u00a0The Raiders essentially create pressure by rushing four, because they communicate extremely well on this play. \u00a0Elijah McGuire started out in the backfield on this play, and then motioned to the slot. \u00a0The Raiders reacted by moving the linebackers towards that side, but also communicating with the defensive tackle. \u00a0The defense sent a safety blitz, leaving them with single high safety in the middle. \u00a0With this type of blitz, the Elijah McGuire route is the hot route because the slot linebacker has to protect both sides of a possible route by the running back. \u00a0When McGuire cuts to the inside, he should be open, but notice the defensive tackle drop back into coverage to prevent the hot route. \u00a0McCown does a good job getting this pass to Neal Sterling, who does an exceptional job at catching it. \u00a0Why do defenses do this? \u00a0Two reasons. \u00a0One, they are daring Josh McCown to step up in the pocket and run with the ball (He does later in the article, and we saw it plenty with Fitzpatrick last year). \u00a0Two, they are daring the Jets to pass the ball deep in this case, because there is one on one match-ups with deep routes on the left side of the formation, but those won’t develop unless the QB steps up in the pocket. \u00a0In this case, McCown doesn’t step up to his left side and take a shot deep, but goes for the safer option in Sterling, although he’s well covered. \u00a0Defenses are able to create this type of pressure, because they are banking on the Jets avoiding the deep pass and stepping up in the pocket.<\/p>\n 3)\u00a0 We blame McCown for not stepping up in the pocket, so he at least heeds our advise and moves around in the pocket on this play. \u00a0The bad part about this play is that McCown is staring down Jermaine Kearse, and only moves on when he realizes that there is no window. \u00a0However, McCown moves around to the left side of the pocket and creates a passing lane by running towards his receivers. \u00a0This is a simple pass for about 4 yards, but it was accomplished only because McCown moved from the pocket. \u00a0 Robby Anderson could have helped out his QB a bit more by running up the field on this play because he had a chance to be open, and by moving up field, brings along defenders. \u00a0If this throw was perfectly on target, Tye stands a better chance of breaking a tackle against one defender, rather than the defender on Anderson being in the same area as well. \u00a0Unfortunately, these are some of the downsides of pairing quarterbacks and receivers new to the system because they aren’t on the same page. \u00a0It’s a very positive play by McCown, decent throw and good catch by Tye.<\/p>\n 4)\u00a0 This play is only in the good section because it has an OK result. \u00a0However, this is the epitome of conservatism by Josh McCown and the Jets. \u00a0McCown takes the safe route in throwing this pass to Matt Forte, because Kearse is somewhat covered on this play. \u00a0However, the Jets have (Looks like ArDarius Stewart- hard to tell) a receiver running down the field with inside leverage and the safety is not in position to impact the play. \u00a0 This play screams for a deep pass because the receiver has inside position, and no one across from him, so the QB can lead him over the middle. \u00a0The pocket is clean as well, but McCown elects to make the check-down pass. \u00a0The Jets have to take shots downfield in situations like this because they can’t afford to check down consistently and expect to score.<\/p>\n 5)\u00a0 This is the broadcast angle, because this play was not included in the All-22 film angle for unknown reasons. \u00a0 This play is why Jermaine Kearse should be on the team next year. \u00a0The Jets have set up shallow crossing routes on this play for the check-down, but McCown takes a deep shot and gets rewarded on this play. \u00a0The first thing to notice is that Amerson is set up to have outside leverage on this play, which indicates that he wants to funnel the receiver towards the middle of the field, where there is a safety. \u00a0Kearse takes a wide step off the line of scrimmage (and presumably) gains separation. \u00a0What makes this play great is the high point catch by the receiver, which is something rarely seen from the Jets. \u00a0The Seahawks have one of the best systems in the game in teaching their receivers fundamentals and Kearse is a good example of it. \u00a0It is also a great throw by McCown, placing it perfectly out of the reach from the corner back.<\/p>\n 6)\u00a0 Last week we saw Matt Forte lined up on the outside, running go routes with no avail. \u00a0On this play, he’s lined up outside, but runs a slant instead for a decent gain. \u00a0This is a good read and adjustment because it’s a late audible by McCown. \u00a0Forte was matched up against a corner back, but the defense made a switch to a linebacker. \u00a0The corner back had Forte played well because he gave him space, but retained the ability to look at the QB, which allowed him to break on any inside routes. \u00a0The linebacker, on the other hand, sets up this play with inside leverage, and no line of sight towards the QB, which allows Forte to break inside and gain separation. \u00a0McCown and Forte recognize the mistake from the linebacker and promptly take advantage, whereas the Bills played this much better last week. \u00a0This is more of a mistake by the defense, but it’s a good play for the Jets to recognize and take advantage.<\/p>\n 7)\u00a0 The Raiders were daring McCown to leave the pocket and gain yards, and the Jets oblige. \u00a0There is wide open space to the left of the formation, and McCown recognizes it and takes advantage. \u00a0As with anything Jets related, it can’t be all positive because Bilal Powell is wide open for a pass from McCown as he’s running (prior to crossing the line of scrimmage) but the QB does not pull the trigger. \u00a0This is a pass that could lead to a big gain because Powell is much more likely to break a tackle than McCown, but he takes the conservative route. \u00a0Although since Rome wasn’t built in a day, these are baby steps for the Jets and moving outside of the pocket is just step one in creating problems for opposing defenses.<\/p>\n 8)\u00a0 Pocket movement galore! \u00a0Josh McCown channeled his inner Fitzpatrick and slowly rushed up the middle for a sizable gain. \u00a0The Jets have seen these types of rushes from Fitzpatrick in the last two years, and McCown follows suit here. \u00a0A good job by blocking downfield as well, but overall a very good run by McCown.<\/p>\n 9)\u00a0 Josh McCown has apparently been watching tapes of Lamar Jackson, because now he’s running around the pocket every chance he gets. \u00a0Once McCown is out of the pocket, he has two choices in passing to Kearse or Anderson, and he chooses the right option by passing to Anderson, who gains some yards after the catch, and then mistakes the first down marker official for a police officer.<\/p>\n 10)\u00a0 The defense only rushes three on this play, and Josh McCown, once again, decides to run outside of the pocket, and finds success. \u00a0This time the QB runs to the right side of the formation, and hits a cutting Jermaine Kearse for a sizable gain. \u00a0It’s a nice throw from McCown which leads Kearse to get some yards after the catch. \u00a0We’ve been saying it over and over again, but the best way to find success against defenses that rush 4 wide or 3 is to move around because the defense will have to adjust on the fly.<\/p>\n 11)\u00a0 Fan favorite Jeremy Kerley makes an appearance by catching this pass for a first down. \u00a0There isn’t anything special about this play, Kerley does a good job of settling in the hole against a zone defense, and McCown does a good job of hitting him. \u00a0 The play is actually set up by Forte, because the linebackers move up to take away the check down to Forte, which opens up the hole for Kerley. \u00a0 If you are the Jets offensive coordinator, you keep this play and defense in the back of your mind because Robby Anderson has a shot at running up the field, if the play called for it. \u00a0The play is designed to be a quick one, since it’s 3rd down, but this is something to keep in mind for the future, if they can call a deep route as an audible on this play.<\/p>\n 12)\u00a0 This play is in normal speed, just to throw off the readers, because writing about the Jets offense can get tiresome. \u00a0It’s a good throw by McCown, on a comeback route by Kearse. \u00a0The play highlights that McCown is more comfortable with Kearse than Anderson, because they both run mirror routes, and Anderson is set up better because the defender is playing well off the line of scrimmage. \u00a0McCown looks towards Anderson, and then goes to Kearse with the tougher 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