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<\/a><\/p>\nThis play is a one outcome play, as the Jets have one route in mind and the rest of the team is tasked with blocking at first.\u00a0 The main purpose is to get the ball to Robby Anderson running down the field, and he is open for the pass.\u00a0 However, McCown doesn’t take the risk with the throw, instead choosing to run around the pocket until finding a safer option, which leads to a pass that nets negative yardage.\u00a0 This is probably one of the biggest issues with McCown, as he’s risk averse to a fault and doesn’t push the ball down the field when opportunities are present.\u00a0 The Jets caught the Jaguars in a bad defense for this deep route, yet still end up losing yards on this play.<\/p>\n
2)\u00a0 This is a third down pass that does not get a first down, because McCown makes the throw too early.\u00a0 The read on this play is the middle linebacker, especially since McCown has space inside the pocket to wait.\u00a0 When the tight end runs by the linebacker, that’s when the throw needs to be made, depending on the reaction of the linebacker.\u00a0 If the linebacker moves up for the running back, then the pass goes to an open tight end.\u00a0 If the linebacker follows the tight end backwards, there is more space for Kerley to run up the field.\u00a0 Instead, McCown pulls the trigger early, which allows the defense to collapse upon Kerley to prevent yards after the catch like a punt return.<\/p>\n 3)\u00a0 This play doesn’t count because there is a holding penalty on the Jets offensive line.\u00a0 However, note the risk aversion again from McCown.\u00a0 He has a wide open receiver running down the field and should be able to hit him for a sizable gain.\u00a0 However, McCown doesn’t pull the trigger and ends up running with the ball.\u00a0 This should have been a completed pass down the field.\u00a0 To hurt the cause more, the penalty happens after McCown decides to run, as the offensive lineman is trying to prevent the defensive lineman from running after McCown.\u00a0 Therefore, had he chosen to make the pass to the open receiver, the penalty would not have been called.\u00a0 This is a brutal miss by the Jets.<\/p>\n 4)\u00a0 The Jets are trying to rush down the field prior to the half to get some points, so some risk is warranted.\u00a0 However, McCown once again has a receiver running free down the field, and he decides to pass up on the option to get sacked.\u00a0 This should be an easy completion as soon as the receiver clears the linebacker in the middle, as you can see with him looking back towards the QB, expecting a pass.\u00a0 Another major missed opportunity by the Jets.<\/p>\n 5)\u00a0 The Jets are near the goal line and trying to score a TD, and McCown once again misses a wide open receiver.\u00a0 He makes a throw to a covered Jermaine Kearse, with Robby Anderson running free down the middle of the field.\u00a0 This is essentially a Fitzpatrick level pass because McCown focused in on Kearse from the start of the play and didn’t see Anderson at all.\u00a0 \u00a0This could have been a touch down.<\/p>\n 6)\u00a0 This is a second and five play, and it almost goes for a pick six interception.\u00a0 The Jets have two safety options built into the route on either end to make easy completions.\u00a0 McCown does a good job of scanning the field, and finds Anderson open for the pass, but he can’t throw the ball with enough force and it’s almost intercepted.\u00a0 He doesn’t seem to see the safety in the middle at all, and it almost costs him.\u00a0 The decision is fine on this play, but he has to put more force behind this throw, or take the safety valve options because this is a fairly easy interception opportunity for the safety.<\/p>\n 7)\u00a0 On the outset, this is an unlucky interception.\u00a0 The pass most likely wouldn’t be intercepted if Bilal Powell doesn’t fall down.\u00a0 However, given the relatively clean pocket, this is another throw that is executed far too early.\u00a0 The Jets have a receiver cutting across the middle and Powell is the second tier option on the play.\u00a0 If the middle linebacker cuts towards Powell, then the receiver cutting across is open.\u00a0 If the middle linebacker goes with the receiver, then Powell will be building momentum with more space to run.\u00a0 Instead, McCown throws this pass early, which allows the middle linebacker to run towards the pass early, thus increasing the chance of Powell being stopped prior to the first down anyway.\u00a0 Since Powell falls down anyway, it’s a moot point, but this is also very bad execution on the part of McCown.<\/p>\n 8)\u00a0 Another Fitzpatrick level stare down of Jermaine Kearse, which almost leads to an interception.<\/p>\n 9)\u00a0 The Jets have a receiver going right down the field to the right side of the formation, with a defender trying to gain inside leverage, thus meaning a free release to the outside.\u00a0 Instead of taking a shot with the pass, McCown throws this pass up into double coverage to the other side of the field, with another pass that is lucky not to be intercepted.\u00a0 There isn’t much to be said about this, it’s just a bad decision.<\/p>\n 10)\u00a0 This is a play that has been analyzed over and over again.\u00a0 It’s pretty simple, McCown threw the pass early, which meant that Powell wasn’t ready for this pass, and it bounces away from him.\u00a0 The pass is a lateral, thus it counts as a fumble and it gets returned for a touchdown.\u00a0 The Jets are set up well to get some yards on this play with the screen pass, but McCown rushing it throws the entire play 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