N.Y. Jets: Woe and Eleven

From the desk: WALT MICHAELS REVENGE

The Vast Emptiness of Gase Space

Three points ...

Playing on their home field, Sam Darnold back under center, with a full complement of receivers at his disposal, and the NFL's third all-time leading rusher in the backfield, all the Jets could muster against a middle of the pack Miami secondary and the league's seventh-worst run defense was three points.

In their two games this season against the Dolphins, Gang Gase has been outscored by a 44-3 margin; if you recall, Miami whitewashed the Jets in Week Six.  Over the last two seasons, the Dolphins own a decisive 91-43 point advantage.  Ryan FitzMagic was also able to gain yet another measure of revenge against his former team, dropping Gase to 1-3 against the Fish - the team that fired him.

The Jets have easily scored the least points in the NFL this season with no real hope of improvement.  They've now been limited to ten points or less six times through eleven games and held under twenty points on two other occasions. 

Denver may have injured Sam Darnold's throwing shoulder, but there is no doubt Adam Gase continues destroying Sam's young career.  Through seven starts, Darnold has exceeded 200 yards passing only twice - ironically against the Broncos and in Week One against the Bills.  Otherwise, in five other starts, Darnold is averaging a mere 159 passing yards per game.

Meanwhile, on the sidelines, Play Gate rages on.  Adam Gase weeks ago said all play-calling duties had been transferred to offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains.  If only that were so.  During Sunday's post-game presser, the media finally took Gase to task, pointing out specific instances in which Loggains was caught talking to everyone else but Gase, who himself was busy calling plays.  Gase predictably responded with stuttering half-truths, a bevy of feeble excuses, and one particularly inane explanation of his three-stage communication process.  Gase would now have us believe Loggains scripts the first three plays of any given possession and that Gase takes care of third down situations and two-minute drills.  But on closer inspection, Gase appears to be the only one holding a play-card and even admits to exercising veto rights in certain situations.d  

This begs the question: why would a team maintain an offensive coordinator deemed unqualified to call all plays?

Moreover, Dowell Loggains is also the quarterback coach.  What exactly has this man done for Sam, who is still not allowed to audible at the line of scrimmage?

Poor Sam I Am is in the hands of two people who have done absolutely nothing to advance his career.

Let's just hope he survives the final five games.