N.Y. Jets: Zero Altitude

From the desk: WALT MICHAELS' REVENGE

WEEK THREE

Jets               0

BRONCOS  26

FINAL

After Being Shut Out at Denver, It's Back to the Hangar for Salah's Jets

Zack Wilson said it himself; he's never seen stuff like this before.  Welcome to the NFL, where they're allowed to do things they aren't at the college level.

In my Pigskin picks, I said, "Zack Wilson's first trip into the mile-high altitude of Denver will not be a fun one.  Denver's defense can do many of the same things the Patriots did to them in week two," and they did.

The Jets scored 14 points in week one, six points in week two, and no points in week three against Denver, a literal spiral down to zero.

Insofar as last week to this week, look no further than the run game.  For a team that absolutely, positively needs a decent running game to help facilitate play/action for Zack Wilson, the Jets rushed just 13 times against the Broncos for just 43 yards, and that simply will not do.  You have to give opposing defenses other things to worry about.  Otherwise, your quarterback will get sacked five times for 41 yards and throw two more interceptions.

Wilson finished the day 19/35 for 160 yards.  The Jets achieved just eleven first downs and therefore managed barely over 24:00 minutes of possession.

But the Jets are in a bind because they're missing Mehki Becton from the offensive line, and the difference in performance has been stark, still below par, but more so now.

Eight penalties for 89 yards didn't help either.