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It wasn’t pretty from the opening kickoff at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon with rain drizzling all over the Jets and the Denver Broncos. To make matters worse, Aaron Rodgers was sacked on the first play of the game – one of five sacks New York’s offensive line allowed in Sunday’s 10-9 loss.
Plenty of things could be pointed to as to why the Jets lost, but most glaring was the amount of penalties the team was hit with – an issue last season and in years prior under head coach Robert Saleh. They finished with 13 penalties for 90 yards compared to Denver’s five flags for 74 yards.
“A lot of pre-snap penalties which is just unacceptable,” Saleh said. “That’s the stuff that we have to get cleaned up. You’re always gonna have in-play penalties, those are gonna happen, but the pre-snap and post-snap penalties are the ones that are unacceptable.”
Unacceptable, yes, but for some reason they keep happening.
“We got to figure it out. Whether or not we’re ready to handle all the cadence, cadence had not been an issue all camp. Felt like our operation had been operating pretty good. Obviously, today it took a major step back,” Saleh said.
Despite the less-than-ideal weather conditions and the overall poor performance, the Jets did have some opportunities to come away with a win, but they failed to convert on those chances at almost every turn.
In the first quarter, after a fumble recovery set New York up in prime territory, the Jets had the ball on the one-yard line and three chances to punch it in. It was going to be four chances after Saleh decided to go for it on fourth down, but a false start penalty forced them to kick a field goal.
“The reality is it was gonna be tough sledding no matter what with the way the rain was coming down, but what’s disappointing is the self-inflicted wounds that come with it, Saleh said. “When it’s wet and it’s bad the way it was today you’ve got to be great with your details and we gave up a lot of…
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Publish date : 2024-09-29 22:35:31
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