The New York Jets faltered in Week 4 after winning two straight games, losing 10-9 at home to the Denver Broncos.
The Jets were limited to three field goals by Greg Zuerlein and did not score any touchdowns. Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback, wasn’t at his best in the chilly, rainy conditions; he completed only 57% (24 of 42) of his throws for 225 yards. In addition, he had five layoffs.
Another major contributing element to the Jets’ offensive incompetence was self-inflicted blunders. On Sunday, they were called for five false starts, with running back Breece Hall and left guard John Simpson each committing two of them. For the sixth penalty, Tyron Smith leaped prematurely.
Jets head coach Robert Saleh stated that the offense’s cadence was a problem after the game. He didn’t directly mention Rodgers, but the quarterback is the one calling out the snap count.
Robert Saleh discusses the offense’s rhythm and how the Jets’ pre-snap penalties have been affected by it.
Saleh remarked, “We have to determine whether or not we’re capable of handling the entire cadence.” “Throughout camp, Cadence hadn’t caused any problems. It seemed that things had been going really well for our operation. Clearly, today was a significant setback.”
Naturally, when asked about Saleh’s comments and if his cadence should be lowered, Rodgers didn’t exactly agree with his head coach.
Rodgers stated, “That’s one way to accomplish it.” “Holding them responsible is the alternative. We haven’t encountered any problems. We had one misplaced attempt. I think Morgan [Moses] had one failed start prior to this.”
When questioned about Robert Saleh’s remarks about slowing down the offensive cadence, Aaron Rodgers seemed irritated. That is one approach to take. Holding them accountable is the alternative.
It served as a weapon. In practice, we utilize it every day,” Rodgers continued. “False starts are unusual for us. Having five today too… Indeed, it appears to be an anomaly. I’m not sure if we should implement significant adjustments in light of this kind of outlier game.
On Sunday, the Jets were penalized 13 times in all, which cost them 90 yards. Thus, the team’s failure was not solely due to false starts.
Any indication of friction between Rodgers and Saleh will make the media that covers the Jets more vigilant. Saleh tried to embrace Rodgers during the 24-3 victory over the New England Patriots in Week 3, but the quarterback pulled him away to maintain space.
Rodgers presents a compelling case when he notes that the Jets’ past three games have not experienced a problem with false starts. However, five penalties creates issues that Saleh attempted to address at his post-game press conference and may try to do so in the upcoming week.
Rodgers’ cadence will not be a problem if the Jets’ next few games don’t see a lot of false starts. But if they go on and Rodgers shows signs of frustration on the field as a result, Saleh and the coaching staff can claim they were correct, and things might get tense. Either the media and fans should keep a watch on this, or this is really an anomaly.
