https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/jets-miserable-two-minute-drive-confuses-fans-analyst-kurt-warner-not-really-sure-what-i-just-watched-152905041.html
It’s extremely rare for a broadcaster to openly show disgust for a team during a game they are covering, but that’s the magic of the New York Jets. With the team trailing by four points at the end of the second quarter, the Jets proceeded to pull off a drive so miserable and puzzling that even color commentator Kurt Warner couldn’t properly analyze it.
Trailing 10-6, the Jets forced a punt to get the ball back with 3:22 left before halftime. Despite plenty of time, the team seemed content to simply run out the clock and play for the third quarter. After two straight runs to open the drive, Justin Fields completed a third-down conversion to extend the drive for the Jets.
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At that point, the two-minute conversion hit, and many expected the team to push things to try and get a score before halftime. Instead, the Jets ran on two of the next three plays. After failing to convert, the Jets lined up for a punt on 4th and 1.
They faked it. Breece Hall was able to convert, giving the Jets new life with 1:48 to play. New York called a timeout after the play, suggesting they were finally ready to push the ball down the field. Instead, they ran it again and called another timeout.
With one timeout remaining, the Jets called another run play. Fields was sacked on the next play, causing the Jets to call their final timeout.
Facing a third and 7, Fields completed a six-yard pass to give the team a 4th and 1 from their own 41-yard line. With the clock running, the Jets had one shot at a Hail Mary … or a chance to maybe force a penalty to move closer and kick a field goal at the end of the half. Instead, the team simply let the clock run to zero.
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It was a confusing and befuddling drive, one that had Warner asking fans for answers.
As you might expect, other than “it’s the Jets” there was no logical explanation for the team’s actions on its final drive before halftime. The lack of urgency combined with the timeouts didn’t make sense. At no point in the drive did the Jets seem motivated to score. Despite that, the team still ran a fake punt and used all its timeouts. And then, after all that, New York failed to even try a last-ditch play as the clock hit zero.
The whole sequence made it look obvious that the Jets did not trust their own offense against the Broncos’ defense. And while the fake punt and timeouts seem to suggest the opposite, that can probably just be chalked up to poor coaching.
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That might be a harsh read of the situation, but there’s a reason the Jets were 0-5 entering Week 6.
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