Pre season prognosticators were positive that like most of the recent New York Jets seasons this would be another disappointing one in a long seemingly unending line. But there were flashes of brilliance which on their own were just sparks in the night sky. What sparked this miniature wining streak is Robert Saleh”s belief in his coaching mantra’s despite everyone thinking differently. He had a vision for the team and he just needed time to cultivate his growing seeds. He draws strength from his faith and that is what kept pushing his belief in the systems that he and his coaches had implemented. So many variables added to the narrative that it would take time for this team to grow that truthfully only the people on the inside knew what they had. From the stain of the last fifteen years to his very young team not to mention his very limited experience as a head coach, why would anyone believe.
There has been questions about that i myself had to ask because my level of faith needs work i guess. Putting together a program that would mesh the most senior of his team to the greenest rookie had to be something he believed in with every fiber of his being, so questions like mine would mostly fall on deaf ears and thankfully it did. For the first time in a very long time the New York Jets have a winning streak in October and are featured on the first half of NFL standings plastered on every NFL TV show. Playing at Lambaeu Field so dominantly is just another dragon the Jets had to slay, the pile of dragon bones are slowly growing and on this day the defense led the way, punishing the Green bay offense time and time again. Quinnen and Quincy Williams both had career days Quinnen blocking a field goal, recording two sacks and just destroying the Packer offensive line on almost every play. Quincy returned from injury to record 8 solo tackles and 6 assisted, showing range in coverage and that one hit on Aaron Jones that had me jumping off my coach. Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner has been unstoppable in one on one coverage but is already all round one of the top five corners in the league. Under the radar players like Michael Carter two also had big contributions. On offense Breece Hall is turning into a superstar right before our eyes and the one-two tandem of him and Michael Carter have proven to be pretty dynamic but could be so much more.
It’s maybe to early to pull the receipts but not to many had the Jets surviving the AFC north gauntlet a Dolphins game a visit to the legendary Lambeau field with a 4-2 record. All that matters is whats going on in Floram Park, that special stew that Joe Douglas, Robert Saleh and his coaches are cooking up is far from complete but it does smell good. This team is Just a dash of Zach Wilson career performance away from arriving and when it happens it will establish this organization’s match to competence.
