New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh speaks to reporters after a practice at the NFL football team’s training facility in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
1:22 left. Down by four.
How in the world did the New York Jets find themselves in this situation?!
The New York Jets found themselves trailing late in Sunday night’s contest in Las Vegas against the Raiders with their season hanging in the balance. They had outgained the Silver and Black by over 100 yards, threw for over 130 more passing yards, and converted on a higher rate of third downs.
Yet despite their statistical improvements throughout the game, New York’s main Achilles heel kept creeping up in the worst possible times. Penalties, miscues, and an untimely turnover wiped away all the good that came from the early stages of the game to send the Jets home with a 16-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders and a 4-5 record.
How the heck did this team lose in a game they looked so good in at times?!
This is the prevailing question. In the end, the main reason for a loss such as Sunday night falls directly at the faces of the organization.
It’s easy to blame Zach Wilson for his game-sealing interception to Robert Spillane in the closing minutes of the contest. Analysts, fans, and rivals are already doing it. But Wilson was not the key culprit for New York’s second straight loss though. All things considered, the young signal-caller had one of his better games overall in the Sin City.
The harder part to come to terms with is that a loss like Sunday night only comes when a team is poorly prepared and poorly coached. The Jets had several chances on offense to score touchdowns but each drive seemed to find a new and creative penalty that sunk them continuously in their recent rut. When Breece Hall appeared to end a multiple-game touchdown drought, the celebration was quickly short-lived when CJ Uzomah was called for an obvious holding penalty – his…
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