Bryce Petty is playing to the best of his abilities, his ceiling is a Landry Jones or Matt Moore type player, but damn the kid plays with some heart. He is a gunslinger with a live arm and the Jets offense has been better than it as all season under his direction (not saying much). Last night, he was off his game and made apparent rookie mistakes. One thing that caught every Jets fans' attention is when he was sandwiched by Wake and Suh. The Jets entire Offensive Line decided to block one Miami Dolphin and Eric Tomlinson did not even bother to look up. This collective group of misfits let their QB get killed and not one of them helped him up, which is very telling to some. Petty getting the wind knocked out of him allowed cockroach, Ryan Fitzpatrick to come into the game and get in on the interception party. If Fitzpatrick starts a meaningless game next week @ New England it will be very revealing as to how the Jets feel about 2nd round pick, Christain Hackenberg's development. Fitzpatrick should never take another snap as a member of the New York Jets and this is coming from someone who wanted him back in the off-season. If neither Petty or Hackenberg can go, Bilal Powell should start out of the wildcat offense.
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Let's talk about the coaching staff here.... Todd Bowles has to go. I was on the fence about firing him after the Indy Monday Night Football debacle because you do not fire a coach every two years. You create a losing culture and neither players nor potential coaches will be attracted to that. Bowles is a very sound defensive mind, whose defense has been nothing shy of atrocious this season. The defense is the main issue for this team with a defensive HC, that does not go over too well with the fanbase. The two coordinators Kacy Rogers and Chan Gailey have shown vanilla gameplans and might be the biggest issue on this coaching staff. I am one to believe that Woody Johnson is still the biggest problem with the Jets and if you are a die hard Jets fan you probably are crossing your fingers and praying to God that Johnson accepts an ambassador position in the Trump administration.
How can the Jets be fixed? Well, it sure as hell ain't an easy one. First things first, I would fire Todd Bowles and hire an offensive minded experienced Head Coach. Names like Josh McDaniels, Todd Haley, and Sean Payton come to mind. Haley seems the most likely because he does have extensive ties to the Jets and had some success as the Kansas City Chiefs HC from 2009-2011. Next, stick to a re-build. Look what teams like Oakland, Dallas, Tampa Bay, and Tennesse have all done and stick to that. The key there is that they all have franchise QBs. Also, the Jets need an entire roster overhaul, cut everyone that you can possibly cut that is a veteran and makes sense financially. 25 new faces should be on this roster next season and you could put good money on it that they will come via the draft and undrafted free agency. Speaking of the draft, I will have a 3-round Jets mock draft at the bottom. Finally, the Jets need to find a franchise QB. It seems to me that neither Bryce Petty or Christian Hackenberg are the answer to their 40+ year's prayer and they may need to try again in this draft. Names like Mitch Trubisky and DeShaun Watson come to mind here. Whatever it is, the Jets need to find an answer to their biggest glaring hole on their roster and that position just happens to be the most important one in the NFL.
3- Round Jets Mock Draft
1st Round: Tim Williams, OLB, Alabama. The Jets will finally get a much-needed edge rusher to pair with Jordan Jenkins and Lorenzo Mauldin and help their invisible blitz in 2016. This draft choice would probably mean the end of the road for Sheldon Richardson as a Jet (fingers crossed).
2nd Round: DeShaun Watson, QB, Clemson. Not a huge Watson fan, but the Jets simply need a QB (again). Watson's stats at Clemson are a huge indicator of success and he is a born winner. Something not too many New York Jets are accustomed to.
3rd Round: Tyler Orlosky, C, West Virginia. Nick Mangold has been a staple on the Jets OL for nearly a decade. The future Jets Ring of Honor' body has clearly broken down and his cap hit is not worth it anymore. Wesley Johnson has played well when given the opportunity to fill in for Mangold, but he is not a long-term solution.
