Turnovers and Penalties Continue to Plague the 0-4 New York Jets

Turnovers and penalties continue to plague the 0-4 New York Jets

The Jets have carried over a damaging trend from last season into this one: beating themselves. They led the league in penalties a year ago, averaging 8.06 per game and totaling 137 infractions for 1,134 yards — all three the worst marks in the NFL. They compounded their excessive penalties by ranking 29th in the 32-team NFL in turnover margin at -1.3. On Monday, in a 27-21 road loss to the Miami Dolphins, the Jets committed three turnovers and …

NFL world reacts to horrible Jets news

The Jets brought in former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields to get things turned around and start fresh after two seasons of a failed Aaron Rodgers experiment. Unfortunately, New York is 0-4 to start the season, and Fields has struggled mightily in must-throw situations. Now, the burden on Fields arms is set to increase, according to one prominent league insider. “Jets HC Aa…

Are the New York Jets ‘close’ or just plain bad?

The New York Jets may be 0-4, but if you live on the optimistic end of the fandom spectrum, you don’t have to dig far beneath the surface to find silver linings. Three of the Jets’ four losses were by one score. Across those three games, the Jets lost by a combined total of only 10 points. They also outgained their opponents by more than 100 yards (1,065 to 918) and picked up 10 more first downs (67 to 57). It is easy to paint a picture of the J…