The jets They haven’t been the best example of a functional team all season and, as incredible as it may sound, the situation continues to deteriorate.
The team announced Wednesday that Veteran Joe Flacco will be his starting quarterback next Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals because the young man Sam Darnold He couldn’t recover in time from the right shoulder injury he suffered last Thursday against the Broncos.
“He’s very sore,” said the coach Adam Gase on the status of your starting quarterback. “It’s true. You can raise your arm, but up to a point, but go out to practice? That would be very difficult for him right now. “
Flacco hasn’t started a game since week 8 of last season, when he passed for just 174 yards completing 20 of 32 attempts in the 15-13 loss of his Broncos to the Colts. It was a poor performance, no doubt, but in this 2020 it would not at all clash with what the Jets’ offense has shown.
With Darnold behind the center in the first four games of the season, The Jets (0-4) rank as the second-to-last offense in the entire NFL in points and yards, they are last in passing yards and 26th in rushing. In fact, the team has just 58 offensive points in the first four games, 14.5 per game, and five touchdowns this season.
Maybe Flacco can revitalize the offense.
Or maybe not. The 13-year veteran’s career has been in sharp decline since his last year at Baltimore, when the obvious decline in his level of play opened the doors for a certain Lamar Jackson. In fact, in his last 17 starts, Flacoo is just 6-11 with 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions with the Ravens and Broncos, plaguing his own injury woes.
However, Gase expressed full confidence in the veteran. It’s not like I have a lot of options. At least in the minimal sample, Flacco did the job completing both of his passes in the very brief action against Denver in the immediate moments of Darnold’s injury.
“Joe is the calmest person,” said Gase.. “She has a lot of experience. He still has his arm strength, I know that. Looks like Joe will be fine. It’s more of working with the guys he’s going to play with on Sunday and getting into a little rhythm ”.
Pace is what the Jets’ offense has lacked, with Darnold or Flacco at the controls. The passing offense has generated just 718 yards in four games, almost 180 per game, and its best receiver has just 14 catches for 219 yards. And now, they will have to try to improve with Flacco behind the center.
