By Enrique “Henri” B. Franco. Follow your project on @patriots nation and nacionpatriota.com)
The downcast New York Jets they came to Foxborough with the need to avoid the sweep in the divisional series; but the greatest urgency came from the opponent, some Patriots without victory at home until then and with a season increasingly adrift. In the end, it seemed that we had regressed two years or more, to the best times of the New England dynasty by the score of 54-13 that ended this match of Week 7.
Not even the best pilot would elevate these Jets
If they had glimpsed a hunger for triumph in Week 4 — against none other than the Titans — I think that easily dug their graves. Firstly, by a somewhat aggressive approach, which actually covered a desperation for better results. What happened? They exposed their QB too early Zach Wilson (6 of 10, 51 YDS) and is now carrying a possible posterior cruciate ligament injury that will require further study.
Zach Wilson takes back to back brutal hits on the leg. Gross. No flags on either ???? protect the QB? pic.twitter.com/3GLbx8PTOe
— Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre) October 24, 2021
All this problem is something that many already criticized of their HC, Robert Saleh, with the 49ers, last year. As San Francisco’s defensive coordinator, it was common for his unit to sometimes have more heart, than tactical talent, and go overboard to compensate. This afternoon it was more or less the same, since from the beginning it was clear that the head coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots had set a pace the Jets never reached.
While they are one of the rookie teams to play this season, there are no opportunities for them to generate an advantage at a certain point. It is evident in the performance of the WR Elijah Moore (1 REC, 13 YDS, 1 carry, 19 rushing yards, 1 TD), but after the touchdown, we never saw any real intention to keep engaging him in the action again.
We hardly know what this team is throwing at: their concepts don’t help their players, there is a discrepancy in the handling of your newbies and there is already a desperation too important for a group in reconstruction. This would have to worry his fans, since it directly questions the choice of these people behind the new project.
Should we expect a promotion from the Patriots?
If it were up to Bill Belichick and his guys, they’d play the Jets every week. It’s amazing how this rival continues to make them look like the team from their best years in the dynasty, even now.
The Patriots dominated in such a way that it is hardly the 9th time they score 50 or more points in the Belichick era; with Tom Brady it was 8, this is the first time with another QB. In relation to the above, it was also the first time that the QB Mac Jones he threw for +300 yards in his career (24 of 36, 307 YDS, 2 TD); however, we must not fall into extremism.
Just as previous defeats did not show a team fighting beyond its capabilities until the last series, neither should we take this victory as a true reality. The Pats will now leave Boston for three visits in four games: Los Angeles (Chargers), Carolina (Panthers) and Atlanta (Falcons), not to mention they host the Browns in Week 10.
With so many injuries on top, it is almost impossible to ensure that they will not be overwhelmed by fatigue; the perimeter already scratches between their substitutes with so many injuries from their starters and the offensive line is still waiting to recover OT Trent Brown.
Hope dies last in New England
Although there is light at the end of the tunnel, the Patriots have already begun to open the playbook to their rookie passer; the RB Damien Harris (14 ACARR, 106 YDS, 2 TD) is already much safer with the ball and his hires like the LB Matt Judon, the tea Hunter Henry (2 REC, 23 YDS, 1 TD) y el WR Kendrick Bourne (4 REC, 68 YDS) are just what they needed. Not a contending team at all (yet), but the Jets were a necessary stop to regain confidence and boy did they give it to them.
Fortunately for the Jets, this nightmare is over – for this week. While the Patriots hope that no one will wake them up from this dream.
