Just watched the game. Treating this as my game thread.
First two drives: 2nd and 8 rushes with Gore. Don't like it. Gase is hellbent on getting in 3rd and manageable, and yes, that's good, but it's better to try to get the 1st down twice rather than rely on execution on 3rd down every time.
Really hope I don't have to watch Lawrence Cager much more. Darnold's first pick-six wasn't great, but you'd like the receiver to make more of a play on the ball or on the defender.
I have no interest in watching Frank Gore play. Perine and Ballage clearly have better burst. Gore isn't here long-term. Gore should not be getting 15 carries. I respect that he always seems to get positive yards, but Perine and Ballage need to get the RB carries sooner rather than later until Bell gets back. Gore may be better, but 9
Darnold's mobility can be a double-edged sword. He thought he could juke the defender and took an 11-yard sack rather than throw the ball away on 2nd down to kill a drive. That said, I'm more willing to accept a mistake like that than I am a turnover on the move.
Maybe Douglas was smart to take a punter considering how often we use him this season.
Rivers has all day to throw.
This game is frustrating. Offense actually looked promising in the 1st half, but the drives were derailed by two interceptions, an 11-yard sack, and a holding penalty.
Darnold had two inaccurate throws in the 1st half that were really bad. He had Hogan wide open on an early drive for a 20-yard gain and threw it behind him. He also was way behind Herndon on a 2nd and 9 at the end of the half which would have been a 1st down and not given the Colts a FG opportunity at the end of the half.
Catch the ball, Griffin. Useless.
Run defense isn't nearly as good as last year, but it's still good overall. The pass defense is a disaster. I rarely hear Bless Austin's name, which is a good thing for him.
Even though they were down 10, it felt like the Jets were in the game and competitive right up until the Griffin drop and Colts ensuing drive. Take away Darnold's two picks (or even one of them), and it's a whole new game.
This could have been a winnable game, but Darnold's interception put us down early, and we have a low margin for error. A couple other untimely penalties/sacks/drops/inaccurate throws crushed us. I thought the offense looked the best all season for the first three quarters, which is admittedly an extremely low bar. Didn't watch the 4th quarter.
