Jets Report Card

The New York Jets played their best game of the season in a 34-16 win over the Denver Broncos that saw the Jets make big plays in all three phases.  There were some eye-opening performances across the board, earning the Jets some grades that any kid would be happy to bring home.  Let’s take a… Read more

The Jets dropped their third consecutive contest in a way that can only be described as embarrassing.  The Jets secondary, dubbed “New Jack City” but its members, was torched for 388 yards, a new career high, by Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles.  Coming in to the game, Bortles owned a career completion percentage of 59%, but… Read more

It was an ugly 20-12 loss to the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium with plenty of bad grades to go around.  Last week’s 48-17 win feels like an awful long time ago, doesn’t it? Quarterbacks: C Sam Darnold made some rookie mistakes, but still did a good job considering the amount of duress he was… Read more

The New York Jets opened their 2018 season with a 48-17 throttling of the Detroit Lions on the road and there was no shortage of outstanding individual and group performances.  Let’s take a look at how we saw it. Quarterbacks: A The only reason this isn’t an A+ for rookie QB Sam Darnold was the… Read more

As one might imagine, in a 14-7 loss, there were some stars to hand out on defense, to go along with some failing grades on the offensive side of the ball. Quarterback: F Bryce Petty was off target far too often once again.  Petty would go 15-28 for 119 yards with no touchdowns and an… Read more

The New York Jets suffered a humiliating 23-0 loss at the hands of the Denver Broncos, a team that had last eight straight games.  There were a few solid individual performances, but some of the same culprits for the team’s failures this season re-appeared along with a new wrinkle or two.  Let’s take a look… Read more

Week 10 Report Card: Jets @ Buccaneers L 15-10     Quarterback: D Josh McCown: 23/39 262 yards, 1 TD 1 INT The stat sheet isn’t terrible, but McCown played a bad game against the Buccaneers. Granted, the offensive line had their worst game of the season, but McCown made too many mistakes. Failing to… Read more

Week 9 Report Card: Jets vs. Bills W 34-21     Quarterback: A Josh McCown: 14/20 140 yards, 1 TD 0 INT, 5 rushes for 13 yards, 1 Rush TD This wasn’t a stat stuffer for Josh McCown, but he played a clean and efficient game. There was one should-have-been interception early in the game… Read more

Week 8 Report Card: Jets vs. Falcons L 25-20     Quarterback: B+ Josh McCown: 26/33 257 yards, 2 TDs 0 INT Statistically it was a perfect game for McCown, but again there were a couple of boneheaded mistakes that a veteran quarterback shouldn’t make. The biggest mistake was taking unnecessary sacks. McCown tends to… Read more

Week 6 Report Card: Jets vs. Patriots L 24-17     Quarterback: C+ Josh McCown: 31/47 354 yards, 2 TDs 2 INTs, 3 rushes for 21 yards If it weren’t for two costly turnovers, McCown’s grade would be significantly higher. McCown was on point out of the gate, shredding the Patriots secondary. He was able… Read more

Week 5 Report Card: Jets @ Browns W 17-14     Quarterback: B Josh McCown: 23/30 194 yards, 2 TDs 1 INT After an ugly start, Josh McCown got the Jets’ offense on track for the end of the third, and the fourth quarter. After being gifted an interception, the offense got the ball on… Read more