Like so many different enhancements early within the Jets season, the explanation why is easy.
Getting into Monday, they owned a 56.8 p.c conversion fee on third down — the perfect within the NFL.
Final 12 months, the Jets had been lifeless final at 26.0 p.c.
From worst to finest — what’s the reason?
“Aaron Rodgers,” middle Joe Tippmann stated on Monday. “He’s a man that’s on the market speaking, getting us to the appropriate name, proper play. He’s breaking down the protection earlier than they’re even exhibiting what they’ve. For him to have the ability to try this and get us on the identical web page, after which he simply will get time to work and make one thing occur and that’s what he’s phenomenal at doing. Credit score is to Aaron Rodgers there.”
On third down this season, Rodgers has accomplished 20 of 27 passes (74.1 p.c) for 272 yards and a landing together with a stellar 118.1 passer ranking.
That completion share, yardage and passer ranking is his highest for any down.
The Jets have additionally scored six touchdowns on eight journeys to the crimson zone, good for a 75 p.c red-zone share — tied for second-best within the league.
They had been lifeless final at 32.4 p.c final 12 months, scoring simply 12 touchdowns on 37 journeys.
The Jets are signing defensive again Jalen Mills to their apply squad, The Submit confirmed.
An eight-year professional, he performed the previous three seasons with the Patriots, beginning 34 video games — together with eight final 12 months.
He spent his first 5 seasons with the Eagles, who drafted him within the seventh spherical in 2016.
The Jets blitzed Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett on 40 p.c of his dropbacks throughout their 24-3 win Thursday night time — the best fee in opposition to any opposing quarterback beneath head coach Robert Saleh’s tenure, in accordance with the staff.
The Jets cashed in with three sacks off blitzes, whereas Brissett accomplished simply two passes in opposition to the blitz.
“That feels good,” security Chuck Clark, who had a type of sacks, stated Monday. “You hear it, and it’s, ‘Let’s get residence.’ Hopefully the whole lot goes proper up entrance that you would be able to get there, however it undoubtedly feels good.”
The Jets have hardly ever despatched a lot stress beneath Saleh and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich.
Final 12 months, they blitzed simply 16.3 p.c of dropbacks, the second-least within the NFL.
By three video games this 12 months, although, the Jets have blitzed a mixed 21.4 p.c of dropbacks — ninth-most within the league.
“We felt if we may generate stress, get [Brissett] transferring off his spot, we may do no matter we wished within the recreation,” linebacker Jamien Sherwood stated Monday. “Our defensive position, and everyone else that ended up with a sack, they performed nice. They simply didn’t know the place it was coming from, and that opened lots of doorways for us as a protection.”
