New coordinator, more problems for jets defense.
In his first game under interim defensive coordinator Frank Bush, the Jets were gassed by the Seahawks in a 40-3 defeat at Lumen Field on Sunday, after sacking Greg Williams on Monday.
Russell Wilson and company glowed 1,010 total yards and cut the Jets’ defense with ease to hit the game in the third quarter, with Seahawks coach Pete Carroll Wilson also favoring former fourth-quarter Jets quarterback Gino. Smith.
The Jets ’run defense was particularly porous. The unit entered its 11th game in the league to stop running, giving an average of 107.8 yards per game. But on Sunday there were plenty of big holes, with Chris Cars carrying 12 for 76 yards and Touchdown and Carlos Hyde carrying 15 for 66 yards. The Seahawks finished with 174 rushing yards on 36 carry – the second-highest number of yards allowed by the Jets this season, just 182 yards behind, giving up 49ers in Week 2.
“I wish you had a better answer,” said coach Adam Gass when asked about the defense’s struggle against the run. “It’s hard to say without watching the film. … Once or twice there they saw what we were ahead of, and seeing where the ball ran, it was not really correlated. I think as far as I know what happened, a couple individuals were doing some things they couldn’t. He’s a guy to break, and you’re in trouble. “
Gass said he doesn’t think the change of coordinators harms the defense.
“I think when we finally settled in, it felt like the offensive side of the ball didn’t really do anything,” Gass said. “We three and started going out. Nothing was missing from us. He just walked away from us. “
Wilson picks the Jets’ young secondary, completing 21 of 27 passes for 206 yards and four touchdowns. The only culprit on his state line was intercepted by Marcus Maye, who called himself in the end zone while defending DK Metcalfe.
“Once they were rolling, we had a hard time stopping them, inside the run game and pass game,” Maye said. “Just have to find a way to get on the field on the third down and slow down their pace.”
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