1. The big ones intervene: Three of the most productive wide receivers in team history were impressed by Garrett Wilson’s impressive landing catch in Thursday night’s 21-13 win over the Houston Texans.
“Best catch I’ve ever seen in my life, better than anything I’ve ever made,” said Wayne Chrebet, who watched from a crowd at MetLife Stadium. “I’m jealous, but I think it saved the season.”
Brandon Marshall once played chess and watched television from his home in South Florida.
“I should put that on a T-shirt and sell it immediately,” Marshall said in a text. “[It’s] “the catch that changed the Jets’ season and saved many jobs.”
Wesley Walker once stayed at his home in Arizona.
“I always relate it to my own experiences, like, ‘Hey, there has to be some divine intervention there,’ because sometimes you don’t know how to make a catch like that,” said Walker, the Jets’ runner-up in the championship. listing time for receiving yards.
Wilson’s 26-yard catch from quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the fourth quarter had only a 14% chance of crowning glory, according to later statistics, about the same as the Jets’ playoff chances and then the victory (18.3%). A loss would have overwhelmed their hopes.
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– New York Jets (@nyjets) November 1, 2024
Chrebet, second in career receptions, marveled at the challenge scene.
“You’re up there, you’re just trying to get your hand on the ball and bring it in, which is pretty difficult, but to keep your body from rotating out of the end zone… I don’t do that. “I don’t know if anyone who has never tried it will realize how difficult it is,” Chrebet said.
Wilson made brief comparisons to Odell Beckham Jr.’s capture 10 years ago at MetLife. Who had the easiest catch?
“Oh my God, I could never tell,” Walker said. “That’s like comparing athletes. Who’s the best? There’s no one better. You’re amazed that they were able to do that. I can’t say one is better than the other. They’re both iconic.”
2. Do you know? Wilson is the first player in Jets history with 60 receptions in the team’s first nine games of a season. Marshall holds the single-season record with 109.
3. Joe Dealer: General manager Joe Douglas has a history of being competitive at the buying and selling time limit, but this doesn’t seem like many years. After all, he already made a big dispersal: Davante Adams’ business on October 15.
At 3-6, still clinging to their playoff hopes, the Jets certainly won’t be traded before Tuesday’s 4 pm ET deadline. One player drawing attention is big receiver Mike Williams, but he seems to stay put. They want him to fill the WR3 role now that Allen Lazard (chest) is injured for at least three more games.
“With Lazard playing less, obviously that’s a bigger [opportunity] “For Mike,” teacher Jeff Ulbrich said, “and with more opportunities, I think he’ll become a bigger part of this offense.”
Williams is in the outfield for a while, but he doesn’t focus much: just four goals in the three games since Adams’ business. He is this year’s Dalvin Cook: a high-profile addition, who doesn’t have an affordable salary and struggles to find a niche interest.
4. New feature: Adams is studying an unused location on the fly. An “X” receiver (fracture end) throughout his profession, he is now playing for the “Z” (flanker) spot. Primarily, the Z is known as a “motion” receiver; He leaves the hitting sequence and will move before the snap.
“That’s been the only change we’ve had to get used to a little bit,” said Rodgers, who is trying to redevelop his chemistry with Adams after more than two seasons.
It hasn’t been the absolute best. There were a few hiccups Thursday night (an overthrow and a release), but you saw some of that aged witchcraft in the game. Adams finished with seven receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown, only his easiest three-point game as a Jet.
5. The behavior used dies dry: Later in the game, Adams referred to Rodgers as “12”, his Green Bay Packers number. He corrected himself briefly and announced, “Eight.”
“I’m still not used to that,” Adams said, smiling.
6. Get paid: Excellent fitness is paying off for Tyron Smith, in a big way.
Due to his historical trauma, the former All-Pro lefty had to accept a heavily incentivized one-year oath in freelance services: $6.5 million in minimum salary, with another $12 million available in playing time. incentives.
Smith has already played too much (every single snap through nine games) to qualify for the 50% playing time threshold: $2.75 million. In other words, if you don’t play at any other time, you’ll walk away with $2.75 million in cash bonuses.
Now the cash is starting to take effect.
The way the incentive package is structured, he will basically earn a difference of $1 million on an event-by-event basis over the three closest games at his minimum salary. At that point, it will increase to a difference of $1.25 million depending on the event for the five games total, assuming he plays virtually every snap.
The incentive money will depend on the 2025 cap.
Now that’s where it gets fascinating. What happens if the Jets lose the rivalry and want first-round pick Olu Fashanu to take a look at the left position? After all, he is the obvious heir. If the Jets pull off the trade, it will have major monetary implications for Smith.
7. Collection, section II: Edge rusher Haason Reddick is another player with an amount that is used on playing year and work incentives. In two games, he has made 49% of the defensive plays. If he stays above 40%, he will earn an incentive bonus of $791,628, according to the modified oath he signed at the end of his forward in their Game 8 matchup with the Fresh England Patriots.
He also needs eight sacks to receive a $500,000 bonus. That will probably be difficult; He has 0.5 sacks with 8 games left.
8. Sauce that is no longer so spicy: Sauce Gardner, a first-team All-Pro in his first two seasons, will almost never be criticized. There have been some anonymous haters outside the group, bothering him about this or that, but it hasn’t amounted to much. That’s why he skipped the alternative date on which Ulbrich called him for his entrance.
“In all honesty, and we’ve had this conversation, it has to be better, and he knows it,” Ulbrich said.
Gardner has the least tackling power among his throwing defensive backs: nine missed tackles in 39 attempts, a rate of 76.9%, according to latest stats. Your overall penalty is also increasing. He has been guarded a team-high six times, already more than his 2023 overall (5).
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9. Sunny Present: The Jets played their first nine games in a span of 53 days, including three games in lower weeks. That’s tough on the frame, particularly for those who are a 40-year-old quarterback.
Fortunately, Rodgers can stay awake for a lighter workload in the coming weeks. The Jets only have two games currently: against the Arizona Cardinals (November 10) and against the Indianapolis Colts (November 17). His farewell is on November 24.
The schedule will have to help reduce wear and tear on Rodgers, with the help of his unused cayenne pepper and aquamarine elixir.
10. The maximum guarantee: “Yeah, Justin Jefferson was pretty good, but I’ve never seen a catch like that. Not in person.” — tight end Tyler Conklin, formerly of the Minnesota Vikings, on Wilson’s touchdown reception.
