Jets Hoping to get Offense Rolling vs Miami Defense

When the winless New York Jets take on the also 0-3 Miami Dolphins this Monday night, somebody is going to come away embarrassed. Dropping to 0-4 is one thing.  Doing it against another one of the worst teams in the league is just bit of salt in the wound.  Who will it be?  Let’s preview and give it our best guess.

Offense:

The Jets don’t know who their quarterback will be as Justin Fields looks to get out of concussion protocol, but whether it’s him or Tyrod Taylor, a win is going to be difficult to come by if they can’t get their running game going.  After a strong start to the season in which Breece Hall ran for over 100 yards, he’s managed just 50 yards in nineteen carries.  In fact, Fields and Taylor led the team in rushing yards against the Bills and Bucs respectively.  It’s going to be tough to win games if your quarterback is consistently your biggest running threat.

As far as the Jets and their ability to throw the ball, Miami is the worst secondary they’ve faced to date, but Gang Green is still without a second wide receiver to compliment Garrett Wilson.  Can they get somebody else going (Allen Lazard, Tyler Johnson, etc) against a secondary that’s allowing 8.9 yards per attempt, which is third-worst in the NFL?  If they can get that done, they’ll have a shot to win.  And for those who think they can call this one accurately, you can use the betting bonus available right here.

Defense:

This is where Jets fans should be most worried.  Aaron Glenn’s defense has not only been a bad tackling defense, but they’re getting worse.  After missing 8 tackles in week 1, they’ve seen that number jump to 10 in week two and then sixteen last week.

Don’t think for a second that running back Devon Achane and wide receiver Tyreek Hill aren’t licking their chops as they see the Jets whiff on so many attempts on film.  Aaron Glenn was brought in with the expectation that the Jets defense would get better immediately.  That hasn’t been the case.  His defense has yet to force a turnover and allowed 30 points in each of their first two games and 29 last week, six of which came on a pick six.

Prediction:

Hard to say without knowing who the QB is, but we’ll assume Fields is ready by Monday and gets the nod and the Dolphins come out on top.

Dolphins: 27

Jets: 13

Glenn was Born in the Bronx, New York and has followed the Jets religiously despite being stationed in several different countries and time zones around the world. He now resides in England and has been a KansasCityProFootball member since 2005. Glenn will bleed green with the rest of us through the highs and lows.