Jets dont have a choice with Haason Reddick after Jermaine Johnson injury
NASHVILLE – The Jets notched their first victory of the season Sunday, a hard-fought 24-17 road win over the Titans.The Jets are now 1-1 and playing their first divisional game Thursday against the Patriots.
Here are some thoughts and observations from Sunday’s game.1.Well if Haason Reddick has been hoping to gain some leverage with the Jets, he just got it.
It appears Jermaine Johnson will be lost for the season with an Achilles tear.That leaves the Jets woefully thin at edge rusher, a position that makes this defense go.
Right now, they have Micheal Clemons and Will McDonald as starters and Takk McKinley and rookie Braiden McGregor backing them up.The defense that Robert Saleh and Jeff Ulbrich deploy is all based on pressuring the quarterback with the front four.They are not a heavy blitz team.
If they can’t get to the quarterback with their front, it will disrupt their defense.That means general manager Joe Douglas should be on the phone Monday with Tory Dandy, Reddick’s agent, trying to find a solution to get him in.The Jets are not going to give Reddick a long-term, big-money extension, but could they find a Band-Aid contract to make him happy? Can they give him a two-year deal and up his salary from the $14.25 million he is supposed to make into the $20 million range? Will Reddick relent on his demands, realizing that missing games is not helping him earn more money? This holdout has cost Reddick around $7 million already.
Every week he misses a game, it costs him about $800,000 more.It feels like the Johnson injury could spur action.It is time for the two sides to compromise and figure out a way to get Reddick in uniform.
The Jets season might depend on it.2.This was not the prettiest win.
The Jets looked sluggish in the first half on both sides of the ball.But this is still a very, very good win for the Jets.
For one, Aaron Rodgers showed the value he can bring in the fourth quarter.Rodgers did not put up amazing stats in this game (18 compl...