Jets offense fixing struggles starts with line after Aaron Rodgers beatdown

Ten days later, the Jets offense was unrecognizable from the unit that had scored three touchdowns in each of its first three games: no running game to speak of, a passing attack that was at best inconsistent and an offensive line that couldn’t protect the quarterback.It felt like the Zach Wilson-led offense that had held the Jets back in recent years, particularly since the defense performed well for the most part in limiting the Broncos to 10 points.“I think we were kind of killing ourselves,” quarterback Aaron Rodgers said.“I can’t say I had a spectacular game.

I missed some throws.The weather sucked, but so did some of my throws.

So, we had some chances, but way too many mental mistakes, too many poor throws, and then we just missed some easy stuff, some protection stuff that should have been easy, some route adjustment stuff that should have been easy.“… Our focus just wasn’t as sharp as it has been the first three weeks.”Now, it should be noted that the Broncos defense may wind up being an elite unit.They were coming off a dominant performance in a win over the 3-1 Buccaneers and are allowing only 13.3 points per game, the third-fewest in the league.

But the Jets were shaky all afternoon in producing only 248 yards of offense and failing to score a touchdown for the first time this year.Penalties were a major issue.Of the 13 called against the Jets, eight were committed by the offense.

There were five pre-snap penalties.New left guard John Simpson’s false start on fourth-and-goal from the Denver 1 was a killer.

Running back Breece Hall, who managed just 18 yards on 12 touches, had two pre-snap penalties.“It’s a different feeling when you lose because someone’s better than you, compared to when you lose because you shoot yourself in the foot a million times,” Hall said.He added: “We got to be better at the end of the day.”It went beyond the self-inflicted mistakes, however.They seemed off from the opening kickoff.

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