There are many frustrating parts of watching the Jets play defense. At the top of the list are the lack of cohesion and communication this team shows on that side of the ball.
Let’s take a look at an the opening play of the second quarter in the Week 4 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Sauce Gardner is aligned outside against Tyreek Hill.
Hill cuts across the field as most Jets defenders up front bite on a play action fake. From here, it looks like Tony Adams (yellow arrow defender) might be in better position to pick up Tyreek Hill (red arrow receiver) while Gardner (red arrow defender) could be in better position to take Julian Hill (yellow arrow receiver).
What happens is Gardner and Adams both take Julian Hill.
Tyreek Hill ends up wide open. If you’re going to choose one guy to not cover