ORCHARD PARK — The story of the Jets’ loss to the Vikings final week was their lack of manufacturing within the crimson zone.
The Jets scored just one landing on six red-zone journeys at Minnesota, settling for too many subject targets. However the coaches mentioned it isn't time to panic.
“On the bye week we had been thirteenth within the NFL in crimson zone, which isn’t … you already know you all the time striving to be prime 5 and all that stuff, but it surely wasn’t an issue,” head coach Robert Saleh mentioned. “Sadly, with crimson zone, there’s so few alternatives from week to week that it’s essentially the most risky stat, by way of only one unhealthy sport can simply derail all of your statistical rankings. So, you bought to stay to your fundamentals, keep on with your course of, keep on with your follow habits. Are you able to follow it extra? Certain, but it surely was shut, we had been near having a 4-of-6 day, you possibly can have a look at it the opposite approach, but it surely simply didn’t work out and you bought to provide that crew credit score, too. Minnesota did a very nice job within the crimson zone, however I don’t assume it’s one thing to hit the panic button on but.”
The Jets are at the moment tied for twenty sixth within the NFL in red-zone offense, changing 48.6 % of the time. They'll have a tricky take a look at Sunday in opposition to the Payments, who're third within the NFL in red-zone protection.
Saleh mentioned the Jets wouldn't alter their follow plan to handle the red-zone points as a result of he believes they already follow red-zone conditions greater than another crew within the league.
Offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur mentioned the unit was just a bit off in opposition to the Vikings.
“We obtained right down to the 20, it was a group of errors, so we obtained to get that mounted as coaches, the execution was just a bit bit off,” LaFleur mentioned. “Not loopy off, however anytime you’re 1-for-6, in the event you’re 1-for-2, it’s not adequate within the crimson zone, not to mention 1-for-6. You’re going to kick subject targets, … you’re going to lose ballgames on this league in opposition to good groups.”
The Jets elevated LB Marcell Harris from the follow squad for the sport.
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