Offensive coordinator will always be the fan scapegoat, that will never change. But he was playing with one hand tied behind his back with a QB who was overwhelmed and an O-line that was completely overmatched. What can you do in those circumstances? He wasn't good, but I don't know what you expect him to call that magically fixes everything. Bad offense, inexperienced QB and elite opposing D-line. If there was a playbook that negates all of that, every team would be running it.
That doesn't explain the night and day difference in play calling between the 1st half and the 2nd half.
Huh? It was virtually identical. Draws, screens and moving pockets. AKA the type of offense you run when you're overmatched.
Game plan made me think we trotted out a qb we just signed 3 days prior to the game. Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
What game were you watching? The coaches call the plays... and it was one of the most conservative GP I have seen in years since the REX Fish game where he ran 95 % of the time... BTW - all QB miss passes like Fitz did last week when he overthrew a wide open WR.... or when was the last time you saw Fitz go through his progression rather than just wing it to 1st option even if he is covered or better yet how about him throwing to Marshall 75% of the time even if he is double covered... I saw petty go through progressions (Fitz makes pre reads at the line and guess what he has 13 INTS six in the red zone) and when his first option wasn't there so what did he do he pull it down and tryed again... when has Fttz done that? ... ..
And what's the offensive coordinator supposed to do when you have a nervous rookie QB playing his first game who didn't get all the reps in practice this week, and a patchwork offensive line? People kill Gailey for being too risky going for empty backfields on 3rd and 1 now you're all killing him for being too conservative.
Bowles and Gailey were so afraid that Petty would lose them the game, that their fearful play-calling lost the Jets the game. And you know what, with a less restricted offense: maybe Petty does lose the Jets the game. But you'll never win by trying not to lose.
The problem this team has is they have no system. No matter what QB they stick in there, the system fails them. Petty did not look good today because I believe the system and gameplan did not suit him. Pretty pathetic that Chan Gailey held the reigns on Petty and didn't even know what to do.
Yet another outstanding effort by the Jets coaching staff today, Gailey especially. Seemed like he called the game as though Fitzpatrick, with his weak arm, was the QB today. He should have taken advantage of the one thing that I think most would list as Petty's biggest strength: his arm. Push the ball down the field, taking shots down the field from time to time, and move people out of the box so Forte and Powell have some room. That also opens up some play-action, a young QBs second-best friend behind a strong running game. The Jets are 3-7, what exactly do they have to lose by playing more aggressively and trying to put their young QB in a position to win? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Just pathetic...Jets coaching staff are a bunch of scared bitches I'd rather see Petty throw 6 picks than this garbage again
They played not to lose against the f-ing Rams. NE is going to castrate us. Gailey is going to have to change his game plan to fit Petty or we are going to go nowhere.... actually that's where we already are.
For one thing, he could eliminate the 4 and 5 receiver set knowing that Petty is behind center. Secondly he could have put Petty under center which forces the dline to pause ever so slightly to read their cues to determine if its run or pass. That will eventually set up the play action. He could use a 6th oline man and with Petty under center, run sweeps and counters which tire out the dline. Parcells used to use that strategy to tire out the big guys whenever he faced a stout defensive line. The raider use 6 offensive linemen to give protection and help out on the running game, so while there is no magic playbook that negates the things you mentioned. Gailey sticking to his scheme was not helpful in yesterday's game. JMO
