Our Neophyte Offense Coordinator was very raw, and his game calling showed that. He was intimidated by the SB Champ Eagle D and kept it extremely vanilla to the point of the offense not really showing the belonged on the same field but more like lining up against Montana St. Seemed like his game plan was to play the same offense as he would with the starters. That is, GnP but when you don't have the pieces in place to do that? Try something different. Brady Cook probably is better than what he showed last night but the penalties (Yo Aaron...What about that???) killed too many early drives. By the 4th and the game looking like it was over, our new OC decided he had nothing to lose and let loose the dawgs. THEN, the offense started to click and although it was against the Eagle 4th stringers and a few UDFA's, it was executed by our own scrubs so quality wise, it was a vast improvement. Damn near won the game and give Martinez credit, the man played like his roster spot was on the line. Probably because it was as Cook started and played the 1st half. Tanner was the passing game coordinator in Motown. It shouldn't be that big a leap from that position to OC but so far, it's been a process for him as much as for the rest of the team. He'll learn as time goes on but we're gonna have to live with the growing pains and watching the GnP grind out more losses than wins. Woody Johnson's penchant for always hiring 1st timers will once again, cause a multiyear ramp up to relevancy. It is what it is so there's no use bitching about it. This NY Jet team is a work in progress, and we'll will have to deal with it until the proverbial light comes on...
Meh. Both teams ran the same exact offense. It looked like they needed more evaluation on 9th and 10th offensive linemen and back tight ends and running backs moreso than they needed to see what the passing game can do. It was a 3rd preseason game. This is pretty silly.
He called the game like a 1st time OC. When things got desperate, he opened up the offense and the team actually moved. Had he done this earlier, perhaps the Jets could have won this game. Like any other position, the OC has to learn how to call a game just as much as a QB has to know how to execute. Tanner is only 3 games in so there's time but lets all hope it does't take 17 games for him to "get the hang of it".
True, but when your real offense and the vanilla offense are very similar, that's a problem. When you haven't played in your primary offense, it may be a problem trying to do it when the real games start. Practice is one thing, but game experience is irreplaceable. We'll see when they go up against AR and the Squeelers. I just hope Tanner is up to the challenge... I hope JF is too..
Who was our last veteran OC? Hackett I think. We haven't had a decent OC since John Morton waay back in the day? Again, our new OC will have to learn to call games which shouldn't be that much of a problem. He tutored under a modern offensive master and now he's on his own. Not a small leap by any stretch especially with this roster.
