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Geno Smith has given the #Jets plenty to feel good about through three games.
These two early trends show why his resurgence deserves serious attention.
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So far, this #Jets group has been disappointing and has played a notable role in the team's Week 2 loss.
Fans shouldn't be surprised by their regression, though.
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The Nolan Traoré bulk-up is real. The difference between last year’s #Nets Media Day and this year’s is striking.
Chaney Johnson told me on The Brooklyn Boys Show this summer that Traoré has added strength. It could be a huge asset as he looks to make a Year 2 leap.
Geno Smith was one of the NFL’s best deep passers in Seattle, but struggled there last season.
Against Detroit, he went 5-of-6 for 143 yards and two TDs on those throws (20+ yards). If he can bring that part of his game back, it’d be huge for the #Jets.
Garrett Wilson and Kenyon Sadiq both topped 100 yards and scored Sunday.
The #Jets hadn’t had two players do that in the same game since Wilson and Allen Lazard in 2024.
Sadiq’s 105 yards were also the most by a Jets TE since Ryan Griffin in 2019.
The #Jets have suffered two straight devastating losses. Disappointment continues to linger.
However, it's important to separate the difference between the two.
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Something interesting: Detroit pressured Geno Smith on 19 of 44 dropbacks Sunday and sacked him five times, including the final strip-sack.
But when he got a throw off under pressure, he completed 12 of 13 for 152 yards. He also went 7-of-7 for 99 yards and a TD against the blitz. #Jets
The #Jets posted 188 yards and two TDs on 22 plays with multiple tight ends on the field against Detroit, averaging 8.5 yards per play, with five explosive gains.
Their 38 plays in 11 personnel produced 164 yards and one TD, averaging 4.3 yards per play.
Those multi-TE looks gave the offense a lot of juice.
Think it's important to add that the Jets were without three of their WRs (Adonai Mitchell, Arian Smith, who is out for the year, and Tim Patrick, who remains on IR).
Still, though, they found success with multiple tight ends. Week 1 told a similar story.
Kenyon Sadiq broke out against Detroit:
• 7 catches, 105 yards and a TD on 8 targets
• 4.2 yards per route on 25 routes — the highest single-game mark by a TE this season (min. 25 routes)
• Trailed only Garrett Wilson on the #Jets in targets, catches, and yards
That’s the kind of impact the Jets drafted him for.
Based on what I can find, Geno Smith looks to be the first #Jets QB EVER to complete 75% of his passes, average 7.0+ yards per attempt, and post a 100.0+ passer rating over a three-game span (min. 100 attempts).
Through three games, he’s at 75.5%, 7.7 Y/A, and 110.0.
Geno Smith has a 110.0 passer rating through three games.
That’s the best start by a #Jets quarterback since Chad Pennington posted a 121.4 rating through three games in 2007.
Here’s how I look at this #Jets loss:
• Last week was frustrating because the Jets should’ve won. They had every opportunity, and the coaching decisions cost them.
• Today hurts differently. Detroit is the better team. That’s exactly why last week mattered so much: 2-1 heading into Chicago feels a lot different than 1-2.
• Sadiq looks like a beast. Garrett keeps making plays when he has a QB who can get him the ball. And Geno did everything he could today; this might be his best game of the year.
Two heartbreakers, but for very different reasons.
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Wow, that was a tough finish for the #Jets.
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I thought the #Jets were letting this one slip away.
Then Geno put together two huge drives, Garrett Wilson made that catch with DJ Reed all over him, and Sterling Shepard got the two. We’ve got a tie game in Detroit.