Despite early struggles, Jets topple Falcons

What in the name of the 1976 Buccaneers is going on here?

However, coach Todd Bowles indicated he wasn’t anxious , saying the Jets were victimized by a blown coverage and a miscommunication and that they cleaned up those problems as the game went on.

The Jets don’t yet believe Petty is ready to play in the regular season, which is why they signed Matt Flynn to be there in case Ryan Fitzpatrick gets hurt during Geno Smith’s absence.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and Chiefs counterpart Alex Smith struggled behind their unsettled offensive lines in Kansas City’s 14-13 preseason victory over Seattle on Friday night.

Smith was named the team’s starting quarterback before in the offseason, and he was getting a majority of the first-team reps in practice. For those of you who have dropped some money to get NFL Game Pass this season, both games can also be live streamed through that service if you do not have access to a television or cable subscription. Hopefully we learned from this one.

New York also has questions on defense.

“We’ve got some stuff to clean up”, Carroll said. “It’s always a work in progress”.

The Jets were called for 10 penalties in the first half, and finished with 17.

The Jets starting defense got torched by Detroit last week and will have another test Friday. The Jets have the requisite talent to be a Top 5 unit.

“The first drive was jump-started by the explosive play by Collin Mooney, ” Ryan said. Bowles’ unit didn’t convey the change quickly enough, exposing Coples. Jaiquawn Jarrett started in his place.

The defensive starters continued to apply pressure to Fitzpatrick, with Adrian Clayborn breaking through for a sack on third down late in the first quarter.

Rookie Lion’s running back Ameer Abdullah ran circles around the new and improved Jets D, racking up a total of 67 yards on the ground and making Jets defenders look silly along the way. It appeared to be the result of a miscommunication between cornerbacks Antonio Cromartie and Buster Skrine. New York (1-1) was sparked by the defense on a safety by first-round pick Leonard Williams; the former USC star has 1 1-2 sacks. Fitzpatrick hit Marshall with a short pass to the left side, but Marshall, all 6-foot-4, 230 pounds of him, turned it into a 30-yard gain down the Falcons 40.

The backup quarterback battle is far from settled. Marshall has a long history of being a security blanket for whoever is throwing the ball as his four catches for 62 yards proved against the Falcons.

Although Gailey dialed up plenty of four- and five-receiver sets out of the shotgun, don’t expect an aerial show. It was a low-risk approach that makes sense given how the team is built.