The Jets completed Sunday’s 13-6 loss to the Panthers with extra accidents to their star gamers.
They have been already with out receiver Garrett Wilson, their finest offensive participant, on Sunday with a hyperextended knee.
Then they misplaced cornerback Sauce Gardner within the second half Sunday to a head damage.
Operating again Breece Corridor was additionally injured when a Panthers participant landed on his legs that Corridor mentioned was a hip-drop sort out, a type of tackling that the NFL has banned.
The Jets additionally misplaced defensive sort out Jay Tufele with a knee damage within the first half and operating again/returner Kene Nwangwu had a concussion, like Gardner.
“We’ll see precisely the place [those injuries] are,’’ Jets head coach Aaron Glenn mentioned. “I’ll offer you a solution because the week progresses on these three guys.’’
Corridor, who was coming off final week’s recreation when he wasn’t focused as soon as within the passing recreation for the primary time in his profession, had solely three offensive touches within the second half.
Glenn mentioned Corridor was dinged up within the first half, which was the explanation he was used so little within the second.
“Breece had an damage, however he got here again and he tried to provide us the whole lot he had,’’ Glenn mentioned. “So, kudos to him for doing that. I assumed early on that he was operating the ball pretty effectively, and people guys did job of tightening up towards the run.
“He’s a man that we have to lean on. We now have to make use of him as a lot as attainable.’’
Corridor complained that there was no name on the hip-drop sort out.
“I used to be damage, however I wish to play,’’ he mentioned. “I would like to have the ability to assist affect the crew, however wasn’t sufficient to get the win in the present day.’’
As for Wilson’s standing to play Sunday, Glenn mentioned it was “shut as we went by way of the week,’’ including: “The factor is you must defend him from himself, so it simply wasn’t resolution to place him on the market at the moment.’’
Glenn wasn’t precisely effusive concerning the offensive play calling of offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, who was additionally beneath fireplace for a poor recreation final week.
When requested what he thought concerning the offensive play calling the previous two video games, Glenn mentioned after a pause, “You recognize, that’s query. You must have a look at the scenario within the video games. I do know lots of people will go into that, as a result of they wish to level fingers someplace.
“However that’s not what we’re going to do in any respect. It goes 3 ways — me, Tanner and our gamers. All of us have to determine what now we have to do to make some performs.’’
Glenn’s plan within the recreation was to be aggressive, so when he was confronted with a fourth-and-5 from the Carolina 33-yard line, he went for it. Justin Fields overthrew WR Josh Reynolds on the play.
“I preferred our fourth-down plan,’’ Glenn mentioned. “And I instructed our guys, ‘We’re gonna be aggressive going ahead in that scenario.’ Clearly, it didn’t work out.’’
Jets DL Jowon Briggs registered his second sack of the season within the third quarter to power a Panthers punt. He added 4 tackles, together with two tackles for loss, and two QB hits.
Jets LB Jamien Sherwood had 10 tackles, together with his first sack of the season, together with two tackles for loss, two QB hits, and a move defensed. Sherwood’s 70 tackles within the first seven video games are the second most within the league.
Jets Ok Nick Folks transformed each his subject objective makes an attempt and has made all 14 makes an attempt this season. The one Jets kicker with an extended streak to begin a season previously 40 years was Folks, when he made 23 in a row to open the 2013 season in his first stint with the Jets.
