Segment 1: Insights Through Week 8 in the NFL (0:42)

• Savor the win!
• Huge loss: former Jets legend Nick Mangold passes away at 41 due to complications from kidney disease; drafted in the first round in 2006 with fellow offensive lineman D'Brickashaw Ferguson. (BTW: Ferguson played for 10 seasons, missed only one play, a gadget play that took him off the field)
• Week 7 vs. Carolina: lost 13-6
  • Game was unwatchable
  • QB Justin Fields benched after halftime (6-12, 46 passing yards, sacked 3 times)
  • Backup QB Tyrod Taylor entered game in the third quarter, threw two INTs including in the end zone
  • Jets D played well enough to win for second week in a row, offense did not handle their end
• Week 8 vs. Cincinnati: won 39-38
  • Great comeback, nice win for 0-7 team going into the bye week
  • Luckily played a team with a worse defense, took advantage
  • RB Breece Hall 3 TDs -- 2 rushing, 1 passing (game-winning play to TE Mason Taylor)
  • Played against former teammate, QB Joe Flacco
  • Came back from several deficits, including 38-24 in 4th quarter
  • Scored 3 TDs and not one, but two 2-point conversions
  • 39 points, 502 yards of offense and 254 yards rushing all season highs
  • QB Justin Fields bounced back in big way after benching: 244 yards passing, 1 TD pass
  • Credit the offensive line
  • Central question: Take off point for the offense, or just a gift playing the worst defense in the league (most points allowed, over 400 yards allowed/avg/game)?
  • Dallas D not far behind Cincinnati's

Segment 2: The Jets at Mid-Season: Where Do We Go from Here (17:00)

• Recapping 6 Point Plan to Fix the Jets outlined last podcast
• Rookie TE Mason Taylor showing flashes of being a bigger part of the offense, weapon in the red zone in Cincy; still need another pass-catching TE!
• Reality: 1-7 team, decisions to make going into the trading deadline Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 4 pm ET
• One trade made: brought in WR John Metchie III from the Eagles (4 games, 4 catches this season in Philly; 29 games in Houston) for slot corner Michael Carter II. Carter very good, but injuries and play of newly acquired CB Jarvis Brownlee made him expendable; really wanted to leave: waived his multi-million dollar injury guarantee for next season
• One key goal: see more development and growth from QB Justin Fields and Aaron Glenn, in his first year as an NFL head coach; rookie offensive coordinator finding his way
• 9 game season now, play like jobs on the line because they are
• Breece Hall talented playmaker...keep him or trade him if the GM will not sign him long term, get some draft capital back vs. losing a good player without compensation
• Do not repeat Giants mistake with Saquan Barkley

Segment 3: Look Ahead to Weeks 9 and 10/Games of Note (30:05)

Next Game: Jets host Cleveland, Week 10

• Tough assignment for Jets offense against stout Browns defense
• Browns struggling big-time offensively with rookie QB Dillon Gabriel
• Jets 0-5 at home so far

Week 11: Jets at New England (6-2)

• Patriots lead the AFC East division on nice winning streak, including beating Buffao
• Second-year QB Drake Maye having super sophomore year (leading stats), courtesy of talented Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels
• Quite likely to win 10 games, have beaten four teams with losing records

Week 9 Games of Note

• Vikings (QB JJ McCarthy to start, Carson Wentz hurt, should have kept Sam Darnold?) at Detroit
• Colts at Pittsburgh: 7-1 Colts favored, Steelers on 2-game losing streak to Bengals and Packers
• Marquee game: Chiefs at Buffalo (Bills a home dog, must win for Buffalo)
• Arizona on 5-game losing streak, at Dallas (Cowboys good at keeping both teams in the game)
• Future Prediction: Jets will trade for Jordan Love in a decade, to become third ex-Packers QB to come in their twilight (Favre, Rodgers and Love)

Week 10 Games of Note

• New England at Tampa Bay
• Rams at Niners
• Steelers at Chargers
• Monday Night/Game of Week: Eagles/Packers
• Eagles getting calls from refs similar to the positive treatment Chiefs receive

Jets fans should enjoy the bye week with a Jets win.

Final Thoughts