New York Jets: Ryan Fitzpatrick breaks down Week 3 film

The New York Jets will surely spend this week going over a ton of game film from their stunning Week 3 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick put up one of the worst games of his career as he knows he must buckle down and do his part to keep the Jets clicking on all cylinders to bounce back in Week 4 against the Miami Dolphins.

Thanks to the Media Relations Department of the Jets, they sent us here at The Jet Press a full transcript from what Fitzpatrick had to say after analyzing his game film on his own performance and much more. Enjoy!

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On what he saw on tape from the offense against the Eagles…

It was messy. Of our first six drives, five were three-and-outs, that’s a recipe for disaster. It’s such a slow start, trying to play from behind because of that all game.

The 58 attempts or whatever it was is too many. That’s not our formula for success. There’s a lot of things coming out of that game that we’ve got to be better at, and that starts with me. There’s a lot of things from my performance that I just need to continue to get better at. Learn from it, but have to move on to next week and a new opponent and all the challenges that are going to come with traveling to London.

On if there’s a noticeable difference attempting to pass the ball when the run game is not working…

It makes it a little tougher. Not really because of that, I think everybody gets warn down a little bit offensively and defensively, but you have to be able to establish the run game a little bit more and we have to be more successful with that. We’re going to throw the ball around this year, so when we do, the turnovers can’t happen and we have to be efficient out there. We certainly left some completions out there.

On if the number of passes is a product of trailing early in the game or the Eagles taking away the run…

I think it was a combination. They did a good job. We have to sit here and give some credit to the Eagles defense for some of the stuff they did. We thought we’d be able to run it on them better than we did heading into the game, obviously. So, it was a product of both. Having the drive at the end of the first half, the two minute drive where we were a little bit up temp and we moved the ball through the air, we’re thinking in the second half that that was going to be an effective way for us to do it. Like I said, if we’re going to do that, you can’t have the incompletions. You have to be efficient and keep moving the chains and stay away from the turnovers.

On how much he attributes the struggles on offense to being without Eric Decker and Chris Ivory…

You have a game plan set in place for all of the different combinations of who’s going to play and who’s not. We play to each guy’s strengths, that’s what we try to do when we set the game plan. It’s hard to say. Obviously you want your best guys out there, but you guys have seen it over the years, Jeremy Kerley is no slouch. He’s a very good receiver, he does a good job of getting open and obviously has very good hands. Bilal (Powell) is the same way, he’s a playmaker. Everybody deals with injuries and you just have to be able to continue to push through it. We didn’t make the best out of it.

Sep 21, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; New York Jets wide receiver Eric Decker (87) and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) before the start of the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports

On if there’s a play on film that he can say he wishes he could have back…

There’s probably a few of those but nothing that really sticks out of my head at this point.

On if he’s ever played a game in London…

No, I haven’t. So, that’ll be interesting. As we go through the week here, the logistics I know they do a great job here like they do with everything, but just getting our bodies acclimated and everything with the time change will be interesting.

On not leaving until Thursday and trying to become acclimated to the time change…

Both teams have to deal with going over there and do it. I think it’s even and leveled out in that regard.

On if he’s received any advice from anyone that has played over there…

We’ve got a few coaches on staff that have been over there. I haven’t reached out to any players or anything yet. But, I’m sure by week’s end we’ll have plenty to draw from.

On if the trips is something they look forward to…

I love the one o’clock game and getting home and eating food from the crock pot and doing all that; but I think it’s exciting too. I think guys think it’s cool to go over there. It will be a unique experience for all of us and hopefully bring the team together even more.

On how Devin Smith played in his first NFL game…

It’s hard to get in there and not go crazy and forget everything you learned. He did a good job. A couple of things, formationally, that were tough. I thought he did a really good job, just being able to step up and not have a lot of the normal errors that you would expect out of a guy playing in his first NFL game. He’s going to be a good player. He’s obviously got a lot to learn and he’ll continue to work, but he did some good stuff out there.

On the deep pass he threw to Smith…

One of them was down the middle of the field forced that should have never been thrown, a couple of them we’re going to take our shots with him. Just have to continue to work at it.

Sep 27, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Eric Rowe (32) intercepts a pass intended for New York Jets wide receiver Devin Smith (19) and rolls into the end zone for a touchback during the third quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

On the Jets offensive line matchup with the Eagles defensive line stopping the run…

I think, in the second half, having to throw the amount of times we did, they did a good job up front.

On what he could have done differently with the interception that was tipped at the line…

Some of those are going to happen. That one, I have to stay in the pocket a little bit better. They ran a blitz, we got it picked up, I kind of moved to my right, probably could have sat in there a little bit better, maybe would have had a better throwing lane because of it. Probably better pocket presence right there might have helped me out.

On if there will be an NFL team in London one day…

I think the biggest issue they are going to have to figure out is the travel. Just the time change. How do you do it? Do you do it in four-game blocks? Do you have somewhere in the United States where they are always playing? It’s going to be a difficult hurdle to overcome with the time change. It’s hard to say no. I mean, eventually, I would think there’s going to be a team there, but who knows when that is going to be.

On if he is bringing his family over…

No.

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