Matt Forte chimes in on out of sync offense of Jets

Running back Matt Forte of the New York Jets knows he has to step up his game on offense as Gang Green faces early offensive challenges.

The New York Jets are facing some early struggles so far this season. Besides the major issues in their defensive secondary, the Jets’ offense for the past two weeks has been abysmal. One would think their huge win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 2 would have had them continue their momentum but they regressed tremendously.

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Due to not being able to establish the run effectively, the Jets’ offense became too one-dimensional. It was as if defenses knew to test the arm of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick since he’s been frazzled for weeks now and giving up easy interceptions.

At 1-3 so far this season, the Jets have plenty of football left to be played but must go back to what worked just a few weeks ago. It’s no secret that running back Matt Forte can deliver but the Jets’ offense needs to go back to doing a better job at committing to the run.

Fitzpatrick can’t be trusted to throw for more than 20-25 passes tops as the Jets need to do a better job on their offensive line and play-calling that primarily features Forte. As per the Media Relations Department of the Jets, here is what Forte said on why their offense has been so out of sync as of late:

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On challenges running the ball…

Yeah, you can call it that. But, as an offense, we were out of sync. We didn’t get anything going, in the run game especially. When you do that, you’re pretty much one dimensional. It’s hard to beat a defense like that if you can’t run the ball.

On if the team was flat…

No, not to me. We came out there and we were moving the ball a little bit at first. That first drive we definitely weren’t flat because we moved the ball all the way down there, but then had to settle for the field goal. Sometimes in games like that you have emotions that go up and down that way. You have to deal with it.

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Overall, expect to see Forte and the Jets put up a much more valiant effort heading into their Week 5 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He knows what he has to do and is ready to go back to his vintage self.