Jets can never seem to fire on all cylinders at the same time

The New York Jets can't have nice things!

Okay, that's not entirely true. The best way to put it, I suppose, is that the Jets can't have multiple nice things at the same time.

Usually, for New York, it's the defense firing on all cylinders, but that hasn't been the case this season. At least lately, that hasn't been the case. The Jets actually hold one of the best offenses in the NFL over the past two weeks.

The New York Jets offense is clicking... but...

There is no better offense in the NFL over the past two weeks in terms of EPA/play, according to Sumer Sports. Additionally, they're fourth in the NFL in success rate over the same span. We're talking about an elite-level offense here.

Yes, it's a small sample, and they're still bad in the red zone, but the Jets offense finally looks like a real, good NFL offense.

Over the past few weeks, the Jets got Adonai Mitchell, Omar Cooper, and Dylan Parham back onto the field. Geno Smith has looked incredibly comfortable with Mitchell all year, and Cooper has looked excellent as well in a limited sample. You can even make the case that Parham has been their best offensive lineman this year.

All of that, and the Jets are still 0-2 in their last two games.

New York Jets can't get it together all at once

It's rare to see the Jets offense operate at this level, but it's not uncommon to see the Jets unable to get all three phases of the game going at the same time. Just last year, the Jets had a historically good special teams unit and trotted out one of the worst offenses and defenses in the NFL.

Look at the Robert Saleh-era Jets. His team won seven games in 2022 and 2023. Over those two seasons, the Jets ranked third in the NFL in EPA/play on defense, only behind the 49ers and the Browns. That was one of the league's best units.

Offensively, over those two years, they were dead last. We're not talking about the playoff drought at this point if the Jets even got mediocre offensive production. Not good, not average; mediocre offensive play gets those teams to the playoffs. That's why they went out and traded for Aaron Rodgers.

That's been the story seemingly forever with this team. There's always something holding this team back; even with the Jets in the AFC Championship Games in 2009 and 2010, there were major questions about the Jets' passing offense.

This year it's flipped. The offense has hit its stride over the last two weeks, ranking number one in the league in EPA/play, while defensively, they sit at 30th in the NFL.

They're not that far off. There's talent on the offensive side of the ball. This isn't something the Jets can fix in season, but with the right coaching hire and some spending and drafting on the defensive side of the ball, they might be able to get this right.

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