New York Jets Super Bowl 50 Odds Analysis
I really like knowledgeable former Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator and new Jets head coach Todd Bowles and I genuinely believe he possesses one of the best defensive minds in the game today. Having said that, let me also say that Bowles undoubtedly has his work cut out in rebuilding a New York (4-12 SU, 6-9-1 ATS, 7-9 O/U) team that has fallen into the depths of utter despair following a sting of increasingly dismal seasons under former head coach Rex Ryan that eventually ended with a pitiful 4-12 record in 2014 and Ryan’s unceremonious firing. Bowles, like Ryan, is downright masterful on the defensive side of the ball and I believe he will experience plenty of success as a head coach before it’s all said and done. However, I also believe that Bowles will be hard-pressed to experience that success in his first season with the Jets.2014 Season in Review
The Good Well…there wasn’t much good news for the Jets this past season, outside of the fact that they finished a fantastic third in rushing (142.5 ypg) and an equally impressive fifth against the run (93.1 ypg) and sixth in total defense (327.2ypg). However, New York’s success in both rushing the ball – and stopping the run – might be a bit misconstrued by the fact that the Jets were so miserable in both, passing the rock and stopping their opponents’ own aerial attacks. The Jets did get a fine campaign from veteran running back Chris Ivory (820 yards) but recently parted ways with high-priced former superstar Chris Johnson after watching the former 2,000-yard rusher gain just 663 yards, though he did manage to rush for a solid 4.3 yards per carryon a career-low 155 carries.Did New York Jets QB Geno Smith get snubbed in the one-game QB Power Rankings?: Not all quarterback… http://t.co/qpqFP6gcxH #NFL #Jets
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Smith completed just 59.3 percent of his passes while tossing 13 touchdown passes but offsetting them with an identical 13 interceptions. For his career, Smith has completed an uninspiring 57.5 percent of his passes while throwing 25 touchdowns passes and 34 interceptions.
Bowles and new GM Mike Maccagnan have both remained non-committal on Smith so far, leading to speculation that the team could potentially land Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota with the sixth overall pick.
Season Stats | Rank | |
Total Yards | 326.6 | 22 |
Passing Yards | 184.1 | 32 |
Rushing Yards | 142.4 | 3 |
Points Scored | 17.7 | 28 |
Field Goal % | 82.1 | 22 |
Season Stats | Rank | |
Total Yards | 327.2 | 6 |
Passing Yards | 234.1 | 14 |
Rushing Yards | 93.1 | 5 |
Points Allowed | 25.1 | 24 |
Field Goal % | 81.2 | 11 |
Touchdowns | Chris Ivory | 7 |
Rushing | Chris Ivory | 820 |
Passing | Geno Smith | 2525 |
Receiving | Eric Decker | 962 |
Sacks | Sheldon Richardson | 8.0 |
Interceptions | Jaiquawn Jarrett | 2 |