The New York Jets may have snapped their six-game losing streak with a win against the Houston Texans. However, the Aaron Rodgers-led side’s third win of the season is not enough, said Cam Newton, urging the Green Gang and their star QB to do a honest introspection of the shortcomings.
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Newton pointed out that the Jets have assembled a great roster at last. Yet, they commit mistakes, keep falling short and are unable to get the optimum results.
Despite Rodgers getting his old form back in the previous game, there were instances when he struggled to maintain momentum. Rodgers’ inconsistency has hurt the team, emphasized Newton.
“There is nothing else to point to say hey bro we need this. You done firing coaches, coordinators and added other players,” said Newton on he latest episode of the 4th&1 podcast. “It’s time for the Jets including Aaron Rodgers to start looking in the mirror because we are finding ways to lose games rather than finding ways to win and that’s the biggest disheartening thing because we’re not used to Rodgers playing like this.”
Newton echoed what Matt Ryan pointed out after the Jets’ lost to the New England Patriots on October 27. In that game, despite dominting offense as well as defense and avoiding turnovers, the Jets came up three points short, falling 25-22. The Jets had dominated the Patriots 24-3 in Week 3 (September 20).
Ryan emphasized that the organization has no tricks left to try. They’ve shown what they’re capable of, and the margin for error is gone. He doubts the Jets can retain all their key players, including Aaron Rodgers if they keep struggling.
Evidently, the Jets have failed to capitalize on their good defensive and offense set-ups. They are ranked 30th in rushing yards with 87.7 RYPG and hold the 24th berth for total yards per game. When it comes to QBR, Rodgers is ranked 20th at 53.5.
Newton also highlighted that football is a game that feeds on the hunger to win and shows mercy to no one, including a future Hall of Famer.
Newton says football is not loyal to anybody including Rodgers
Newton believes that teams with a winning mentality will always find ways to secure victories. They avoid costly mistakes and make decisive plays.
As Newton put it, the ball doesn’t care who holds it — it has no loyalty to anyone, whether it’s a future Hall of Famer like Rodgers throwing it, or a star receiver like Davante Adams catching it. It simply ends up with the player willing to fight for it.
“It’s not loyal to nobody. It’s not loyal. Whichever it pops up it don’t say- I’m going to become heavier than normal. It’s as balanced as it can be. It doesn’t matter if you are a Hall of Fame player, it doesn’t;t matter if you’re a first-round pick. It goes to the person who wants it the most,” elaborated Newton.
The Jets are 3-6 for the season. As per the New York Times, they have a 16% chance of making the playoffs. If they win six games from here, they would still have only a 71% chance of making it to the post-season.
For them to seriously challenge, performances like what they delivered in the first half against the Texans needs to be replicated and amplified, with regularity, starting with the next game against the Arizona Cardinals.
