Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich could have a number of choices to replay in his head from Sunday’s 28-27 loss to the Colts.
The most important choice got here with simply over three minutes left within the sport and the Jets main, 24-22. The Jets acquired to the 17 and stalled.
On fourth-and-2, Ulbrich determined to kick a area purpose as an alternative of going for it.
Anders Carlson made the 35-yarder to provide the Jets a 27-22 lead, however the Jets protection collapsed and the Colts scored the game-winning landing on the subsequent drive.
“I used to be assured the protection was going to get the cease,” Ulbrich mentioned. “That’s why I opted to kick the sector purpose there and never go for it. However, in hindsight, I most likely ought to have gone for it as a result of we didn’t cease them, clearly.”
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers mentioned he wished to go for it on fourth down however understood Ulbrich’s choice.
“Brick felt good about Anders kicking it and the protection stopping it, however yeah, in fact. I felt like we would have liked to get to 30 [points] simply to be within the sport,” Rodgers mentioned. “Now, clearly, the best way we performed, nonetheless wanted to get to 30 to win, however yeah, if we had been an important crew, we might have scored seven there.”
Earlier than sending the sector purpose crew on, Ulbrich had the offense attempt to attract the Colts offsides and used a timeout when they didn’t leap.
That left them with one timeout within the last two minutes. Ulbrich was requested if he ought to have simply taken a delay of sport and saved the timeout.
“I simply wished to provide the kicker one of the best alternative he may to make that kick and didn’t wish to push him again any additional than that,” Ulbrich mentioned.
Carlson had a pleasant debut for the Jets, booting two area objectives, together with one in all 58 yards. Carlson grew to become the fourth kicker in 4 weeks for the Jets. He discovered he’d be kicking this week Thursday evening, when the Chiefs signed Spencer Shrader off the Jets apply squad.
“I feel, in my thoughts, we had been form of proper there on the area purpose distance,” Carlson mentioned of the lengthy kick. “Pregame, we had been again to 57, I feel, so a yard. I feel they simply have quite a lot of belief in what they noticed and so simply having confidence with what occurred in pregame and simply rolling with it.”
The Jets had simply two penalties within the sport. … The inactives had been: RB Israel Abanikanda, CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse, LB C.J. Mosley, OL Jake Hanson, OT Tyron Smith and DE Braiden McGregor.
— further reporting by Ryan Dunleavy
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