New York Jets defence believes it's not living up to expectations
Despite having won three straight games in the closing moments, not everybody on the New York Jets is celebrating. The Jets defence is fuming over its performance in their 30-27 win over the Houston Texans.
"After the game, a lot of the defensive guys, we were happy about the win, but we weren't happy like we're supposed to be," Jets linebacker Bryan Thomas told reporters on Monday. "From here on out, we
all have to be on the same page, communicate well and make it happen."
The Jets led the game at one point 23-7 before the Texans scored 20 straight points forcing the Jets to make a late comeback to get the win. To a man, the Jets defence all agree that they have to perform
better in order to take the pressure off the team's offence.
"We're glad that we can fix it on a 'W,'" defensive tackle
Sione Pouha said. "But then again, every man walked away from the meeting today with a more determined attitude that, 'OK, let's get it fixed and roll on to the next one.'"
Last season the Jets had the NFL's top rated defence. This season after 11 weeks, they are rated among the NFL's elite at seventh overall, but that's not good enough for a man like head coach Rex Ryan.
"Nobody is harder on the defence than I am because my expectations are so high for that unit and for this football team," Ryan said. "That unit, in particular, I just expect so much from them. Sometimes
guys make mistakes, but we've got to try to get them fixed, try to get those mistakes eliminated and tighten up our communication, our responsibilities," Ryan said. "Myself, I've got to do a better job. I think when we do that, we'll be where I said we're
going to be."
Where he said they were going to be is in the Super Bowl, and despite how they feel about the way they've been playing the Jets are still tied for the NFL's best record at 8-2.
"Right now, things are a little bit shaky with the things on the field," cornerback Darrelle Revis said. "The crazy thing about it is we're 8-2 and we still believe we haven't played our best football."
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