Those were the words of Jets coach Robert Saleh after the Jets gut-wrenching 20-17 loss to the Lions. That seemed like a lifetime ago as the Jets have won only two games since Halloween. “Sense of urgency is definitely high,” Jets defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins said.“ We are not idiots, we understand the way things shake out as far as the playoff standings and.
“We know we have to win out.”
Those were the words of Jets coach Robert Saleh after the Jets gut-wrenching 20-17 loss to the Lions.
Two months ago, following a win against the Broncos, the Jets were flying high as they were 5-2 and it appeared like the playoffs were only a formality. That seemed like a lifetime ago as the Jets have won only two games since Halloween.
Sunday was the third consecutive loss for the Jets as they dropped to 7-7. Coming into the game against Detroit, Gang Green was “in the hunt category” as they lost tiebreakers to both the Patriots and the Chargers, who had the same record as them.
Now the Jets understand the task at hand during the final three games of the season.
“Sense of urgency is definitely high,” Jets defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins said. “We are not idiots, we understand the way things shake out as far as the playoff standings and different things like that go.
“We understand that these three games are extremely crucial going forward. But we have to worry about one at a time. We will review this one, we will get this one corrected and short week on to Jacksonville.
“We gotta be able to get a win at home on Thursday.”
The biggest common denominator during the Jets’ slump is their inability to score points. That certainly reared its ugly once again against the Lions.
Zach Wilson, who started for Mike White because of his rib injury and was bench month ago following a loss to the Patriots, had his ups and downs.
