Breaking Down Eric Decker’s Impact on the New York Jets Offense

September 17, 2014   ·   Ryan Alfieri   ·   Jump to comments

"Momentum" has been pegged as the scapegoat for the New York Jets' monumental collapse against the Green Bay Packers last week, but there is another tangible factor from Sunday's game that can explain the tale of two halves: the presence of Eric Decker. 
One player, especially a non-quarterback, does not decide the course of a game on his own—but the Jets were a completely different offense with and without Decker in the lineup. 
Even after leaving the game in the third quarter with a hamstring injury, Decker still wound up leading the team in receiving—and could have had much more had Geno Smith been a touch more accurate on a few passes. 
Within the first quarter of the game, it became glaringly obvious that Mark Schlereth's assessment of the former Denver Bronco on ESPN Radio last week may have been a tad off-base.
Here Decker puts on a gorgeous triple-stutter step release to warrant putting cornerback Sam Shields on the injur...

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