New York Jets Offense Will Continue to Struggle with No Running Game

November 25, 2015   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

After awhile, Rex Ryan's "ground-and-pound" idiom induced eye-rolling among the New York Jets fans and media who watched their offense continually stall out year after year. 
If there's one thing these past five games have revealed about these Jets, though, it's that Todd Bowles could probably use some words of wisdom from the former Jets head coach to his successor.
Over the past five games, the Jets have rushed for a paltry 390 yards on 123 carries (3.2 YPA) and three rushing touchdowns. Compare that to a five-game start in which the Jets rushed 163 times for 760 yards (4.7 YPA) and six touchdowns, and you can see why the Jets offense has spun out of control. 
That's especially true with a quarterback in Ryan Fitzpatrick who struggles when the game is put in his hands. Fitzpatrick is 13-43-1 as a starter when he attempts 30 passes or more, and he is 25-17 as a starter when he attempts 29 passes or fewer.
Quite simply, Fitzpatrick is the kind of quarterba...

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