New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins: Five Takeaways

– FitzTragic

To no surprise, it was another poor game for Ryan Fitzpatrick. The mistakes continue to mount for Fitzpatrick, and he was a reason why the Jets lost the game on Sunday. The Jets aren’t a good enough team to be losing the turnover battle, yet Fitzpatrick continues to make bad mistakes and turn the ball over.

In the loss, Fitzpatrick had two interceptions, and both of them were very poor throws. On the first interception, Fitzpatrick was fooled by the Dolphins defense when defensive tackle Jordan Phillips dropped into coverage. While the design of the play was nice by the Dolphins, it was an inexcusable interception by Fitzpatrick, as he threw it right to Phillips.

While throwing an interception to a defensive lineman is usually as bad as it can get for a quarterback, Fitzpatrick’s second interception might have been worse. In the fourth quarter, Fitzpatrick threw a horrible red zone pick on what looked like a possible miscommunication with a wide receiver. The ball was throw to two Dolphins players without a wide receiver in sight. Even if there was a receiver in the neighborhood, it still would have been a throw into double coverage.