New York Jets: Three takeaways from the loss to the Patriots

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John Morton is a Good Game Planner

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Part of being an effective coach is being able to adapt your style to the players on your team. Too many times we see coaches that believe that their system is the best and try to fit the square peg into the round hole. At times, our old friend Rex Ryan may have been guilty of that problem. “Ground and Pound” happened ad nauseam.

Another important element is to be able to adapt your strategy to your opponent. Ground and Pound can’t be the way in every game. If your opponent is a team that is solid against the run, it might be best to go through the air to set up the run. It just makes sense.

John Morton understands this concept. Look at the Jacksonville game. The Jaguars vulnerability is against the run so they ran Bilal Powell and Elijah McGuire down their throats to the tune of over 200 yards on the ground. This week, Morton knew the facts about the New England defense. They were susceptible to the air attack and he exploited it. Josh McCown threw for 354 yards. That’s the way you plan for NFL opponents.

Morton puts the Jets in the best position to succeed.

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