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

John Morton has the OC Tendency

John Morton has done a lot of things right as the offensive coordinator. He has rediscovered the tight end position thanks to Austin Seferian-Jenkins. He figured out how to exploit the porous New England Patriots defense to the tune of over 300 yards passing. Morton does the one thing you DO want, he knows how to game plan for different opponents. He has been a welcome addition to the Jets staff.

He does, however, suffer the one problem that befalls most offensive coordinators around the league. He has the ability to get too cute with his calls, and that presented itself against the Bucs.

On one particular sequence, Bilal Powell had just broken off his longest run of the day, a 21 yard scamper. What happened next? Powell was on the sideline. Why? I guess because he had to continue with the rotation, but why? Just because that is the plan doesn’t mean it has to be strict. Running backs will all tell you that they need multiple carries to get a rhythm going. They have to get a feel for their blockers and the rhythm of the game. How can that be done when they come to the sidelines after a successful run?

This is what I am talking about. The offensive coordinators over think and it becomes something that isn’t necessary. Morton has good instincts. He just needs to use them consistently.