Despite promises that things would change at One Jets Drive, it’s been more of the same for Adam Gase’s team so far this season.
Just days after Christopher Johnson gave Gase a vote of confidence, the Jets turned in an abysmal performance against a shorthanded 49ers team, losing 31-13 in a contest where they never had much of a chance.
“I’m pissed right now,” Gase said, per The Athletic’s Connor Hughes, following New York’s Week 2 loss. “That [expletive] is no fun going out there and getting your [expletive] beat.”
Sunday’s contest wasn’t exactly a grand old time for Gase as he was outcoached by Kyle Shanahan and his team was outplayed by a 49ers roster, which was mostly a skeleton crew of a team that went to the NFC Championship just a season ago. Outscored by 18 going into the locker room at halftime, the Jets returned and put up just 10 points on the board in the second half, with their lone touchdown coming in garbage time. The 49ers, absent both Jimmy Garoppolo and Raheem Mostert, still cruised to an 18-point victory.
Gase’s frustrations are valid, but a lot of his gripes are of his own doing. The Jets were overmatched against the 49ers not because of who was or wasn’t on the field, but because the playcalling was woeful yet again. In typical Gase fashion, he refused to shoulder the blame for his team’s offensive ineptitude, compounding the problem even further.
Unless Gase gets his act together and puts together an offensive gameplan that can lead to touchdowns, the Jets are going to continue to get embarrassed on a weekly basis. If that happens, Gase’s frustration levels are only going to mount.