Don’t allow sacks

A huge reason why the Jets offense struggled in 2019 was that it couldn’t keep the quarterback upright. Between Darnold, Trevor Siemian, Luke Falk and David Fales, the Jets were sacked the fourth-most times in the league last year and were 0-7 in games in which they gave up two or more sacks. However, the Jets proved if they protected well, they could perform even better after going 7-2 in games with two sacks or less.

Douglas invested a lot of resources this offseason to make sure he keeps Darnold protected after drafting Becton and spending $42.3 million in guaranteed money on the quartet of McGovern, Lewis, Fant and Van Roten. The line was completely overhauled, but it will have its first test against a Bills defense that finished with 44 sacks in 2019 – 12th-most in the league.