The Jets are going to have to wait another week for their first win of 2020. Or maybe until 2021. Who knows at this point?

New York turned in yet another uninspired performance against the Cardinals in Week 5, failing to muster any sort of offense or contain Kyler Murray in a 30-10 loss. The Jets entered Week 5 behind the eight ball without Sam Darnold under center, but their unmotivated and lackluster performance on both sides of the ball against Arizona indicates a win would have been tough to come by regardless of who was playing quarterback.

With yet another loss in the books, it’s on to Miami for the Jets in Week 6. The Dolphins are off to a middling start of their own in 2020, but at least Brian Flores’ team comes to play on a weekly basis. The same cannot be said for Adam Gase’s squad.

Game Balls

MLB Avery Williamson: New York’s defense did not do much to slow down Kyler Murray and the Cardinals offense, but Williamson did his part by intercepting a deflected Murray pass and returning it inside Arizona’s 20. He also added eight tackles on the afternoon.

WR Jamison Crowder: Crowder accounted for more than half of the Jets’ receiving yards, catching eight passes for 116 yards and a touchdown in the third quarter. New York’s passing attack is far from dynamic, but it is drastically improved when Crowder is healthy and on the field.

Quick Thoughts

-Give Joe Flacco credit. The Jets didn’t do enough to beat the Cardinals, but Flacco was not the reason why New York fell short. Expecting a 35-year-old coming off neck surgery to light it up in his first start of the season is simply unrealistic.

-You have to be able to convert in the red zone if you want to win games. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise the Jets are winless in 2020. New York’s red zone offense is consistently putrid and that rang true once again in Week 5. Jamison Crowder found paydirt in the third quarter, but not being able to put six on the board after Avery Williamson’s interception and return deep into Cardinals territory is unacceptable.

-Four third-down conversions through four quarters? That’s not going to get the job done under any circumstance.

-Gase has done a lot of things wrong this season, but going for it on fourth-and-one in the red zone in the second quarter wasn’t one of them. Field goals aren’t going to beat the Cardinals…

-With that being said, why not hand it to Le’Veon Bell or Frank Gore instead of Trevon Wesco on third-and-one? Any running back would have been able to hit the wide-open hole New York’s offensive line created. A tight end doesn’t have that kind of cut back ability or awareness.

-2020 has been the definition of a nightmare season for Chris Herndon. He was supposedly a star in training camp but has looked more the part of a player who shouldn’t have even made the 53-man roster in the first place.

-Gregg Williams’ undisciplined defense reared its ugly head yet again when the Cardinals went for it on fourth-and-one in their own territory in the third quarter. Both Marcus Maye and Jordan Jenkins bit hard on the play-action fake, resulting in a wide-open tight end in the flat for Kyler Murray. That play could have changed the game and swung momentum in the Jets’ favor. Instead, Arizona powered forward and scored a touchdown.

-Gase now has more career losses by double digits than he does career wins. How exactly is he still employed as a head coach in the NFL?