Adam Gase is trying something a little different in order to get prepared for Thursday’s game against the Ravens.
Gase told reporters on Monday that the Jets will only do walk-throughs this week, meaning the team will not practice at all. Gase said he went winless on Thursday night while with the Dolphins when he did hold practices on short weeks.
The Jets are also really banged up after Sunday’s game against the Dolphins, as they lost another cornerback in Kyron Brown for the season. Meanwhile, Ryan Griffin, Demaryius Thomas, Bilal Powell, Chuma Edoga, Quinnen Williams, Jamal Adams, Brian Poole and Arthur Maulet all would not have practiced to start this week.
Gase’s decision gives some of those players extra time to heal. The Jets are thin at multiple positions and they can’t afford any other players to go down, especially if it occurred in practice.
It would be more ideal for the Jets to practice given that they’re going against one of the best teams in the NFL. However, allowing more guys to get healthy gives the Jets a better shot at winning rather than risking someone getting hurt.
At this point in the season, the players know Gase’s system, so it’s not like they’d be practicing anything new anyway. We’ll have to wait and see if Gase’s strategy pans out on Thursday night.