Adam Gase decided to spice things up a bit in practice this week.
In preparation for this week’s scheduled game against the Arizona Cardinals, Gase had the team doing competitive drills right from the start of practice. With the Jets 0-4, Gase knows something needs to change.
“We get the blood flowing a little quicker than normal,” Gase said, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini. “Not recommended by sports science, but at this point, we’re going to do everything we can.”
The Jets have also done more walkthroughs and have expanded their meetings. Gase said that the players have come forward with ways to improve practice, which he called “outstanding communication.”
While Gase is praising his players for more insight on better ways to prepare for a game, he also said that “everyone has to put forth more effort” in order to get out of this 0-4 hole.
In the past couple of weeks, Jets players have publicly stated that the team’s practices were not intense enough. Both Avery Williamson and Bradley McDougald stated that the practices started off slow.
At the end of the day, a team is as only as good as it practices. Clearly, the Jets weren’t practicing well the first four weeks and that showed in their four losses. We’ll see if a change leads to different game results.
