7:26 PM ET
Rich CiminiESPN Staff Writer
- Longtime Jets bushed writer for New York Daily News
- Syracuse University graduate
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson, upset by 1 of the worst violative performances successful squad history, unleashed his vexation aft a gut-wrenching 10-3 loss to the New England Patriots connected Sunday astatine Gillette Stadium.
"This s--- is sorry," the rookie told reporters. "We're retired present looking atrocious -- and we cognize that we're not sorry. That's wherefore it truly hurts. We cognize we're amended than that. That's wherefore it hurts."
The Jets (6-4) mislaid connected Marcus Jones' 84-yard punt instrumentality for a touchdown with 5 seconds remaining, but it was the Zach Wilson-led discourtesy that failed each day. The backmost completed lone 9 of 22 passes for a career-low 77 yards, arsenic the Jets managed lone six archetypal downs and 103 full yards.
Incredibly, the Jets registered conscionable 2 full yards successful the 2nd half, the fewest by immoderate squad successful a fractional this season. Of their 13 possessions, nary reached the reddish zone.
"It was dogs---," Jets manager Robert Saleh said of the offense.
Garrett Wilson and chap wideout Denzel Mims, who combined for lone 4 receptions for 47 yards, were caught connected camera showing vexation aft errant throws by Zach Wilson.
After the crushing finish, Garrett Wilson stormed into the locker room, shouting to nary 1 successful particular, "I'm done with this!"
Later, helium vented successful beforehand of his locker. He didn't sanction names, but his rant seemed to beryllium directed astatine Zach Wilson and the coaches.
Garrett Wilson said the coaches "have to enactment much spot successful the receiver room" and suggested there's a deficiency of accountability.
"It starts successful practice," helium said. "It's got to beryllium better, the things we spot and don't telephone out. It has to commencement getting called out. This is unacceptable. No 1 wants to consciousness similar this, but that's not enough. ... Hopefully, this is simply a wake-up for immoderate radical successful the facility, radical successful the installation to get connected their details."
He declined to azygous retired anyone, saying it's "all of us."
The wide receiver wasn't finished, erstwhile again questioning the preparation.
"It starts during the week successful signifier -- coaching, each of that," helium said. "We person to beryllium detailed. We each person to person a amended plan. This s---'s not OK. Straight up. It's not OK. How galore full yards did we have? Yeah, that s---'s not going to fly."
"Let's telephone it similar it is: We person to beryllium amended successful the passing crippled if we privation to beryllium wherever we privation to beryllium at," the erstwhile Ohio State prima said. "And we cognize we tin beryllium there, that's the astir frustrating part. We don't person to beryllium successful games similar this. They didn't adjacent people connected offense, and we mislaid the game. Me, personally, I deliberation we person to instrumentality it for what it is. We got our ass bushed connected offense, and the results showed."
It was a devastating decision for the Jets, who dropped their 14th consecutive crippled to the Patriots. A triumph would've enactment the Jets successful archetypal spot successful the AFC East. Now they're successful past place.
They had a accidental to propulsion it out, getting the shot astatine their 20 with 1:52 to play. After 2 incompletions, they got a archetypal down by penalty. On a third-on-1, they called a walk -- a completion to moving backmost Michael Carter that resulted successful a 2-yard loss. That acceptable up New England's game-winning punt return.
Statistically, Zach Wilson had 1 of the worst games of immoderate backmost this season. He completed lone 5 of 16 passes (31%) erstwhile helium wasn't pressured -- the league's lowest percentage, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
Saleh said helium ne'er considered benching Wilson successful favour of Mike White. Asked if he'd seat Wilson if the struggles continue, Saleh said it's "the furthest happening from my mind."
Wilson wasn't intercepted, though helium threw 2 oregon 3 passes that could person easy been picked off.
"Yeah, it's ace frustrating," the signal-caller said. "It was a frustrating day, of course. I consciousness similar I had immoderate balls that got distant from me. But we got to find ways connected offense. We got to bash immoderate digging, ticker the movie and spot what we tin bash better."
Wilson mentioned the blustery conditions, saying, "I deliberation you got to instrumentality into relationship it's windy arsenic hellhole retired determination too, guys."
New England's Mac Jones played successful the aforesaid upwind and completed 23 of 27 attempts for 246 yards with nary turnovers.
The Jets played a fantastic crippled connected defense, signaling six sacks. Asked if helium felt similar helium fto the defence down, Wilson said, "No. No."