Jets feel the urgency to win with Tua, Herbert next

The Jets face impressive rookie quarterbacks in each of the next two weeks, with Sunday’s game against Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers perhaps their best chance of finally entering the winning column this season.

The Jets’ final six opponents – starting next week against Tua Tagovailoa and the 6-3 Dolphins – enter this weekend with a combined 34-20 record as Trevor Lawrence’s draw nears the end .

“Certainly it has been frustrating. I watch every game, I go into every game, I determine the team’s game plan and I watch where we can gain the advantage and try to win the game, ”said inside linebacker Neville on Friday. Hewitt on the Jets 0-9 start. “It’s another game that I feel we can win.

“It’s going to come down to the little things and stop them from their explosive games, because that’s where they have their success. … As long as we can make our tackles and take out those explosive games, we’ll have a chance to pull this one off.

The six-year veteran believes “there will certainly be opportunities” to create turnovers against Herbert, even as the former Oregon star threw 19 touchdowns against just six interceptions in his first eight NFL starts for the NFL’s third-highest offense in footage per game (403.7).

Coming out of their week off, the Jets “can certainly feel the urgency to win,” Hewitt added, and avoid the first 0-10 start in franchise history.

“You can feel it. We’ve been in close games and we don’t finish. Or sometimes the game pulls away early,” said Hewitt, who is in his third season with the Jets after three with Miami. moment, we feel we have to win. That’s the feeling you have, especially 0-9.

“Mostly, a lot of us come from different teams, but you’ve probably never been 0-9 in your life before. I mean, it’s tough, but I think we have an opportunity to be successful.

On Friday, Adam Gase revealed cornerback Bless Austin could play on Sunday after missing practice Thursday and having an MRI scan on his neck.

Gase added he was “very impressed” with Herbert’s ability to avoid twists and turns, while defensive coordinator Gregg Williams praised Chargers coach Anthony Lynn for planning the game for his quarterback’s forces. – rookie back to lower the ball.

“I’ll tell you what, I haven’t done that much study on him in the offseason. I did a lot of studies on Tua in the offseason, ”said Williams. “Justin, he’s having a really good year. I think they’ve done a really good job … making things for him that he’s familiar with offensively. And match things up to his skills.

“I’ll tell you this, he’s like a lot of those young gunslingers.” He has a good, strong and deep arm for which we must be very respectful. He is growing week after week. He’s not a person who suddenly seems like he’s just a beginner. He’s having a really good playing time right now, and we as staff have watched every clip, every piece he’s performed multiple times. … Now we have to go out and play like we’re supposed to.