This Is A MAJOR Question For The Jets...

This is a major question for the New York Jets. Kenyan Drake has been one of the most talented players on offense this season, but he has entered concussion protocol, and after today's injury report, there are serious questions about his status this week in New England. And Geno Smith, despite not throwing an interception, has severely missed Omar Cooper, Mason Taylor, Breece Hall, and has kind of flattened out a little bit in terms of his production this season. We'll discuss how concerning that is and what the Jets' offense should be able to do and what we can expect them to do against a Patriots defense and a team that is overall playing a lot better recently. What's going on, guys? I'm Josh Byrne. You're tuned into Jets Digest. Guys, thank you so much for all the continued support through the early stages of this season. The Jets had 2-3, and look, it's not, you know, you don't dream about being 2-3 through 5 weeks, But considering a year ago the Jets were 0-5 and didn't win their first game until their eighth matchup of the season, they have shown some progress. They should have beaten the Green Bay Packers. They could have beaten the Detroit Lions. And last week was a really, really solid showing, albeit not perfect, against the Cleveland Browns. But one semi-surprising update was that earlier this week, Rich Cimini pointed out on X that that Kenyon Sadiq is in concussion protocol. And this was from yesterday. This was on Tuesday. Glenn declined to give updates on any injuries. But then you have this update from today from Brian Costello, who said that all the injuries are basically an approximation because the Jets had a walkthrough today rather than a standard practice. But among those listed is indeed Kenyon Sadiq, who was, albeit, limited. And then also Omar Cooper. So that's a major development on multiple fronts in terms of what we can expect Geno Smith to work with this week. I think it's going to be a tough matchup for the New York Jets, and especially considering the question marks in terms of the personnel that will be available. And for Omar Cooper, obviously, it's a good thing that he's even performing at all or practicing at all. But I still think the over on 43.5 points is going to be a no for me when I'm trading on Kalshi. And when you look at the overall market for this matchup against the New England Patriots, right now 74% of traders on Kalshi are trading yes on the Patriots to indeed defeat the New York Jets. And it's going to be a tough assignment. No doubt about it, this doesn't surprise me. 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And in terms of what I was getting at, in terms of this injury update for the New York Jets, It's kind of a double-edged sword because this confirms the concern with Kenyon Sadiq that there is something going on, being the concussion. But it's also more unclear because, again, this is an approximation that the press did not have the same kind of access to be able to fully analyze, nor were they able to get confirmation from Coach Aaron Glenn on who exactly is trending towards playing on Sunday. But at the very least, if Kenyon Sadiq was at least in a very minor extent able to participate, that is not a bad sign for him playing this week. And more positively is Omar Cooper even being out there at all. This is a guy who we haven't even seen since week one of the season. And he had one catch and it looked amazing. a 30-yard catch-after run against the Tennessee Titans, in which he unfortunately hurt his ankle on that play. And think about it. I mean, these are two first-round picks for the Jets. You have Kenyon Sadiq, who, yes, he has really plateaued these past two weeks. I think that has more to do with Frank Reich and the Jets not utilizing him as much as they should versus Kenyon Sadiq just not being good enough. Because for all intents and purposes, Kenyon Sadiq is a beast. He's an absolute monster. He's an athletic freak. So the possibility of him not being out there on the field, despite the fact that he hasn't put up the numbers we were expecting to see after he had such a such a big game against the Detroit Lions, is not indicative of of who he is as a player and what he's going to eventually become when he hits his NFL peak. But, man, do the Jets need him to play. And, man, would it be a huge boost for this team and a much-needed one for Omar Cooper to come back. Because I think it's all but certain, especially looking back at this injury report, when we look back at it again, we see both Brees Hall did not practice and Adonai Mitchell did not practice. And Adonai Mitchell is a guy who's been dealing with a finger injury. The Jets have been very discreet about giving away any details on his injury so it's tough to say when he's going to be coming back but it certainly appears like it's not going to be this week and then going back to it in terms of Mason Taylor updates i mean mason taylor he's not he's not even listed here he's not even listed but again i don't know to what extent this is is trustworthy given that this is an approximation certainly mason taylor would be a boost. He had been relatively quiet in the early stages, but the Jets need everything that they can get because despite winning last week, I mean, Geno Smith had another relatively quiet day. It comes after his worst game of the season against the Chicago Bears. And when you look at the trajectory of what he's done this season, I mean, you look at the overall numbers and they are more than respectable. I mean, the guy hasn't thrown any interceptions and, you know, he has a completion percentage just under 70%. That being said, guys, I mean, if you've been watching the games the past couple of matchups, it hasn't been the same kind of production. And again, when you look at a guy like Kenyon Sadiq, you look at his season stats, the bulk of these numbers came in one game. But that one game against the Detroit Lions also showed the kind of impact that he is capable of having. And when you're going up against a team in the New England Patriots that was in the Super bowl last season and has absolutely annihilated the jets specifically when the jets have played in new england i mean let's be honest they've annihilated the jets whether they've played in new england whether they played in east rutherford it doesn't matter where they're playing the patriots have gotten the better of the jets for the past many many seasons and you think and you feel like as a jets fan this is a better unit than what we've seen in at least compared to last year but they still need to show it do I expect the Jets to win on Sunday unfortunately I can't say I do but I expect them to put up more of a fight than we've seen in recent years in New England but a big piece of that a big element is what they are going to get out of the passing game and what they are going to get out of the passing game is going to be largely dictated on who is available is Kenyon Sadiq going to be playing or is he going to be out with a concussion. Right now, I would venture to say he is not going to be playing. Not good. Mason Taylor, complete mystery. I have no idea. I certainly hope he plays. Omar Cooper, I'm going to take a wild guess and say he will play. But again, I don't have a magic eight ball with me. I don't have a crystal ball. The fact is the Jets need as much good news as possible right now, and in terms of what they have available in the receiving room, it continues to be one of the biggest question marks for this offense and for this team as they head into a really big divisional matchup. Because even if you don't expect the Jets to win like me, this is a big proving ground for the Jets as an organization. Going up against a team that was in the Super Bowl last year, a team that has absolutely owned them over recent years, and also being that we are approaching the middle point of the season, what kind of momentum can Aaron Glenn's roster build can they carry over the positive momentum from last week or will that be a fluke and will they follow it up with a dud we'll find out and who is available and who is playing including Kenyan Sedric will be a big part of answering that question so let me know what you guys think down in the comments below about what you think of this jets offense and the question marks this week what you expect to see in new england and how you think they'll fare up in foxborough comment below let me you know, and as always, guys, let's go Jets.