The Jets had every reason to feel good about their offense after Week 1. By Week 2, that optimism had taken a hit, and the frustration started with a game plan that barely seemed to account for the fact that New York dressed only four wide receivers.
Even with the thin pass-catching group, Geno Smith still tried to keep the offense moving by leaning on his playmakers. Adonai Mitchell led the team with 12 targets and turned them into six catches for 63 yards.
Isaiah Williams added six receptions for 34 yards. Garrett Wilson finished with five catches for 57 yards and a touchdown.
That’s where the question gets uncomfortable for the Jets: why is their best offensive weapon and highest-paid player seeing fewer targets than Mitchell, and only one more than Williams?
It’s not hard to understand why a team can’t simply pepper one receiver with 15 throws every week and expect everything else to sort itself out. But Wilson is not just any receiver. He’s one of the most gifted pass catchers in football, the kind of player who can create something out of nothing more often than not.
Seattle’s usage of Jaxon Smith-Njigba offers a clear model. Wilson may not have the same resume as his former Ohio State teammate, but the talent level is close enough to make the comparison matter.
The Seahawks have built their weekly plan around getting the ball to Smith-Njigba and letting him drive the offense. Against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Drew Lock targeted him 11 times, and Smith-Njigba responded with nine receptions for 155 yards and three touchdowns. The week before, he was targeted 11 times again and produced eight catches for 122 yards and a touchdown.
That’s the point. When the best player is the center of the offense, good things tend to follow.
Wilson has already shown the Jets what he can be. New York doesn’t need to get cute here.
It needs to get him the ball early, get him the ball often, and make defenses pay attention to him first. That kind of usage could open up everything else around him.
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