The Jets interim head coach benched safety Tony Adams during the team’s 28-27 loss to the Colts on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
Chuck Clark returned from injury after a four-week absence and Jalen Mills , who had replaced him, remained in the starting lineup at safety while Adams remained on the bench.
He has been targeted 30 times in coverage this year, according to Pro Football Reference, with quarterbacks owning a 90.7 passer rating against him.That’s a sharp increase from the 69.5 passer rating quarterbacks possessed when targeting him last year. Ulbrich acknowledged Monday that the Jets “need to get the ball downfield,” but pointed to Rodgers as a reason why they have not yet been able to.Jets reacts on the field during the third quarter of the Jets and Indianapolis Colts game in East Rutherford, NJ.“He’s historically one of the best as far as protecting the ball and not putting the ball in jeopardy,” Ulbrich said. “I think a lot of it’s that.
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