Yes, it was a largely meaningless preseason game in which the Jets starters played just under one half of football, but given Gang Green’s long history of draft flops and inept rookie classes, can anyone blame the Jets faithful for exhibiting even the slightest bit of optimism over the performance of several key members of this season’s group against the Falcons on Friday night?
It started at the top with their first-round draft choice, defensive lineman Leonard Williams, chosen sixth overall, when picked up a sack and a half, one of which went for a safety.
In fairness, both sacks saw the big man going virtually untouched against Falcons reserves which shouldn’t be ignored, but it was more production in just two quarters of play than what the Jets got out former sixth-overall choice Vernon Gholston in three seasons of pre-season and regular season football.