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Jets Q&A: What's behind more short-yardage failures?

Head coach Adam Gase of the Jets looks on during a game against the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. Credit: Jim McIsaac

Why couldn’t the Jets convert those crucial short yardage plays?

They rarely do, and it always comes down to the play-calling. Adam Gase is the play-caller, and even he didn’t have a legitimate answer, which is never a good sign.

The Jets failed to get a single yard on three third-and-1s and one fourth-and-1. The worst ones came with the Jets on the Cardinals’ 13. On third down, Gase called for a fullback dive to third-string tight end Trevon Wesco.