With each Blake Bortles completion, the less intimidating the Jets secondary looked. Each pass the Jaguars quarterback threw with little resistance made it seem silly that this unit has its own nickname, New Jack City, with T-shirts to match.
On social media, the jokes were flying about the defensive backfield that has failed to reach expectations. But, Wednesday, a few days after that debacle, it would be hard to tell the group had just been shredded by Bortles for 388 yards and two touchdowns or has yet to resemble the force many predicted.
Members of the unit spoke with the same confidence about its ability, believing the slow start is merely a hiccup on the road to a big season, as it had throughout the summer.