EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Every day, Ryan Fitzpatrick says, his connection with the Jets’ receivers gets a little better. Their timing improves, their relationships blossom, and their tendencies become more and more familiar to one another.
The next two weeks will be critical. That is how much time Fitzpatrick has to develop harmony before the regular season, when his misfires will be magnified. Fitzpatrick’s performance in his final preseason appearance, a 28-18 victory over the Giants at MetLife Stadium, resembled that of his team: encouraging, if inconclusive.
On a night when the Jets also scored touchdowns on defense and special teams, it augured well that Fitzpatrick, thrust into the starting role less than three weeks ago after Geno Smith sustained a broken jaw when he was slugged by a teammate, engineered two scoring drives on their first four possessions.