The NY Jets defense just doesn’t make sense, until it does

Sauce Gardner, New York Jets, Getty ImagesThe New York Jets defense is elite once again. Through five weeks, the Jets defense ranks second in yards per game (255.8) and fifth in points per game (17.0).

But… it doesn’t really make sense.

When you peek beneath the hood, many individual parts of the Jets’ engine are not operating at full capacity. It does not seem like the unit should be performing at the level it is when you add up the sum of the parts.

Bryce Huff, John Franklin-Myers, and Quinton Jefferson are gone. Haason Reddick still has not shown up (and likely never will). Jermaine Johnson has missed most of the year. Quinnen Williams is off to a very slow start by his standards. Sauce…