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Adam Gase becomes first coach in at least 26 years to punt on 4th and 1 twice in first five minutes of a game

There’s a famous episode of “Seinfeld” in which George Costanza tries to get fired from the New York Yankees. He purposely stains an old Babe Ruth jersey and drags a World Series trophy around the parking lot, among other things.

With that as a backdrop, let’s examine Adam Gase’s decision making on Sunday.

The New York Jets are 0-4 and not going anywhere. A fourth-and-1 punt for any coach is usually a bad decision, and for a winless teams it’s particularly egregious. And in the first five minutes of Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, Gase did it twice.