Adam Gase and Jets are Embarrassed by Once Winless Dolphins

DOLPHINS 26 - JETS 18 

The Miami Dolphins were winless, 0 and 7, perceived by many to be intentionally tanking the season in order to help their draft position for next year. And the New York Jets waltzed into Hard Rock Stadium (or whatever they call Joe Robbie Stadium nowadays) and gave Miami its first win of the season.

The Jets were so putrid, pathetic and abysmal Sunday afternoon it left Jets fans with only one conclusion: it is time to fire Adam Gase. It only took half a season for Jets fans to throw in the towel on Gase, who was not the people's choice when Christopher Johnson hired him last January.

The Jets hired Gase on the thought that he would be a "quarterback guru," based on two brief years with Peyton Manning in Denver, and in case you didn't know already, Manning runs his own offense. The evidence to NOT hire Gase was right in front of the Jets. Three years of mediocrity in Miami, and Gase was the one who jump-started Miami's current free-fall they are trying to dig themselves out of now.

And now the Jets, like the Dolphins, know what the Gase experience is like.

Sam Darnold continues to regress. He threw another costly interception, this time after Ryan Griffin's touchdown was whipped out by replay, when the Jets called a pass play on second and goal from the Dolphins' two-yard line. Darnold rolled to his left, and was nearly sacked when he threw up a lollypop that was picked off in the air Jomal Wiltz. Had the Jets scored they would have cut Miami's lead to 21-14, instead, they failed to score at all.

Darnold wound up completing 27 of 39 passes for 260 yards, but never looked comfortable in the pocket. He held the ball for too long on many instances, getting sacked three times, and throwing a number of balls up for grabs. He looks completely and totally lost -- and that is on Gase for failing this once prized piece to the Jets future.

Le'Veon Bell is still M.I.A. The Jets promised to run the ball more in Miami, but Bell was only handed the ball 17 times for 66-yards as he continues to be a none-factor in Gase's game plan.

The defense. Do we even need to go there? The Jets gave up three touchdown passes to their old quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick who carved them up for 288 yards. The Jets never got a pass rush going in this game, and struggled horribly in coverage, especially in covering tight end Mike Gesicki.

Jamal Adams? Oh, the Jets outspoken safety had some choice words after the game.  When asked about Adam Gase, Adams would only say, "Right now, Adam is our coach. I'm pretty sure he is going to continue to be our coach, so we have faith in him. That's not going to change. Whoever is in the building, thats who we are riding with. So I got his back." That is a stark contrast from the comments used to make about Todd Bowles --- whom Adams defended consistently the past two seasons.

Adams is on non-speaking terms with Gase and GM Joe Douglas -- so there is that in play as well.

In short it's a total disaster. When asked by the press his impressions of the defeat, and whether he was embarassed, Gase cryptically said, "It's the NFL man, you can't be embarassed by this shit man."

Well coach, the fans are embarrassed and they want you out.

As much as the fans want Gase fired right now, it's not likely to happen. Christopher Johnson is not going to give up on his first coaching hire that easily, even if its obvious he has to. He and his brother Woody are still paying Todd Bowles and Mike Maccagnan through next year. Gase has a three-years left on his deal after this season. You think the Jets are going to pay a third coach next year? Not likely.

The Jets and Gase are stuck with each other for the foreseeable future.

This is the nightmare that Jets fans have to live with, and if you think this is rock bottom ... it really could only get worse from here.

The Jets host the Giants next week in what will be drummed up as the "Toilet Bowl" or "Suck Bowl" or "Stinkfest Bowl." Nothing would be more embarrassing for the Jets, and for the Giants as well, than to lose to the other horrible New York City team. Maybe the game will end in a tie -- it would only be so fitting.