Garrett Wilson was searching for the words Wednesday about this week’s matchup with the Patriots.
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Wilson → search → Patriots
I don’t know how to exactly put it but it’s a big-ass game,” Wilson said.
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Wilson → know → it
“We’re going to be ready to play.
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We → go → ?
I’m excited for it.
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I → ’m → it
Take flight with the Jets
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The 2-3 Jets travel to Foxborough to face the 3-2 Patriots in their first division game of the season.
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Jets → travel → season
The Jets have won just once in Gillette Stadium in the last 15 years and that was a season finale in the snow with Bailey Zappe playing quarterback for the Patriots.
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Zappe → win → Patriots
This feels like a massive opportunity for the Jets, who are coming off a win over the Browns.
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who → feel → Browns
To capitalize on that opportunity, they need to get the ball to Wilson, their leading receiver and best player.
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they → capitalize → Wilson
Jets coach Aaron Glenn knows it.
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Offensive coordinator Frank Reich knows it.
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Quarterback Geno Smith knows it.
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The Patriots also know it.
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Wilson only had four targets two weeks ago against the Bears.
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Wilson → have → Bears
To be fair, the Jets only ran 32 plays and attempted 15 passes so it was not a normal game to judge.
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it → run → passes
They clearly identified a lack of touches for Wilson as a problem, though.
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They went his way 11 times in the win over the Browns, including three targets on the opening drive that resulted in a Wilson touchdown.
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that → go → touchdown
It seems simple to say: Wilson needs to be targeted 10 times a game.
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But the Jets caution that it is easier said than done.
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“When you’ve got players like Garrett, you try to do everything you can to try to make sure you feed him the ball,” Glenn said.
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“But you have to make sure you don’t jeopardize your team also.
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Sometimes you can put your quarterback in position to where all he’s doing is eyeing that guy and you have other guys that are open.”
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Wilson is currently rated No. 1 in ESPN’s open score, an analytic measure of a receiver’s ability to separate.
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He is rated No. 2 overall, behind Seattle’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba, in their overall receiver rankings.
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Wilson’s targets overall seem like a healthy number.
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targets → seem → number
His 42 targets rank 13th in the NFL.
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By game it has gone seven, seven, 13, four and 11 this season.
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It just seems like there are times when the Jets go away from Wilson.
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He only had three targets in the first half of the Packers game and had one catch for 16 yards.
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He → have → yards
The Jets did a much better job in Detroit the next week of getting him involved.
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Last week, Wilson starred on the first drive but then was quiet for a while, perhaps because of the Browns adjusting to take him away.
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Wilson said he usually has a good idea when he will be the focal point of the offense entering a game based on that week’s practice.
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“As someone who has been doing it for a while now, you kind of know which weeks,” Wilson said.
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“There’s always some ones that keep you on your toes.
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That’s the beauty of this industry and this game.
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Just making sure you’re always ready for that game when you get the 10, 15, whatever y’all consider a high-target game.
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You definitely have an idea after the practice week.
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If the looks look how they did during the week, all of a sudden you have an idea.
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you → look → idea
They can always do unscouted looks, throw wrenches at you, things like that.
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You’ve got to be ready for it all as a player.”
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