Jets Ryan Fitzpatrick still has defenders on the team

“I’m standing in the ship with him”, Marshall said of Fitzpatrick. Then he recited his answer slowly and emphatically.

Since the Seahawks were supposed to go 9-7, I thought the Cardinals would win the NFC West, and that’s one more wide-left prediction. You got it? Can you not ask my any more questions about it?

The Seahawks, who came up with only one turnover in their first three games, produced three – two interceptions by CB Richard Sherman and another by FS Earl Thomas – in beating the Jets in New York/New Jersey for the first time since September 11, 1983, when Richard Todd was their quarterback.

Fitzpatrick has tossed nine interceptions over the last two weeks and ten for the entire season, leading the league. Yet what happened in the fourth quarter Sunday?

Coach Todd Bowles said his confidence in the quarterback is “no different than when the season started”.

Wilson injured the medial collateral ligament in his left knee last week against San Francisco and wasn’t his usual mobile self in this one, but his arm was plenty good. At least not yet.

Following Sunday’s 27-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, the Jets (1-3) find themselves in a really tight spot.

The Jets needed to do something, but sticking by the veteran is what they are choosing to do.

“I did”, Graham said. It was a struggle once again throughout most of the game, as the offense couldn’t get much consistency. On the 16 pass attempts in which the Jets did not blitz, Wilson completed 11 passes for 176 yards, 3 touchdowns and a 144.8 QB Rating.

Ryan Fitzpatrick’s confidence has not wavered.

“I don’t know a whole lot more than we knew going in, but he was extremely impressive to us in practice, in preparation through the week, the fact that he can play in just two days, he showed up Thursday, was a great statement”, said coach Pete Carroll, who tried to recruit Spiller to USC a decade ago before he chose Clemson.

Fitzpatrick did face the NFL’s second-ranked defense without star receiver Eric Decker (rotator cuff). The Jets signed him to a one-year, $12 million contract right before training camp.

Miami’s Ryan Tannehill did pull off a 74 yard touchdown pass to Kenny Stills on their second play, but apart from that there was little to cheer for the Dolphins offense. The turning point came as the Jets were driving, down by seven points, 17-10. On the very next play, Fitzpatrick threw to Robby Anderson, but the ball tipped off his hands and was picked by Earl Thomas. I know what I’m capable of.

But it’s part of a pattern. Sports states that not only is Wilson going to suit up against the Jets, but that the Seahawks have removed him from the injury report. Sowell allowed 5 pressures, half of the Seahawks team total of 10 and received an overall grade of 39.9 for his poor play.

An NFL Network piece Sunday morning reported that Fitzpatrick is on a “short leash“. While the play of the defense is alarming – Bowles signaled that lineup changes could be coming if the long pass plays don’t stop – it is Fitzpatrick on whom the harshest spotlight will shine. “I just worry about turnovers”. Among the Jets’ inactives was TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who was claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Monday but practiced only twice during the week.

Maybe he was looking for answers.