The head coach called himself out.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is on me,\u201d Aaron Glenn said after Dolphins 34, Jets 10 Sunday at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n
Hopefully, it was a rubber sword on which Glenn fell.<\/p>\n
Because this loss \u2014 the Jets\u2019 10th of the season against just three wins and one that officially eliminated them from playoff contention for a staggering 15th consecutive year \u2014 was not on the Jets head coach.<\/p>\n
Not even close.<\/p>\n
This was on his players.<\/p>\n
The Dolphins were leading 21-0 before the discarded coals from the tailgating grills even had a chance to begin cooling in the parking lots. <\/p>\n
There was still 3:39 remaining in the first quarter and the Jets were down three touchdowns.<\/p>\n
The Jets defense gave up an obscene 239 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 39 carries for a bloated 5.8-yard average.<\/p>\n
The Jets offense was no better, failing to produce a first down until inside the two-minute warning of the first half.<\/p>\n
Jets quarterback Brady Cook #4 is tackled by Miami Dolphins linebacker Chop Robinson #44 and fumbles the ball during the second quarter. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
Starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who completed 1-of-4 passes for 6 yards and an interception, left the game after two series with a groin injury.<\/p>\n
He was replaced by rookie Brady Cook, who\u2019d never taken an NFL snap before. <\/p>\n
Predictably, Cook struggled, completing 14-of-30 for 163 yards and two INTs \u2014 one at the Miami goal line and the other in the Miami end zone.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis game was definitely disappointing,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard to try to put this in words. The only thing that I can say is I didn\u2019t have these guys ready to play. I\u2019ve got to get our guys better.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
When a reporter questioned Glenn after the game about whether the team has enough talent, it touched a nerve.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not gonna go into that,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cI mean \u2026 next question.\u201d<\/p>\n
This noncompetitive performance came after what had been a feel-better few weeks for the Jets entering this game. <\/p>\n
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Dolphins cornerback Rasul Douglas (26) intercepts a ball intended for Jets wide receiver John Metchie III (3) in the end zone during the second quarter of the Jets and Miami Dolphins game in East Rutherford, NJ. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n
That seems like it was a mirage after Sunday.<\/p>\n
After the 0-7 start, the Jets entered Sunday having won three of their previous five games and the arrow appeared to be pointed up.<\/p>\n
And then came this game.<\/p>\n
That the Jets were eliminated from the playoffs was of little drama or surprise, but their 15-year drought without a single berth is the longest futility streak in North American sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, it\u2019s not a good feeling,\u201d Jets linebacker and captain Jamien Sherwood said. \u201cYou want to go as far as possible, and each year you want to progress.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sunday was anything but progress.<\/p>\n
The Dolphins took a 7-0 lead on a 2-yard Tua Tagovailoa scoring pass to Jaylen Waddle just 2:14 into the game.<\/p>\n
Jets wide receiver Isaiah Williams (18) is upended by Miami Dolphins fullback Alec Ingold (30) as he returns a punt for a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins during the first half at MetLife Stadium Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
On the four-play, 69-yard drive, the Jets defense looked completely disinterested in tackling.<\/p>\n
The whole thing \u2014 the drive and the touchdown \u2014 all looked far too easy. <\/p>\n
And that didn\u2019t change.<\/p>\n
After a Jets three-and-out, the Dolphins took a 14-0 lead on a 13-yard rushing touchdown by running back De\u2019Von Achane on which the Jets defensive players looked more like they were escorting him into the end zone than actually trying to tackle him.<\/p>\n
Then it took the Jets offense just 1:21 after the Achane touchdown to give the ball back to the Dolphins when a Taylor pass deflected off rookie tight end Mason Taylor and into the arms of Miami linebacker Tyrel Dotson at the Jets 29-yard line.<\/p>\n
Six plays after the Jets turnover, the Dolphins made it 21-0 when running back Jaylen Wright scored on a 2-yard touchdown. <\/p>\n
He was untouched by a Jets defender until he got into the end zone.<\/p>\n
Inexcusable.<\/p>\n
The only true highlight for the Jets came from Isaiah Williams, who electrified the stupified home crowd with a 78-yard punt return with 20 seconds remaining in the first quarter. <\/p>\n
It was the only touchdown the Jets would score.<\/p>\n
As Glenn walked off the field at the end of the first half and did a brief TV interview with a CBS reporter, he was asked if he\u2019d reference to his players that this marked the 25th anniversary of the \u201cMiracle at the Meadowlands\u201d comeback by the Jets against the Dolphins \u2014 a game in which Glenn played.<\/p>\n
Dolphins running back De\u2019Von Achane (28) runs the ball for a touchdown during the first quarter in the Jets and Miami Dolphins game in East Rutherford, NJ. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely,\u201d Glenn said.<\/p>\n
After another 30 minutes of football, though, history absolutely did not repeat itself.<\/p>\n
Anything but.<\/p>\n
When Sherwood was told of Glenn blaming himself for this loss, he said, \u201cThat\u2019s what leaders tend to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
And then he disagreed with his coach\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did what he needed to do this week,\u201d Sherwood said. \u201cHe gave us the keys to victory. We had a great week of practice. He set us up in the right formation. All our position coaches did what they had to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cUs as a team, us as players, when we step in those white lines there\u2019s no more coaching at that point. \u2018AG\u2019 [Glenn] can\u2019t save us. We\u2019ve got to go out there and perform, and today we didn\u2019t uphold the standard.\u201d<\/p>\n
At 3-10 and out of the playoffs yet again, it is difficult to know what the Jets\u2019 standard is right now.<\/p>\n
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