When all is said and done, a good quarterback might have kept the Jets on track, even with Brady gone at tight end.
He also wants to keep the Jets and the Nets.
In the short run, he is the only coach who can keep the Jets headed in a championship direction.
His defense had kept the Jets off the scoreboard until late in the second quarter.
Lucas did keep the Jets moving, connecting on his first eight passing attempts.
Martin was asked what was keeping the Jets from putting teams away.
That play kept the Jets out of Leahy's effective range.
Plays like that kept the Jets from getting a first down in the opening quarter.
The defense has kept the Jets in every game they have played this season except against San Francisco.
It is the football equivalent of using duct tape and mirrors to keep the Jets in games.