The Jets didn’t give Will McDonald a second probability to leap over the road and block a kick

Will McDonald’s blocked discipline objective, return, and rating gave the Jets the depart with underneath 2:00 left within the fourth quarter of the group’s Week 3 sport towards the Buccaneers.

The lead was brief lived. The Buccaneers promptly obtained the ball again and drove down the sphere for the profitable rating. Shortly after McDonald blocked a discipline objective try, Chase McLaughlin kicked one other try via the uprights as time expired.

I’m not saying McDonald would have carried out it once more. I’m definitely not saying this price the Jets the sport. However it’s odd to me that the Jets didn’t put McDonald in the identical alignment on the second kick as the primary.

When he blocked McLaughlin’s strive you may see he traces up as near the lengthy snapper as doable. It provides him an opportunity to leap over the road. As soon as he does so, he’s flying up the center proper into the kick.

However only a few minutes later as McLaughlin traces up for the game-winning try, McDonald aligns in a special spot. He’s all the way in which on the skin. There is no such thing as a probability to leap over the road once more and shoot up the center.

I admit it might have been lots to ask for Will to try this a second time, however I don’t see why you’ll go away from one thing after it simply labored. If Tampa Bay handles it higher, so be it. Drive them to deal with it higher, although. On the very least, the sight of McDonald making an attempt to leap once more may need gotten into McLaughlin’s head.

It’s a protracted shot, however every little thing about profitable the sport at that time was a protracted shot for the Jets.