Second and LaFleur: A Look at Jets Long Yardage Play Calling

Dec 29 2022 by Gang Green Nation

 
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In recent weeks, one of the biggest criticisms I have seen of Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur is about a tendency to call running plays on second and long.

I decided to take a look to see the extent of the issue. I ran a search of every play run in the NFL this season on second down with seven or more yards to gain for the first down. The results might be a bit surprising.

The Jets have only run the ball 27 percent of the time so far in the...

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