Written by Manish Mehta at New York Daily News
The poor souls who shelled out five bucks to attend the latest chapter of this miserable Jets season were the real losers on Monday night.
They severely overpaid.
Desperate online brokers tried to unload tickets at bargain-basement prices. You could gain entry for the same cost as a MetLife Stadium hot dog, which turned out to be way too expensive given the home team’s lifeless performance in a 41-10 loss to the Colts.
The Jets were an unmitigated disaster in their fourth consecutive defeat, a disjointed mess playing at a comically poor level in front of a half house.
“They kicked our ass,” Todd Bowles said. “I don’t think we had a lot of effort…. It’s very troubling when you get your ass kicked.”
Vice President-elect Mike Pence witnessed the carnage with Woody Johnson in the owner’s box. It’s too bad The Donald wasn’t there, too. He would have fired all of their underachieving derrieres.
The Jets were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs after suffering their worst loss since a 31-0 drubbing in San Diego two years ago (see: Geno Smith’s missed meeting/movie-going saga).
There was a preseason vibe about this night, filled with golf claps, tepid boos and plenty of apathy.
Jets fans were cheated by an undisciplined and uninspired team that dropped to 3-9.
It was a pathetic performance by everyone. The defense was beyond embarrassing. The offense was a no-show. Even the punter was bad.
“We all played like s-—-,” Mo Wilkerson said.
Bowles: Bryce Petty will start the final 4 games at QB. That was the plan entering today and is not a result of tonight’s game.
— New York Jets (@nyjets) December 6, 2016
Ryan Fitzpatrick (5-for-12, 81 yards, INT) was replaced by Bryce Petty (11 for 25, 135 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs) in the second half. Bowles revealed his plan all along was to start Petty for the final four games of the season regardless of this outcome.
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