3 takeaways from the Jets' Week 6 loss to the Denver Broncos in London

LONDON — The Jets used the trip to England as a chance to bond, but things came apart on the field in their 13-11 loss to Denver on Sunday. Here are three takeaways from the troubling defeat:

1. Star player disappointed by decisions

Garrett Wilson was just like every Jets fan and every person watching the game. He could not believe that Aaron Glenn decided to run out the clock at the end of the first half instead of running a play on fourth-and-1 from the Jets’ 47.

It was stunning. The Jets had gone for it on fourth down earlier on the drive, converting a fake punt into a first down. Then they went conservative.

Bad call. The Jets had to be aggressive there. When you’re the only winless team in the NFL, you should play to win instead of not to lose.

Wilson began walking off the field with about 10 seconds left while Justin Fields was looking over at the sideline. Wilson, who walked right over and spoke to Glenn, later said he didn’t know “what the plan was. Once I figured it out, I was disappointed.”

That’s not good. Glenn’s reasoning was he didn’t want to give Denver the ball back with time left and a shot at a field goal. He was shell-shocked after Dallas scored two late first-half touchdowns against the Jets last week.

“I didn’t want to put our guys in that situation again,” Glenn said. “I think the smart thing to do is run the clock all the way down.”

You have to be aggressive there. That whole drive was poorly run.

2.  More questionable decisions

The Jets weren’t running the ball well, but their ground game was far better than their passing game. On the final drive, they got a first down with Breece Hall running it twice (one was a botched snap that he picked up and took for 7 yards). Fields was sacked for a 5-yard loss on the subsequent first down.

The passing game wasn’t working. Another run by Hall or scamper by Fields might have avoided a loss and put Nick Folk in position to kick a field goal.

“I can easily say we could have ran the ball,” Glenn said. “That’s always hindsight.”

Glenn said the goal was to get to the Broncos’ 40-yard line or closer. The Jets were at the 44 before Fields was sacked on fourth down. Glenn said he didn’t consider having Folk try a field goal of about 62 yards.

3. The Jets will have to look for a quarterback next year

They will have a high draft pick after all, and Fields hasn’t been good when it matters since Week 1.

Fields didn’t lead a touchdown drive on Sunday even after the defense’s first takeaway of the year gave the offense the ball at Denver’s 37 or after Kene Nwangwu’s 72-yard kickoff return had the Jets start at the Denver 24. He had nine completions for 45 yards, the second time in five games that he has completed fewer than 10 passes for fewer than 100 yards.

The Jets’ net passing yardage was minus-10 as Fields was sacked nine times. It’s not all on the offensive line, though. He needs to get the ball out quicker.

Glenn bristled when he was asked if he would consider a quarterback change.

“C’mon, man, what kind of question is that?” he said.

He added, “I’m not looking at this as just ‘man, he played a bad game, I’m going to bench him.’ I don’t see it that way.”

The Jets viewed Fields, playing for his third team in three years, as someone they could develop and gave him $30 million guaranteed for two seasons. If these rough performances continue, Glenn owes it to the other players on the team to make a change.

By Al Iannazzone

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Al Iannazzone covers the Jets for Newsday after spending nearly two decades on the NBA beat with Knicks and Nets.