Live Analysis: Jaguars 24, Jets 22
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Ryan, in his first year as a head coach, came to the Jets from Baltimore, where he built a reputation as a top defensive coordinator. Coming into the game, his defense had not allowed a player to rush for 100 yards in a game. The Jets’ defense seemed inspired again on the second Jacksonville possession of the half, which ended with a nine-yard sack of Garrard by Jim Leonhard. This forced another Jaguars’ punt and the Jets took over at the 45-yard line of Jacksonville.
New York Jets lose to Jacksonville Jaguars as playoff hopes take huge hit
BY Rich Cimini
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Why not simply run the play that was called in the hurry-up? Nobody offered a reasonable explanation. Then came the defensive breakdown. Before Marcedes Lewis' 33-yard reception, which put the Jaguars on the Jets' 14, Jim Leonhard was screaming at Rhodes, trying to change the coverage. Too late; Rhodes, expecting help that never came, was burned.
"It's on me," said Leonhard, claiming he should have used the Jets' final timeout.
Jones-Drew, Garrard narrate game-winning drive as Jets' nosedive continues
Associated Press
"For the defense we think we are, we needed to make that last stop and get the win," safety Jim Leonhard said.
Jaguars 24, Jets 22
Losing a Chess Match, and a Game
By JOE LAPOINTE
Published: November 15, 2009
No pass was more important than his 33-yard completion to tight end Marcedes Lewis. It moved the ball to the Jets’ 14 with two minutes left to set up the decisive plays. Lewis was tackled by safety Kerry Rhodes.
Ryan was asked whether single coverage was intended. “I’ll just say this,” Ryan said in one of his least expansive answers, “he ended up in single coverage.”
Jim Leonhard, the other safety, offered more details. “I was trying to get the coverage switched,” Leonhard said. “It was loud. We struggled to communicate. But it was on me. I’ll take a lot of the blame. That really hurt us.”
The Jets did not play last weekend, and Ryan made the unusual decision to give his players six days off. He said last week that his decision would be judged by Sunday’s result.
Afterward, he acknowledged his vulnerability on that question. He also said, “We’ve got to learn to finish” and “we have no excuses” and “we’re not dead yet.”
...this is just before Jim broke his thumb!...Field goal with no time remaining beats Jets, 24-22
November 15, 2009 By RODERICK BOONE roderick.boone@newsday.com
The Jaguars quickly marched 80 yards, with the critical play coming on first-and-10 from the Jets' 47. David Garrard connected with tight end Marcedes Lewis for a 33-yard hookup over Kerry Rhodes to the 14 just before the two-minute warning. The Jets got caught in the wrong alignment and safety Jim Leonhard took the blame, saying he should've burned a timeout.
"We initially had the coverage locked in, and it was too late to try to get it changed and you saw what happened," he said. "It was just a mistake."
Notebook: Misuse of timeouts hurts NY Jets again in 24-22 loss to Jacksonville
By Dave Hutchinson/The Star Ledger
November 15, 2009, 10:21PM
S Jim Leonhard injured his right thumb when he missed a tackle on Jones-Drew’s 33-yard touchdown early in the first quarter. After getting it wrapped, he returned. The extent of the injury is unknown.
‘‘They took some X-rays,’’ Leonhard said. ‘‘We’ll find out more (Monday). It doesn’t feel good. I’ll tell you that much."
Defenders Search for Clues After Defeat
Published: 11-16-09
By Kyle Richardson
Safety Jim Leonhard made seven tackles and a blitz sack of Garrard in the third quarter to stall a drive and keep the Jets within 21-13. But the QB of the defense took the blame for allowing the big play on the final drive – a 33-yard pass from Garrard to TE Marcedes Lewis to get the Jags to the Jets 14.
“I was trying to get the coverage switched,” said Leonhard. “In hindsight it would have been best to burn a timeout. It was loud. We struggled to communicate, but it was on me.”
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