Three on O: Adams, Newman, Hanson

After each game, we'll be highlighting three defensive and three offensive players and looking in detail at their performance. We'll wrap up today with the offense:

The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Tae

The arrival of Davante Adams was supposed to fix all of the Jets' offensive issues but it didn't really work out that way. He caught three passes in the first half but didn't register a reception after halftime to end up with just 30 yards on nine targets.

The Jets signified their intent on the very first snap of the game and Adams got some separation breaking to the outside but Aaron Rodgers' pass was wide and Adams couldn't hang on despite getting both hands to the ball.

One of Adams' catches was on third down and required him to break a couple of tackles to get to the marker. That's not really his game and he came up just short.

Interestingly, perhaps the most Davante Adams-like thing that we saw all day was on Garrett Wilson's first catch as he caught the ball in such a way that his body was already in position to burst upfield the instant he had the ball. That's been an Adams trademark for some time.

Whether it's something Wilson picked up from him during the week, or something he's brought to his game in the past, it's a sign of how the two have some overlap in terms of their skill-sets which underlines Wilson's potential to develop into an Adams-like target for Rodgers in time.

As has been reported, Adams' biggest impact may have been off the field as he gave an impassioned locker room speech which hopefully the younger Jets players will take on board going forwards. We have to also highlight his effort on the Beanie Bishop interception return too, though. Adams ran from the Steelers' 45 to make this touchdown saving tackle.

That's leading by example - it's a shame we didn't see much more of that from anyone else after that point.

Poor Newman

The fact that the Jets went flat after the double-whammy of the Xavier Newman injury and Bishop interception return has been cited as a major turning point in Sunday night's game. However, arguably the injury that led to Newman being in the game was a bigger deal.

Alijah Vera-Tucker left the game just after the Jets went 15-6 up and they failed to score over the rest of the game. Maybe losing a player that everyone on the roster considers important to their success yet again also contributed to the lack of energy.

As a result of Newman also getting injured having replaced Vera-Tucker, Jake Hanson might need to start for the next few weeks.

It's worth reviewing Newman's contributions on the few possessions he was in the game for, two of which ended in turnovers.

Newman was initially called into action last year against the Giants and then immediately had to move to center. He has remained with the team as a reserve since then.

He was inconsistent last season but looked good in preseason and may yet have a future as a rotational contributor or even a potential starter. The fact Wes Schweitzer is still on injured reserve with a hand injury rather than being rushed back may be a sign that they were more comfortable with Newman as an interior reserve anyway.

In this game, Newman showed some positive things so it was unfortunate that he then suffered his own injury which will delay his return to the line-up as he's already been placed on injured reserve.

In the running game, he did whiff on a second level block but looked good at the point of attack and showed good drive power on this combo block.

In pass protection, Newman didn't give anything up although he had to re-anchor a couple of times as bull rushers moved him off his spot. He overpowered his man well here though:

While he won't be around for a while, Newman's progress has been encouraging and he'll be an interesting player to keep around to compete for a role next year.

Hanson Devil

Newman's injury puts Hanson, who was forced to start four games last season, back into the limelight.

Can we learn anything from his relief appearance, during which the Jets obviously failed to score but still moved the ball at a similar rate?

Essentially, the pattern was that he did quite well in the running game, but struggled a little in pass protection. Here was his best run game rep:

In pass protection, he was badly beaten here on fourth down, which could have meant the game was over even sooner but Rodgers was still able to complete this one under pressure.

While Hanson didn't give up any other pressures, there were a couple of other times where he was cleanly beaten with an arm-over move and he got help from a teammate. Having said that, he did seem to settle down in pass protection as the game went along, so hopefully he will hold up better in a full-time role with a week to prepare.

The Jets need Vera-Tucker back as soon as possible but if Hanson can hold the fort for the next few games then New York will feel a lot better about their interior depth.

Previously: Three on D: Mills, Echols, Watts