Jets’ Jeff Ulbrich reveals major regrets after painful loss to Colts

The New York Jets lost again on Sunday, falling 28-27 to the Indianapolis Colts. Faced with multiple opportunities to be aggressive and secure victory, New York failed to do so and ultimately fell. After the game, interim coach Jeff Ulbrich revealed his biggest regret regarding the Jets’ Week 11 loss.

“Jeff Ulbrich said he believed the Jets would get the stops, which is why he kicked a FG,” posted Zach Rosenblatt of The Athletic. “I said in retrospect he should have gone.”

Ulbrich is referring to the basket Anders Carlson hit to make it 27-22 with 2:41 left. On 4th and 2 from the 17-yard line, Carlson hit a 35-yard field goal and pushed the score to a five-point game. While those were important points to rule out the game-winning field goal, it didn’t matter in the long run.

The Jets defense was crushed by Anthony Richardson and the Colts offense on the final drive. In less than two minutes of play, Indy made six plays and drove 70 yards to score the game-winning touchdown. Had they made the fourth down conversion, the Jets could have run out the clock and won the game. Instead, their defense was exposed again.

Even though the playoffs are far away for the Jets, these games remain important. Can Ulbrich keep his job while admitting his bad decisions after defeats?

The future of Jeff Ulbrich and the Jets

Robert Saleh was fired by Woody Johnson because the Jets were losing close games. There were many other reasons, including the embarrassing defeat in England, but that was the main one. Since then, the defense has collapsed and the team has only won one game. Although Ulbrich’s job has always been difficult, he hasn’t figured it out yet.

This isn’t the first time the Jets have expressed regrets in the coaching department since Ulbrich took over. After an inexplicable loss to the Patriots, Aaron Rodgers was frustrated with the surgery. Ulbrich missed three timeouts in the first quarter of this game, which caused chaos in the second quarter.

The Jets enter their bye 3-8 and are tied for last place in the AFC East. Although expectations were high for the team heading into the season, this year fell short. Unless Ulbrich returns for Week 13 with a whole new game plan, Jets fans can start researching the draft and dreaming of new coaches.