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The Jets fell to the Philadelphia Eagles last night 19-17 at MetLife Stadium to close out the 2025 preseason. What can we take from this game?
These exhibition games make it difficult to truly evaluate players
I have the belief that preseason games are for evaluating individual performances more than how the team plays as a whole. With that said, the quality of the quarterback play (or it might be more accurate to say the lack of quality) makes it tough to get an idea of whom is truly playing well. When you get into the final week of preseason, almost all of the reps go to sub-NFL caliber passers who can’t exploit it when their receivers get open and frequently throw the ball into heavy coverage. It really limits our ability to draw conclusions on players. So with these limitations, I’ll do my best to try and find some takeaways.
Brady Cook showed he isn’t worth a practice squad spot.
I don’t think that Adrian Martinez was all that impressive against the Eagles, but his previous body of work showed that he was a step ahead of Cook as they competed for the number three quarterback job. The last question was whether the Jets could justify keeping Cook as a fourth quarterback on the practice squad, trying to develop him into something, and let him get scout team reps. I would have to say the answer appears to be no. It’s debatable whether Cook has the physical ability to make in the NFL, but his lack of aggressiveness trying to push the ball down the field against practice squad level defenses makes it difficult to see the upside. Sometimes quarterback stats can be deceiving, but it’s tough to draw any other conclusion when the quarterback completes close to 70 percent of his passes and only averages 5.2 yards per attempt.
It was a rough night at the office for Armand Membou.
There weren’t many key players for the 2025 Jets who were on the field last night. Armand Membou was an exception. It did not go well for the rookie. Membou committed a pair of penalties. The last two weeks, Membou has shown that there are likely to be some genuine growing pains as he adjusts to the NFL. The reality is he will be the Jets’ starting right tackle. The team doesn’t have an alternative. The hope has to be that like many young linemen, early struggles will soon lead to quality play. In a way, his struggles justified the Jets putting him on the field in this game. He needs as many reps at game speed as possible. Clearly the Jets should be offering him plenty of help on TJ Watt in Week 1.
Malachi Moore could be a quality role player on this defense.
The fact that Moore got extensive playing time in this game suggests he hasn’t ousted Tony Adams as a starting safety. However, a number three safety does get playing time. You don’t...
