Gang Green Nation
The Jets are big underdogs for their home finale against the New England Patriots in Week 17. Head coach Aaron Glenn announced the team will be without two starters in the game due to injury.
With the season close to the end, there isn’t much of a need to the team to put injured players on the field. I wouldn’t be surprised to see more banged up players stashed on injured reserve in the days ahead. That will allow the Jets to call up players from the practice squad. Practice squad player contracts expire at the conclusion of the final game of the season, while players on the 53 man roster remain under contract with the team after the regular season ends.
Of the two, losing Taylor probably has the bigger long-term impact just because he is a rookie who could use the game reps to aid his development.
Beating New England will be a tough task that likely has become tougher.
