FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – The Jets began their practice week with interim coach Jeff Ulbrich giving the entire team a tackling demonstration. It’s never a good sign if your team needs a Tackling for Dummies presentation in Week 11 of the season. It’s ...

In the wake of their 20 missed tackle performance against the Cardinals, the Jets are returning to basics this week ahead of their game against the Colts.

“Defensively, the story was tackling, 100 percent,” Ulbrich said. “An egregious, criminal amount, of missed tackles.” From a player perspective, linebacker Jamien Sherwood provided the context. While the Jets have only won one game since Ulbrich took over as interim head coach, Sherwood is not pointing fingers.

Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich on Monday continued to take responsibility for his players’ poor performance in the 31-6 loss at Arizona — particularly on defense.

The Jets have not met their expectations in the 2024 season. Coming off a 31-6 loss in Week 10 to the Cardinals, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich is focused on keeping his team's spirit up with seven games remaining.

He isn't Jim Mora, but Jets' interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich did offer a notable response when asked about his team's fleeting playoff chances following Sunday's 31-6 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Sunday's loss (their sixth in their last seven games) dropped the Jets to 3-7.

"We're going to keep fighting. In all honesty, the playoffs should be the last thing on our mind right now. We've just got to play better football," said Jeff Ulbrich after the 31-6 road loss that dropped the Jets' record to 3-7 overall.

On the morning after the Jets 31-6 loss at Arizona, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich said that for all the pain and frustration his players are dealing with, they still need a positive messenger at the top of the team's organizational chart.