Jets Rule Out Breece Hall and Adonai Mitchell for Week 6 Clash with Patriots
Adam Schefter reported that the Jets have once again ruled out Breece Hall and Adonai Mitchell.
The offense is already a tough watch, and now they are taking their most explosive playmakers out of the equation for a divisional road trip.
Running back and wide receiver have officially been ruled out for Sunday's Week 6 matchup against the . Hall is still dealing with a quad injury that kept him off the practice field all week, while is recovering from a recent procedure on his injured finger.
If you are holding a ticket on the Jets to score points this weekend, you might want to look away. is sitting at 2-3 after managing a pathetic 12 points in a loss to the last week. Now they have to travel to Foxborough without their starting running back and a key vertical threat.
The Patriots are quietly sitting at 3-2 and just hung 45 points on the . has a lengthy injury report of their own, but rookie quarterback is practicing fully despite a right shoulder issue. Meanwhile, the are trying to patch together an offense that already looked like it was running in quicksand before losing Hall's backfield production.
For fantasy managers and prop bettors, this backfield is about to become a guessing game. Taking Hall out of the mix removes the one guy who can turn a broken screen pass into a 40-yard touchdown. Without stretching the field, the can comfortably stack the box and dare the to beat them outside the numbers.
desperately needs a divisional win to avoid falling to 2-4 and letting the season slip away before Halloween. If they cannot find a way to manufacture offense without their top weapons on Sunday, the panic button is going to get smashed straight through the floorboard.