“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 coach Jeff Ulbrich is trying to tackle the team’s biggest defensive issue — tackling. Ulbrich saw his team miss 20 tackles in Sunday’s 31-6 loss to the Cardinals. He is trying to get things fixed with some changes in practice this week.

Oct 31, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets wide receiver Davante Adams (17), quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) and interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich celebrate Adams t

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.

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.

"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.

New York Jets head coach Jeff Ulbrich revealed the main culprit behind his team's embarrassing loss to the Arizona Cardinals.