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Jets' LaFleur on 4th-down play.
Mike LaFleur knows he will do better after the failed fourth-down play. (1:02)
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The Jets offensive coach apologized Thursday, saying he blew the call that might have cost New York a victory.
"It's 100 percent on me," said LaFleur, commenting for the first time on Wilson's ill-advised quarterback sneak late in the game. I'm disappointed with myself for two reasons. Communication and execution are two things I pride myself on. I failed at both of those.
Robert Saleh said after the game that the plan was for the ball to be thrown to Braxton Berrios on an end-around. The communication got messed up. Wilson was given the option to run a sneak if the Bucs didn't have a defender in the A gap.
The goal was to get the ball. He was balling and I didn't relay it. The quarterback did what he was supposed to do.
Wilson was stuffed by the defense. The Jets could have run out the clock if they made a first down. The replays showed that Berrios might have scored on the handoff.
Instead, Tom Brady took over and led a 93-yard touchdown drive, throwing the game winner with 15 seconds left.
Afterwards, he was upset with the coaching staff, saying, "We've got to be better for our players." It was a big loss for the Jets, who have struggled in a rebuilding year. They finish the season at the Buffalo Bills.
The younger brother of Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur is known for his accountability.
I know what our intent was, whether people want to believe that or not, like I said. I failed at both. I have to live with it. I'm going to learn from that. I've learned from that. You can't allow the same play to happen twice. I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen again.
The Jets' sideline still had the ability to communicate with Wilson after the ball was snapped. The radio stops with 15 seconds left.
LaFleur said that he did not relay what he wanted to do. That's disappointing. I know we called the right play, but I didn't get the communication done so it doesn't matter.
