PITTSBURGH – The Jets lost their fourth straight game on Sunday night, this time a disheartening 37-15 loss to the Steelers. Here are some thoughts and observations about the game:

1. The difference between the two organizations couldn't have been greater on Sunday. Here you have the Steelers, who have had three coaches since 1969, and the Jets, who are expected to have their third coach in four months at the end of January.

The stable Steelers and the dysfunctional Jets.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin made an incredibly bold decision when he started Russell Wilson on Sunday after they started 4-2 with Justin Fields at quarterback. There was some grumbling, but also a lot of “In Tomlin We Trust.” Tomlin was able to make such a decision because he doesn't have an owner to interfere with his decisions or question him when things don't work out. The Steelers are really “ignoring the noise,” as the Jets always say.

The Jets listen to the noise and let it influence them. This leads to bad football decisions. Woody Johnson too often acts like a fan, and that was evident this month. The Jets are always worried about what fans and media say instead of having a solid plan and sticking to it.

Last month, Johnson fired head coach Robert Saleh without apparently consulting anyone involved in football operations. He said it was his decision alone. So general manager Joe Douglas was effectively sidelined. Why isn't the GM involved in the decision to fire the coach? Now we're hearing on Sunday that Johnson was instrumental in getting Haason Reddick to end his reluctance. Do you think he didn't stand up for Davante Adams?

Johnson should have talked to people who have the pulse of the locker room before ripping the team's heart out by firing Saleh. This wasn't a head coach who lost the team. Since his firing, players have privately and publicly expressed their love for Saleh. There was disbelief in the locker room after Johnson made that move and they haven't played well since.

You can criticize Saleh's coaching and no one can argue with his 20-36 record, but a midseason coaching change is a traumatic event for a soccer team. Johnson has no idea about that. Instead of providing a steady hand, as the Rooneys have done in Pittsburgh for more than 50 years, Johnson gave the Jets a punch in the gut from which they have not recovered since.

2. The Jets' offense looks a lot like the offense we saw last year when they simply handed the ball to Breece Hall or Garrett Wilson and hoped they made a big play. Wilson wasn't involved as much on Sunday due to the arrival of Adams, but Hall accounted for 103 yards. These weren't well-thought-out passing plays, just checkdowns to Hall, where he had a lot of yards after the catch.

The Jets' offense is broken right now. The running game is terrible and the passing game isn't a liability for the defense. Relying on Hall to avoid and break tackles isn't going to work all season.

I know everyone wanted to put the blame on Nathaniel Hackett and now Todd Downing will come out on top, but Rodgers has a lot of control over what game the Jets play. He's as much to blame as the play caller.

3. There are many big names on the Jets roster. There are also a lot of large age groups and it shows. Douglas loves signing older players. Tyron Smith (33) looks old. Mike Williams (30) is no longer who he once was. Aaron Rodgers (40) looks like an average to slightly above average quarterback, but certainly not like Rodgers in his prime. We've seen this before. Last year Douglas signed Dalvin Cook and he was done.

It's a Jets tradition to sign players who were once great and are now past their prime. Art Monk played for the Jets. Ed Reed played for the Jets. Sometimes they get the last drops of a player's career, but often they only get a shell of what the player once was.

The Jets look old right now. I'm sure there will be games where the older players will rely on muscle memory to play better, but the squad is a lot more flawed than we thought in August.

4. Here's the good news. The Patriots are the next team on the schedule and they look terrible. The Patriots are a good match for the Jets and they can build some momentum if they dominate in New England. The schedule is incredibly simple, as the Texans and Bills are the only major contenders left on the schedule.

It's hard to imagine the Jets turning things around after four straight losses, but they can do it. There are 10 games left and there are no flawless teams in the 2024 NFL. As bad as the Jets' problems seem right now, many other teams are feeling the same way right now.

But the Jets have to take care of business in New England. They dominated the first meeting a month ago (it feels like it was only a year ago). They need to try again and regain some of the swagger they started the season with.

Insightful statistics

The Jets' receivers had just 164 yards on Sunday night. The Jets had 276 passing yards, but 105 of those came from running backs, with Hall getting 103 and Tyler Conklin getting the other seven. The Jets passing game relied far too much on checkdowns in this game.

Surprising snap count

Davante Adams played 55 of 57 snaps in the game. I was surprised to see him out as much as he was, having only arrived on Tuesday and not playing in Las Vegas for the last three weeks. I know he understands the offense, but I was surprised that he basically never left the field.

game ball

Right tackle Morgan Moses played his butt off. He allowed pressure from Steelers edge rusher TJ Watt all game. Moses also has a bad knee. It was an impressive performance.