Greg Van Roten was one of those free-agent acquisitions whom Douglas wanted and got his wish. But he now wishes Van Roten could clean up his pass blocking, as he is tied fourth for the most quarterback pressures in the NFL with 11 (10 hurries, one hit).

And he isn't the only one among his peers struggling. Both C Connor McGovern and G Alex Lewis have let up eight QB pressures.

Having three linemen in the top 30 in that category is never good. Mekhi Becton and George Fant have been fine at the tackle spots, though, giving up two and three pressures, respectively.

Overall, the Jets' pass blocking grade is 53.8, good for 29th among the 32 teams. Not at all what the Jets wanted to see from this new group.

In their defense, chemistry on the offensive line doesn't come easy. And there were no preseason games, or even OTAs for that matter. So getting on the same page and gelling as a unit is being worked on only at practice and through these games.

An encouraging number is the Jets' run blocking. It hasn't been too bad, ranking 12th in the league in that category. It does hurt that Bell is still out with a hamstring injury, but when he returns, maybe there can be some improvement there. The Jets could certainly use positive gains on the ground, as it would open more things up for head coach Adam Gase to work with (at least that's the idea).

The bigger issue right now is Darnold having no time when he drops back. He can't be throwing off his back foot, or scrambling to make something out of nothing -- it did work on Braxton Berrios' touchdown catch, though. He wows in those areas, but Darnold would much rather be safe and sound, surveying his options, and making good throws.

We'll see what happens moving forward, but the new additions haven't been paying many dividends yet for the Jets. And that's concerning because it was the main priority to fix.

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