New York Jets Week 7 Anti-Game Balls: The team's dimwitted owner is at the top of the list

The Jets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football. Now let's hand out some anti-crime balls to those who deserve the blame.

Woody Johnson: Amazingly, I don't think I've ever given a foul ball to anyone in this team's possession. Let's say this is a long overdue honor.

We could go on and on for a while about all the destructive things Woody Johnson has done over the years. One thing is clear. He is the man responsible for how this team is built. Every major failure of the last two years has left its fingerprints.

Last week, Woody was behind the Davante Adams trade. Can we imagine for a moment how a 2-4 team with a bunch of old players who won't be back next year decided to become buyers on the trade market? Woody made it look like Adams was unlocking the offense. It worked just as well as his last quick fix of firing the coach a week earlier.

Additionally, we take a look at how Woody speaks.

I'm not particularly old-fashioned in this regard. It doesn't bother me when a player or even a coach talks nonsense. Do you know why? You have the chance to get on the field and support it. And if not, they receive criticism.

An owner cannot do such a thing. He hides behind his team.

Furthermore, imagine a man talking like that when his team is 2-4. And at the same time, his team has missed the playoffs 13 years in a row. Perhaps a little more humility would be appropriate in this situation. He certainly hasn't proven that he knows how to build a team to back up that claim.

I'm sure I'll have a lot more to say about the NFL's village idiot in the coming days and weeks, but let's move on.

Aaron Rodgers: With each passing week, it becomes more and more likely to me that Aaron Rodgers is simply no longer capable of playing at a high level. His stats don't look bad overall, but that's mostly the result of a checkdown that Breece Hall completed for 57 yards.

Rodgers missed throws to open receivers left and right in this game. Once again, he seemed very nervous if a pass rusher came anywhere near him, causing him to miss reads and throw inaccurate passes.

I also think it's fair to say his interception late in the first half was inexcusable and game-changing.

Garrett Wilson: This was another performance that didn't look bad on the stat sheet. However, Wilson was involved in some ugly plays that mattered. One of those was Rodgers' second interception, one of Aaron's few perfect throws. Somehow Wilson didn't understand. And the ball flew into the air to be picked up. It wasn't the only pass Garrett couldn't catch. The talented wide receiver has been used more and more frequently in recent weeks. He had his moments in this game, so I expect him to bounce back in the future. Still, it was ugly.

Tyron Smith: Everyone knows that the most important position on offense is quarterback. There is a good argument that the second most important attack is the left attack. At both spots, the Jets have players who have had Hall of Fame-caliber careers. And in both places, the number of future Hall of Famers appears to be declining sharply and no longer capable of playing at a high level. Smith's inability to keep up on an island against edge pass rushers and shaky run blocks has become a problem on offense.

Defense: I don't know how to separate the defense, so I'll just give the entire unit a foul ball for their performance in the second half. It's a shame because the unit got off to a strong start. The Steelers offense had major problems in the early stages of the game. The Steelers scored on every possession after Rodgers threw his first interceptions. I know the Jets were down for most of the first secondary, but that doesn't explain why they were once again soundly beaten in the trenches.