Jets Safety Marcus Maye Rips Gregg Williams for Bad Call on Henry Ruggs TD

Giving up a "demoralizing" bomb touchdown with five seconds left to Carr/Ruggs was one of the best plays in Jets history pic.twitter.com/L8dfNk0esO

— Ryan Glasspiegel (@sportsrapport) December 6, 2020

The Jets preserved their pole position for the first overall pick in the NFL Draft and generational talent Trevor Lawrence by losing in the final seconds to the Raiders on the above bomb from Derek Carr to Henry Ruggs Jr. Jets fans are ecstatic, but the players are not.

In the postgame press conference, Jets safety Marcus Maye is ripping defensive coordinator Gregg Williams’ play call:

Marcus Maye criticizes Gregg Williams: “It’s gotta be a better call.” #Jets

— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) December 6, 2020

“We have to execute, but you have to help us out at the same time” – #Jets safety Marcus Maye

Holy cow. He is going in on defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.

— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) December 6, 2020

Marcus Maye has said four times the #Jets “should have been in a better call.” Said there are “a lot of emotions” going on in the locker room right now & he’s just trying to keep everyone together.

— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) December 6, 2020

Marcus Maye clearly not happy with Gregg Williams. He keeps repeating they needed a better call.

— Brian Costello (@BrianCoz) December 6, 2020

This is the time of year where these types of soundbites start to fly on dejected teams. It’s hard for us to know from the outside what proportion of the blame to assign to the players versus coaches. Regardless, it was fortunate for the long-term prospects of the franchise.