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Washington Football Team: Gregg Williams’ zero blitz reminiscent of Jim Haslett

By Jonathan Eig

New York Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams pictured on the field at MetLife Stadium before the Jets' disappointing loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020.Nyj Vs Lav
New York Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams pictured on the field at MetLife Stadium before the Jets' disappointing loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020.Nyj Vs Lav /
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New York Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams pictured on the field at MetLife Stadium before the Jets’ disappointing loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020.Nyj Vs Lav
New York Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams pictured on the field at MetLife Stadium before the Jets’ disappointing loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020.Nyj Vs Lav /

Gregg Williams had shades of Jim Haslett in his call from the Jets game on Sunday.

You all saw what happened to the Jets this past Sunday, right? Just in case you didn’t, they blew their best chance of staving off a winless season when their defensive coordinator – the one time “future head coach” for the Washington Football Team – Gregg Williams made a boneheaded call, thus ending his tenure in New York and quite possibly his career in the NFL.

With the Jets up four and just 11 seconds to go, Williams called for a zero blitz from his own 46-yard line. Rushing eight defenders, Williams left an undrafted rookie free agent all alone against Raiders speedster Henry Ruggs.

The only way the Jets lose this game is if a Raiders receiver gets behind the defense. With no deep help from the safety, that’s just what Ruggs did. And the Jets lost again.

This was an indefensible call. If the Jets were only up three, you could argue that there was enough risk/reward in the blitz to prevent the Raiders from throwing short and picking up enough yardage for a tying field goal. When I first saw the play, I actually wondered if Williams mistakenly thought it was a three-point game. But no – Williams is just an extremely reckless coach.

Does this have anything to do with the Washington Football Team? If you go back about nine years, in a small way, it kind of does.

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