FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — There were times in the first three weeks when the Jets flipped their running backs like they were in a live-action game of pinochle. First Matt Forte, then Bilal Powell, and then, hey, why don’t we see what Elijah McGuire can do?
Offensive coordinator John Morton’s rotation, for the most part, had its benefits, but the biggest benefit of all might be yet to come Sunday. The Jets on Friday announced what everyone expected: that Forte, suffering from turf toe, would be out against the Jaguars, tossing the spotlight on Powell and to a lesser extent, the rookie McGuire.