When asked about the increased workload, Adams, one of the Green & White's six captains, added, "We got a lot just to fix some communication things on both sides of the ball so we're on the same page. Nothing major, but we just want to make sure we're playing team football at all times throughout the game to where we don't shoot ourselves in the foot.

"The main thing is figuring out our opponent and what they're going to do to us, so we can get a jumpstart on making plays on the ball and attacking the ball, speaking for the defense."

The Jets' tough sledding, from a schedule perspective, doesn't lighten up this weekend when they take on the Eagles in Philly. Two years removed from hoisting the Lombardi Trophy on Broad Street, Philadelphia is off to a 2-2 start in 2019 and is dealing with a number of injuries, particularly in the secondary. But the Eagles' roster is regarded as one of the NFL's most talented and deepest and as long as their signal-caller, Carson Wentz, is healthy, Adams knows the Birds will be a tough out.