ASHBURN, Va. -- Joe Gibbs had a visceral reaction late Saturday night to the Washington Redskins' 27-14 preseason loss to the New York Jets, as though having stumbled onto a car wreck. Reviewing film of the game Sunday only reinforced the pain he felt from his team's second lopsided loss in six days.

Unit by unit, Gibbs discussed the dozens of categories by which coaches evaluate a game. And while he admitted that there were some good individual performances, Gibbs also maintained that "overall, it was disappointing. We're a long ways off. We have a lot of work to do. All of us have a long ways to go."

The Jets rushed for 216 yards and returned two kickoffs for 134 yards and a touchdown. They forced three turnovers, while the Redskins did not recover any of four New York fumbles.

During a 23-play, 76-yard drive that consumed 11:58 of the third quarter, the Jets converted five third- or fourth-down plays into first downs. For the game, New York was 9-of-18 to Washington's 3-of-11.

"It's two weeks in a row that we've lost ballgames because other people played better than us," Gibbs said. "That's a sobering fact for all of us here."

In particular, he continued his abject disappointment with the team's effort in a home game.

"I thought we'd get great effort and play extremely hard because we were coming home," he said. "We talked about that. And we played a game like that. You get concerned about it. There's no reason you should play a game like that at home."

Unit by unit, here's Gibbs' evaluation:

For the second straight game, the first-string offense played just 13 plays and looked erratic.

"Should we play them longer to get them in a groove?" Gibbs asked rhetorically. "We're going to go back and look at that."

The Redskins averaged 4.2 yards per rush, normally satisfactory to Gibbs. That's mitigated a bit by the fact that tailback Ladell Betts gained just 9 yards on three carries. The player who did the most damage was fullback Mike Sellers, normally a blocker, who gained 26 yards on three rushes.

With Brandon Lloyd injured and out, Jimmy Farris led all receivers with five catches, followed by Nehemiah Broughton's four. Both men will consider it fortunate to see the field on anything but special teams this season.

The biggest positive Gibbs found was the fact that the Redskins started four drives inside their 20 and each time gained at least one first down before relinquishing possession.

On defense, the unit took the field on its side of the 50 twice in the first half and each time pushed the Jets out of field-goal range. They also allowed New York just 2.9 yards per pass play.

"But we're kind of back to what we were doing at the start of last season," Gibbs said. "We cause four fumbles, which is very good, but we're not getting any of them."

The Redskins' best news on defense was that star tackle Cornelius Griffin's sprained right knee was "mild." Griffin will miss an unspecified amount of time but should be ready for the regular season.

Finally, Gibbs labeled special-teams play as "overall, very poor." The Redskins committed three penalties that cost them about 50 yards. Kickoff coverage was so bad, Gibbs said, that "we were really disappointed in some people there."

Punter Derrick Frost came off a good game against Cincinnati with a poor effort Saturday. His longest of four punts, a 56-yarder, was aided by about a 20-yard roll.

Gibbs praised Frost's kickoffs for distance and hang time, saying they played no part in New York returns of 47 and 87 yards. With the coaching staff seeking to avoid using oft-injured kicker John Hall on kickoffs, the Redskins may be willing to put up with some inconsistency in Frost's punting.