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My take on the Jets after watching CIN@NYJ
The Jets' DL is very strong. They rag-dolled CIN's OL in the first half, and sacked Dalton 5 times - 2 or 3 of those were Dalton's fault IMO. Two more sacks in the 2nd half.
In the 2nd half, CIN adjusted by hitting them with a flurry of short sideline passes. Several were thrown to a trailing AJ Green lined up behind two WR's on the LOS. Green was targeted 13 times and caught 12 for 180 yds. He horse-whipped Revis all game long.
It caused NYJ to throttle up their mad DL pressure.
WR LaFell caught the 4 tossed his way while they were preoccupied with Green. As a bonus, LaFell knocked S Calvin Pryor out of the game with a clean, open-field block while Pryor was legging it after a missed assignment on a 54 yard completion.
On the D side, CIN let their DL apply pressure and had their LBs clog up the middle pass zone.
Fitz played fairly well - but his longest strike was 24 yds., and12 of his 19 completions went to two players - WR Quincy Enunwa and RB Matt Forte.
Forte was a load to handle - 22 carries for 96 yds, caught 5 for 59. Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker were held in check.
So...
- NYJ's DL is tops.
- Fitz was Fitz-like. Needed to connect with other receivers.
- Forte brings a lot to the game.
- NYJ's DBs struggled. CIN beat them on the sidelines and hit 'em hard deep.
- Their kicker Folk has an XP and a FG blocked.
- UDFA WR Jalin Marshall had a fine KR game - 3 for 100, including a 65 yarder.
- Jet's coaching staff lost the halftime adjustment battle.
I assume in reviewing the game tapes, the Jets will be trying to counter quick sideline strikes (without setting themselves up for bombs), in order to keep their loaded DL in play.
Jet's DE Sheldon Richardson comes back from his one-game suspension..more fuel to the fire there. In his absence, they played a lot of 4 DL sets and LBs with knuckles down.
Here's the Gamebook:
and some pundit stuff:
In the 2nd half, CIN adjusted by hitting them with a flurry of short sideline passes. Several were thrown to a trailing AJ Green lined up behind two WR's on the LOS. Green was targeted 13 times and caught 12 for 180 yds. He horse-whipped Revis all game long.
It caused NYJ to throttle up their mad DL pressure.
WR LaFell caught the 4 tossed his way while they were preoccupied with Green. As a bonus, LaFell knocked S Calvin Pryor out of the game with a clean, open-field block while Pryor was legging it after a missed assignment on a 54 yard completion.
On the D side, CIN let their DL apply pressure and had their LBs clog up the middle pass zone.
Fitz played fairly well - but his longest strike was 24 yds., and12 of his 19 completions went to two players - WR Quincy Enunwa and RB Matt Forte.
Forte was a load to handle - 22 carries for 96 yds, caught 5 for 59. Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker were held in check.
So...
- NYJ's DL is tops.
- Fitz was Fitz-like. Needed to connect with other receivers.
- Forte brings a lot to the game.
- NYJ's DBs struggled. CIN beat them on the sidelines and hit 'em hard deep.
- Their kicker Folk has an XP and a FG blocked.
- UDFA WR Jalin Marshall had a fine KR game - 3 for 100, including a 65 yarder.
- Jet's coaching staff lost the halftime adjustment battle.
I assume in reviewing the game tapes, the Jets will be trying to counter quick sideline strikes (without setting themselves up for bombs), in order to keep their loaded DL in play.
Jet's DE Sheldon Richardson comes back from his one-game suspension..more fuel to the fire there. In his absence, they played a lot of 4 DL sets and LBs with knuckles down.
Here's the Gamebook:
and some pundit stuff:
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