Week 2 Gameday: NYJ VS. NE [9/14/08] [CBS] [4:15 PM EST]

•Hustle Harder• · Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 1060

VS.

Venue: The Meadowlands (I refuse to say *****s Stadium)
Time: 4:15 PM EST
Date: September 14th, 2008
TV/Radio: CBS, 1050 ESPN Radio

Projected Jets Starters:

Offense:
QB: Brett Favre
HB: Thomas Jones
FB: Tony Richardson
TE: Chris Baker
WR1: Laveranues Coles
WR2: Jerricho Cotchery
LT: D'Brickashaw Ferguson
LG: Alan Faneca
C: Nick Mangold
RG: Brandon Moore
RT: Damien Woody

Defense:
LDE: Shaun Ellis
NT: Kris Jenkins
RDE: Kenyon Coleman
LOLB: Bryan Thomas
WLB: Eric Barton
MLB: David Harris
ROLB: Calvin Pace
RCB: Dwight Lowery
FS: Kerry Rhodes
SS: Eric Smith
LCB: Darrelle Revis

Special Teams:
K: Jay Feely
P: Ben Graham
KR: Leon Washington / Brad Smith
PR: Leon Washington / Dwight Lowery
LS: James Dearth

patsdynasty85 · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 1244 Location: New England

Real mature... Rolling Eyes

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I see us Jets patrol team are on 24/7 watch. Laughing

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jvilma51 · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 1871

Wow every post is about that one little picture and the comment a pats fan made.

Anywho, pertaining to the game, I can't wait to see this one. The Patriots are still stacked no doubt, but lose the best player in the game at the most important position of the game.

Will Matt Cassell be able to carry the Pat's pass heavy offense on his shoulder's?

Will Favre be able to score against a very nice Pat's Defense?

How will Thomas Jones fare after a stellar week one performance?

And can the dynamic young duo of Revis and Lowery keep the Pat's stellar recievers in check?
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BlaZeN37 · Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 2376 Location: Miami, FL

I don't think people realize how bad the Pats secondary is, I hope we come out throwing. They got a very solid run defense with Seymour, Wilfork, and Warren on the line. But if we can give Favre time to throw, Cotchery and Coles should make mince meat out of there corners.

Cotchery has always been great against the Pats and I look for that to continue, like 2 of there CBs are 5'9.

Now defensively, I hope we blitz Matt Cassel, make him have to make reads. When he can lock onto his target he is actually pretty decent, but because hes so inexperienced he has no clue how to make his progressions. We need to blitz early an often to throw off his rhythm, can't let him get comfortable.

If we do that, and play solid against the run I think it could be a long day for the Pats.

Biggests Keys for the Jets

- Stop the run
- Get Cassel out of rhythm early by blitzing
- Protect Favre so he has time to pick apart there secondary

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Augustus · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 2293

The Patriots probably have the largest disparity between quality of defensive line and quality of defensive backs, so I expect the Jets to throw the hell out of the ball until it's time to run down the clock, pending we get to that point.

As a result, Thomas Jones should have a limited role while more wide receivers get into the mix.

This will also be a good time to check out Dustin Keller, since he'll be going up against what are, for the most part, aging linebackers.

I also am curious to see how New England runs the ball. Do they continue to throw it 40 times per game simply because of Randy Moss, or do they go to their overall point of strength, their running game?

I expect Wes Welker to be what he was as a Dolphin.

In short, a lot of things to watch for this week.
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BlaZeN37 · Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 2376 Location: Miami, FL

Guess I was wrong, my fault. I just remember always seeing Cotchery do well against you guys, and us calling him a Patriot killer like the year before last.

jonyankee1nyj · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:12 am Post subject:

I honestly don't have the faintest idea who is going to win this game, I think it's 50-50 to be honest, there are so many variables in this game that I'm a little fuzzy on. The Jets need this one though more, Cassel will be at his shakiest because I feel he'll only get better as they move deeper in the season and we're at home and have to prove we can beat this team (especially without Brady).
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Jetsman82 · Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 18344

Keys to victory:

Jets

Spread the Pats out and throw the ball often: The Pats even before this year were known to be weak to a spread attack. For us to win this game, we need to score early and often. No FG's. Just TD's.

Blitz blitz blitz: We don't know much about Cassel, so all we can do is just blitz the hell outta him and make him uncomfortable. With the amount of points we should be able to put up, we can afford to blitz because the Pats will likely be forced to pass.

Pats

Run effectively: The Pats are going to have to help out Cassel, theres a reason why he isn't a starter when guys like JT O'Sullivan are. He's not that good. Lawrence Maroney needs to have a big day and the line has got to block well for not only Maroney but Cassel as well.

Play more nickel and dime: It's obvious the Jets are going to try and throw more often due to the Pats weakness in the secondary. To counter this, they should put out more DB's. Even if they aren't that good, having that speed on the field should allow them to play better.
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