SVN

controlling kickoffs from cromartie and smith is a bigger challenge. the jets ST is very good.

PatsDeb

Exactly. I'd try my luck with a big return from Cromartie rather than chance giving the Pats the ball at the 50 to start the game. I hope by now the Pats would at least keep an eye out for this at all times. I couldn't believe Green Bay fooled them like that.

I wonder if they'll try Holmes out there on punt returns any more. What was that BS with waving people off, then standing over the ball, almost allowing the other team to block you into touching it? That was almost the dumbest play during that game. Of course, Caldwell challenging it, when the replay clearly showed Holmes never touched the ball, then took over as the dumbest play of the game to that point.

sevengables_2207

Especially when they line up the wall to trip opposing players who have the audacity to sprint by too close.

757PatsFan

I think Rex is too arrogant to kick on side...it would probably hurt his ego

D-cleater

Not to begin the game, or the half ... Connelly's return skills have removed this as a viable option in most cases.

Overtime is a different story. With the new OT rules, if the kicking team recovers an onside kick, the receiving team loses its one guaranteed possession. The kicking team essentially "regains" possession, and can win with a field goal. If the kicking team doesn't recover, they are still guaranteed a possession unless they let the offense drive for a touchdown.

If any of the playoff games goes into overtime, I think we'll see an onsides kick at the onset of OT with the new rules.

BoTown

Not sure the Jets will be crazy enough to risk field position that early in the game, but I do expect a few gimmick plays to try to get an edge on the Pats.

SVN

a fake punt is more likely.

stcjones

I don't think they will pull it on opening kickoff (either to start game or on our first possession after they had scored....but expect all kinds of trick plays from them on Sun...because in a lot of ways they will be playing with nothing to lose!....they're going to realize that they are a mismatch early.
I will predict this tho....they will kick an onside kick towards end of game when we are up by 3 scores!

PATSYLICIOUS

This is why I'm glad the Packers did it to us. We'll be prepared for it now, and it is a move that would make alot of sense against us. The way our offense moves the ball, why not? But now we won't be caught off guard.

The Browns kick was just an awful play by our returners, and the SD was another brainfart by our players and coaches. They should have been more prepared in that situation. This is something that helps us.

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if the jets try ANYTHING strategically to outmatch the patriots...it will end badly for the jets


i implore them to try the onside, and get burned for it afterwards

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