When I asked how the Jets would do a "heck" of a job on Brady, I meant that question in the strategic sense of the word. In other words, what exactly would they do on defense that would produce what you claim they will.
The Patriots are absolutely not similar to what they were in week two. It's not just the addition and subtraction.
The addition of Mankins has completely changed the mentality of the offensive line- they are meaner and more aggressive now, and executing much more solid blocks. The emergence of Crumpler and Gronk as secondary level blockers is far more developed now than it was in week two.
In week two, our running game was one dimensional in the little amount of time we used it- now we have the combination of BJGE/Woodhead, two players with two very different styles of rushing, and that consistently keeps the defense off balance, because you're either going to get a power north-south runner who will hit you hard and drag tacklers, then on the next snap, you get someone who is elusive and very hard to tackle.
Having Branch in lieu of Moss is more than just subbing one player for another. For one thing, it brings Brady back to what he does best, find the open receiver, whoever it is. One of Brady's recurring problem, post-2007 was his tendency to tunnel-vision or to try for the homerun where death by a thousand paper cuts would have been better (and that is what he is doing now).
The playcalling in week two started off good (our first solid drive ate up 8:10 off the clock) and turned horrendous. That is not going to repeat itself this time, if you look at our last three games, where it has been lights out.
