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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.You are consistently missing the point. The Packers didn't make it a game vs. the Pats because they could run the ball vs. the Pats. It was a factor, but it also had to do with the Packers' d-line putting pressure on Brady up the middle all game with only four and five man rushes (BJ Raji owned the Pats' oline). The Jets don't have the pass rush to keep Brady to throwing for only 163 yards like the Packers did. The Pats had 249 total yards in that game.
Without the Packers' pass rush, the Pats would have won easily. Mesko punted 5 times in 9 possessions. Fpour of those drives were drives that the Pats were forced to punt after 4 or less plays. That is a huge reason why the Packers dominated on offense like they did.
The Jets ran the ball last night against one of the worst run defenses in the league. Last night, LaDainian Tomlinson rand for more than 50 yards since November and more than 60 yards since the beginning of October. The Jets have not been a good running team as of late. Just because they ran on a team that going into the month of December was worst in the league vs. the run doesn't mean the Jets are now a dominant running team.
Man, I don't understand all the worries. If the Pats are to make the Super Bowl, they're going to have to beat two pretty good teams on the way there. This is a much better match-up for the Pats than Baltimore and I venture to say, KC. On top of that, we don't have to face Manning this year. That's a win-win.
Show me how the Jets can match up with Wes, Deion, Aaron, Rob, and Danny on the field at the same time and maybe they have a chance. The Colts, this year, can't trot out that sort of alignment. BB has said it a bunch of times, the Colts don't use a lot of formations, Wayne is usually outside with Garcon and White in the slot. Easy for the Jets to match up with Revis et al.
The Pats use formations like no other team, I mean in the 45-3 route, the Pats put Crumpler on the outside a few times, and Revis stayed out there on him. Are you joking Rex?
Anyway, any given Sunday, but this was the best match-up for us coming of the by, definitely not the Ravens.
I just checked out the long range forecast and IT CALLS FOR SNOW!!!! I was more hoping for wind, Dirty couldn't find his receivers in a dome yesterday, I was hoping for some strong winds, but snow would be nice!!!!
The pressure has been on the Jets all year, but with lose and you are eliminated the pressure is intensified.
The one thing about a Belichick run team, the pressure rarely gets to them. They rarely put unneeded pressure on the themselves.
I think the pressure is on both teams. But where it should solely be on the Pats, Ryan makes sure the pressure is on his team. I mean he has to deal with a peissed off Brady now because Ryan took a shot at him last week. Brady is going to make sure he is extra prepared this week to show Ryan exactly how much he prepares for the game. Right there is more pressure on his defense that they don't need. Ryan wants the bullseye on his and his team back and that puts pressure on them to win.
By this logic, the fact that the Pats are the number one seed will make them play harder.
I don't know how the pressure of certain players seeing it being their last time to get a ring not pressure. It may make them work harder or make them make mistakes because they try to overcompensate if things go bad early. If they start to see their last chance for a ring start to slip away, they could play very stupid because the pressure is on and they get desperate.
I really think the Jets have successfully given themselves the most pressure to win eventhough they came into the playoffs as the last seed. Everyone wants to be the ones to finally shut up Ryan for the season and their expectations are the Super Bowl or bust.
If you were in a casino .. and were watching a roulette table that had 99% red numbers come up ... would you be tempted to bet on red or black ...
the Pats NEVER lose at home ... sort of the same thing.
I cannot argue with the sentiment of this post. However ... i will throw one final thought onto the stoop to see if the cat licks it up ....
If you were in a casino .. and were watching a roulette table that had 99% red numbers come up ... would you be tempted to bet on red or black ...
the Pats NEVER lose at home ... sort of the same thing.
I agree that we can probably coach around the pressure of being the top seed. But let's not dismiss this so easily. This is a very young team, one of the youngest in the NFL on the defensive side of the ball. It would be quite easy for the pressure to get to them.