Please give some compelling reason why you have that opinion. Or is it just a wishful thought? Why do you believe they'd beat the Patriots on a short week coming off a very physical loss to the Ravens?
Well here is why I believe The Jets will have an advantage when the Ravens have the ball:
Everyone who watched the Ravens last season said they were a receiver or two away from being upper elite. Sure they could run the ball, but they didn't have that No.1 type receiver to threaten defenses vs the air. So they add Anquan Boldin to be that No.1 receiver. But if Boldin is negated by Revis then who will pick up the slack at receiver for the Ravens? It will have to be Donte Stallworth or Derrick Mason. The one strength the Ravens added to put them over the top can be negated by the Jets pass defense.
I look at it like this: Only two quarterbacks were able to pass for over 300 yards vs the Jets last season, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady...two of the top 10 quarterbacks of ALL TIME!
Keep in mind that was the first year of the Jets newly installed 46 blitzkreg defense. I expect the Jets defense to be even better than last season. I don't think that Joe Flacco, a good QB in his own right, will be able to do what those two future HOF's did.
Also one thing not to be overlooked is the offensive line that the Ravens have. As good as they are with run blocking...they allowed 36 sacks and an 72 QB hits (both good for 20th in the league). Now, I will say that the sacks could very well be coverage sacks. But this goes in the jets favor as well for reasons mentioned before. As such I fully believe the Jets will be able to fully devise a plan in which they will be able to take advantage of the Raven offensive line.
Plus...the Jets run defense was 8th in the league without Kris Jenkins for 10 games. I believe he will come back and not allow Rice/McGahee/McClain to run between the tackles, thus slowing (not stopping) the impressive run game of the Ravens.
Here is why I believe the Jets will muster enough points on offense to win the game:
I'm not going to lie to you: I don't know how much Mark Sanchez will improve. I know that he will...no doubt about that. But I don't know how much he will have improved by next season. But I believe that he will be able to attack the Ravens one apparent weakness, the secondary. Here is an excerpt from an article I got from the Baltimore ravens website regarding their secondary:
"It's an understatement to say the situation needs to continue to move in the right direction. To get to the top in the NFL, which has never been more pass-happy than it is now, you need to have some success quashing teams such as the Colts and Saints. The Ravens struggled at times in 2009, and although their statistics were solid in the end, they hope to do better in 2010.
An amped-up pass rush is part of their solution, but the pass defense itself also needs to perform better. Taking the patient approach, rather than bold steps, was their largest gamble of this offseason. But it was a calculated gamble for sure, and it could be that the Ravens calculated correctly."
Here is the link for anyone who thinks I've spun this out of context to support my views.
Baltimore Ravens | News | Eisenberg: Biggest Gamble Of Offseason
Now obviously Sanchez is neither Manning nor Brees and the Jets passing attack is not of the Colts or Saints caliber. But with that being said, that amount of uncertainty in the off season is not likely to be resolved by free agents the Ravens are signing. If people think Cromartie is done, and isn't an upgrade over Sheppard, check out some of the players the Ravens are trying to sign to bolster their secondary. At least the Jets are going for players who might regain some greatness. Unlike the Ravens however, who are trying just to get quantity.
The Ravens have the clear advantage in terms of their Run D vs the Jets Run O.
Removing Thomas Jones and Alan Faneca from the starting lineup and replacing them with Shonn Greene and (insert player here) respectively takes the running game down from an A to a B- in my opinion. Still the Ravens will have the advantage...esp if the rookie Ducasse starts this season. I don't think that this advantage will be enough to overcome the advantages I believe the Jets will have.
I expect a hard fought game. I believe the Ravens secondary will be somewhat of a liability and the Jets pass defense stifling the Ravens additions at receiver. The Ravens will be forced to run the ball and it won't be effective enough to get a win. I'm thinking a Jets 20 -Ravens 14 type of score.
