What I’ll Be Looking At Tomorrow…
October 28th, 2007 by Corey Griffin- Offensive Playcalling - The last time the Jets played the Bills, they came out run heavy and very conservative and it ended up costing them. The Bills have a young, wounded defense that can be exploited in the secondary. For the Jets to win this game, they’re going to have to call a much more aggressive gameplan and really attack the Bills from all angles. They cannot afford to simply sit back and wait for the game to come to them. That’s what’s gotten them in trouble. A perfect example is how they started the game last week against Cincinnati by going deep immediately to Laveranues Coles on a deep post. It’ll be interesting to see what the Jets choose to emphasize and establish tomorrow afternoon.
- David Harris - With starting ILB Jonathon Vilma out for the remainder of the season, the rookie Harris will get every and any opportunity to earn his way through his first year. Truth is, the Jets don’t have much choice, but for those Jets fans clamoring to see more of the big, physical run stuffer, this will be the perfect opportunity. Buffalo is likely to run, run, run rookie RB Marshawn Lynch early and often and Harris will be a big part of the Jets defensive gameplan. However, the thing I’m interested to see is Harris on passing downs. We all know Harris can stop the run, but with Vilma out, he’ll likely have to play most 3rd downs. Can he hold his own dropping back in coverage? The Bills will likely send a TE and running backs into the middle of the field to test him. This is going to be a big game for the first year ‘backer out of Michigan. Let’s see if he steps up.
- Darrelle Revis - Andre Dyson’s as good as gone, David Barrett can’t cover Stephen Hawking, and Hank Poteat is nothing better than a nickel corner. This secondary is relying heavily on Revis to contain opposing team’s passing games. Last time the Bills and Jets met, Revis was torched in the slot and the Bills’ rookie QB Trent Edwards was able to consistently find open targets. During that game the Bills used star WR Lee Evans in the slot a lot to create matchup problems for the young Revis and it proved to be troublesome for the young cornerback. This week, Revis will have to rebound from the Cincinnati game in which he committed two crucial pass interference calls that cost the Jets points. It will be interesting to see whether the Jets finally leave Revis alone on the outside and allow Barrett and Poteat to play the slot.
- Offensive Line - Last week, when it mattered the offensive line folded, stopping an run of solid play that had been going on for several weeks. This week, LT D’Brickashaw Ferguson will face off against pro bowl DE Aaron Schobel for the second time this season. Earlier this season, Ferguson did a very good job on Schobel and gave Pennington a good amount of time to find the open man. Schobel is a smart player and likely will have new tricks and moves for Ferguson and it will be up to Ferguson to adapt and continue to develop. Ferguson’s ability to handle premiere pass rushers on a consistent basis has been one of few bright spots of the season and this is just another test for the young bookend.
- Matt Chatham - Chatham was added to the active roster this week and Mangini will likely use him often in an attempt to spark a pedestrian linebacking corps. Not that Chatham is the answer to the Jets problems at the second level, but his energy and knowledge of the system couldn’t hurt. It’ll be interesting to see how much time he gets fresh off the PUP list.
- Leon Washington, Brad Smith - What are they going to do now? It may not be an exciting time to be a Jets fan, but these two are some definite bright spots in a cloudy situation.
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October 28th, 2007 at 3:22 am
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