I'm not sold on this one, I think it may have been #44 Idhedigbo. I thought it was Revis at first but I wasn't sold. They have very similar body types.
A #1 reciever is big, fast and the guy you see making the homerun play. Welker is a "slot reciever" their job is to catch a lot of short passes on 3rd down, setting up the #1. Revis needs to be put on a number one guy to avoid any back breaking plays. SD, unlike NE has 2 guys like this. Intact VJ who everyone (myself included) is most concerned about is listed as the#2 guy on SD depth chart.
Either way we spin it I think we'll have some matchup issues. No one can cover Gates on our side 1-1 aside from Revis, but they won't do that unless its an obvious passing situation which then leaves Jackson open, so you acn't erally do that either. Rhodes is not good enough to cover Gates 1-1, that is a certainty. Then there's Sproles and LT catching dump offs out of the flats, we certainly dont' have LBers that can stay with those 2... this will take every ounce of defensive mojo that Rex has at his disposal to contain, it will be very interesting to see how it goes.
Yeah, just found it. It's at 6:07 in this highlight video, watch Revis. http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010010901/2009/POST18/jets@bengals#tab:watch
Laugh all you want, but the Jets blitz means that Rivers won't have all day to throw. Doubling Gates with a safety won't totally take him out of the game, but it can greatly limit his effectiveness. Jackson, on the other hand, would destroy the Jets if they took Revis off of him.
Philip Rivers vs. "THE BLITZ": 92/163 1440 yards. 56% completion rate. 13 TDs - 3 INTs 104 QB rating. Blitz all you want. Rivers isn't some sad sack QB. He's as smart as Peyton when it comes to dissecting defenses. BOOM.
yeah that was the play i was thinking about. revis got close but wasn't fast enough to make the sack.
Who's calling Rivers a "sad sack QB?" I've called for him to be voted MVP, for chrissakes. His talent doesn't change the simple fact that he will have to get rid of the ball quickly against the Jets. All I'm saying is that if he has to unload the ball quickly then Gates will still be in the middle of the field, where the Jets can be reasonably expected to contain the damage he does. Jackson, on the other hand, will still be able to get the ball over the top which is why the Jets need to keep Revis on him. ...boom?
Even though SD has a lot of great receivers I dont think Rex is going to drastically change whats given us our number 1 pass D. Manning and Brees have a lot of great targets too and we handled them well enough. Besides with five receivers out we will be getting to Rivers quickly.
I think where we really need to concentrate is on Sproles because that guy is elusive and could kill us on third and short on quick back outs...
http ://scores. espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=280922024 The last Jets game vs. SD. http ://sports. espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=271125024 The last Rex Ryan game vs. SD. Glaring similarities. BOOM. headshot.
I'm expecting a lot of bubble screens and quick slants to try to neutralize our blitz. They have an excellent offensive CS and good personnel on the field for that kind of scheme. We've going to have to hit them right at the line of scrimmage. It's not going to be easy. For the Charger fan who says we think Philip Rivers is a "sad sack QB." Are you fucking kidding me??? Which fan base do you have us confused with? You won't find one Jet fan on this entire forum who believes that, so cut the shit.
I don't think Christ stays on VJ all game. I can see Ryan using him in the blitz. While VJ is very good, their trio in VJ, Floyd, and Gates are all 6'4/6'5 225+lb receivers with similar sets of skills. I think Rex uses more of a zone scheme than the traditional blanket DR on the #1 and let our 3-4 blitz take care of the rest. Hearing Rex talk to Michael Kay today at 5pm he sounded VERY confident about going into San Diego and beating them. Maybe he's got a real sound plan.. I hope
I think he gets used different also. I think he gets used more like the Packers use Woodson or even the Cardinals use Rolle. There's too many pass catchers on the Chargers to waste him on man to man all the time.
