THIS ^ He's better out of the pocket than EJ, I'm not sure, but he is probably faster, too. He's also more apt to scramble. Our D is much faster this season, though which will really help.
Locker is an improved player and also mobile. He hurt us a little bit last year with his legs. I think we can bottle up Johnson. He really did nothing against us last season except the one 90 yard TD run (which distorted his stats). Otherwise, we stuffed him. Our front 7 is way improved this year too. On D, the Titans are better than expected. It will be more of a challenge moving the ball than it was against Buffalo.
Huh??? What does that even mean???? The recipe for this team is simple. Do not turn the ball over and we will be in every single game because of the D. Jets win 23-16 with a late touchdown to ice the game.
Jets D is #3 in allowing only 3.2 yards per carry. We've gone against 3 pro bowl running backs. We'd be at 2.4 ypc if Calvin Pace tackled Fred Jackson at the line. Chris Johnson (3.7 ypc) faced 3 defenses, San Diego (5.1 ypc), #5 Houston (3.3 ypc) and #6 Pittsburgh (3.3 ypc). He averaged 3.3 ypc on 50 carries against these two good running defenses, and had 25 carries in both games. I believe he'll have 20 carries for less than 64 yards (3.2 ypc). Does anyone actually think Jake Locker will throw for more than 200 yards? He's averaging 191 ypg. If the Jets D holds Tennessee to 264 yards, I can't see us losing this game. Even if Geno throws another two picks.
pretty much going to be the same discussion every week, if the offense can get in the end zone we have a chance to win. outside of new orleans there is not a team we play that looks like they can hang more than 21 on this defense. so its blackjack football for geno and co. get to 21 and you got a winner
For the record, I am now adopting "Black Jack Football BITCH!" as my slogan for the Jets this season.
My my have expectations changed. I remember 3 short weeks ago we were all thinking 4-12 ~ 8-8 as a possibility for this season. It seems now if we don't make the playoffs we are going to be disappointed. I think we should cool OUR jets before we get worked up into a playoff bound frenzy. Geno is still a rookie and we have a lot of younger guys that still are getting their legs under them in the NFL.
I love how every week we try to convince ourselves how dangerous the next scrub team is. Last week it was Buffalo with 'awesome offensive weapons'. This week it's the Titans. REALLY? The TITANS???
There are no gimme's in the NFL. Remember how the 5-11 Cardinals upset the 12-4 Patriots on opening day last year? The CARDINALS? Really!
I'll revisit the stats but we shut down that offense pretty easily last year at the end of the season. IIRC, CJ had a nasty 80+ yd td run, but did jack shit otherwise. I think Locker played pretty poorly as well. If we put up 20+ pts I think we can take this game.
Jets are due to force a couple turnovers. All this speed/pressure & physical play will result in some tentative ball carriers & some mistakes. Titans pass rush worries me..but OL has been playing well
Tennessee might be more of a test then folks think. While we can rave about the Jets Defense through 3 games The Titans are no slouches either. They rank #7 in total yards allowed, which is better than any team the Jets have played to date. They rank #10 in points allowed, which is better than any team the Jets have beaten to date. They rank 9th in sacks, 13th in interceptions, and they have a +5 differential on turnovers which puts them at #4 in the NFL. (remarkably their offense hasn't turned the ball over at all this season, not once.). And while their offense does rank #20 in points per game, it's above the Jets who rank 26th. It's too early in the season for team stats to mean much of anything other than as early indicators, but this game may be a lot tougher than people are giving credit for.
It's probably also worth noting that the Jets defense hasn't faced a team that ranks higher in scoring than #20 (The Bills #20, the Patriots #22, the Buccaneers #31) two of the Titans 3 games have been against top half of the league scoring teams (San Diego #9, Texan's #15, Steelers #30). so overall it's probable that the Buc's defense has been tested a little more than the Jets defense to this point in time. It's a winnable game to be sure, but it's a lot more harrowing statistically speaking (this early in the season) than people are letting on. I think the game depends on who turns the ball over more.
I want a Special Teams touchdown or a Defensive touchdown we get one of those a game, we win going away
It's only been 3 weeks. A solo jets game can hurt a teams offensive numbers because thats how good we are
