week 3 - Jets @ Oakland Raiders - 9/25/11

Jollygreenjet · Sep 25, 2011

Down by 14 and now they try to run the ball? WTF?

Catt_County · Sep 25, 2011

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If Oakland can play within itself, the Jets are going to struggle.

Flying coast-to-coast always seems to hamper the teams making the trip, and the Black Hole has never been a friendly place to play. Isn't it a grass field? That can sometimes hamper teams used to playing on artificial surfaces.

I was impressed with the Raiders when they played the Bills. In the first half, they played smart and disciplined (as in no penalties). In the second half, they got "buffaloed" by the Bills surprising offensive explosion. They gave up a long TD run to Freddy Jackson, then they fumbled, and then it seemed that they started to lose their composure. When the Bills took the lead, they came apart. They had a bunch of penalties in the second half, some for big yardage, but even the 5 yarders seemed to be just enough to extend drives.

The Raiders have three good RBs: McFadden, Bush, and the kid, Tokyo Somebody. The Raiders had 80 yards running in the first half, but the Bills onslaught kind of took them out of their running game.

Their rookie WR Moore can really catch the ball, guys. Don't count him out.

Campbell really impressed me for the first time in his career. Maybe his natural habitat is more deep passer than game manager. His downfield throws against the Bills were on the money just about every time, and his INT came on the Hail Mary play to the EZ.

Don't discount the Raiders DL just because they failed to get to Fitzpatrick. The Bills OL has been Twilight Zone good in the first two games, giving up just 2 sacks and a handful of knockdowns in 2 games. I don't know how they're doing that at all ... but give Fitz some time and WRs who can hold on to the ball, and he'll carved up a defense. They also have figured out how to run block after looking very crappy all preseason. I think that the Raiders weren't prepared for their excellent play.

I think that Chan outcoached Hue. Because his team sucked in the first half, Gailey made changes at half time. Up 21-3, what could Hue say except keep up the good work?

Finally, I think that the Raiders were unlucky and the Bills had a horseshoe up their collective rump. On the Bills final TD drive, the Raiders DB had an INT in the EZ in his hands, and the Bills WR managed to knock it away. Two plays later, the Bills scored the winning TD -- on fourth down, the second fourth down play pass they made on that drive. Then, on the Hail Mary, the Bills DB Sheppard intercepts, but one of the Oakland players tried to wrestle it away as they fell to the ground. Safety George Wilson jumps in and pushes Sheppard away from the Raider, and Sheppard comes away with the ball. Bills INT! Game over! hmy:

Beware the Raiders.
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It hasn't bothered the Jets under Rex Ryan. They went into the Black Hole and won 38-0 in 09. So I don't see it being an issue with the Jets on the road considering they play better on the road than they do at home.

If they can't stop the Bills from coming back, then how are they going to stop the Jets who have lived off of 2nd half comebacks? A Raiders poster on here stated that they haven't been able to hold leads for a long time. The Jets aren't the team you want to face if you can't hold a lead. They thrive on that.

The Jets can stop the run, but struggle on screen passes. If they can shut down McFadden, they can stop everyone else. And then its time to hunt Campbell, who isn't bad, but he'll fold.
Between Revis and Cro, it won't matter.

I like Campbell, but he's not facing the Bills. He's going to face a great defense that plays the deep ball well (when Cro isn't being soft on a jump ball). If he's going to let it fly, it better not be in Revis' direction.

With Mangold out, the Raiders respectable front 4 can do damage. If they can pressure Sanchez, which is something that has been easy to do this season, the Raiders can cause a turnover and stay in the game. This game will come down to the Jets OL vs the Raiders DL. Whoever wins that battle will win the game.

Are you serious? "Keep up the good work?" If that's the case, expect Rex (who thrives on 2nd half adjustments) to dismantle the Raiders offense for the last 30 minutes of gametime.

So the "luck" is the opponent outworking the Raider player. In that case, expect the Jets to outwork the Raiders all game.

From this list, if everything is true, then the Jets should win 21-10.
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Raiders 34, Jets 24. I guess my observations were better than yours, sir.

Crow can be very tasty when you pick the Bills to go 5-11 and they're sitting atop the AFCE AND the AFC at 3-0. Bon apetit!

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