Stats Are For Losers - Jets
Stats get more accurate as the sample size increases. In week 7, the stats are telling us that The Patriots Offense will move the ball (445.3 yards per game). The Pats rank 1st in total Offense, The Jets are 29th (295.5 yards per game). The stats also say that The Patriots Defense can't stop the pass (28th vs pass - 288.8 yards per game). The Jets rank 6th vs the pass, just above, guess who, The Seattle Seahawks.
This is going to be a tough game. I saw a nice article on ESPN Boston about how The Jets Defense has been better statistically without Revis. The error on that can be based on the teams they've played more than anything. Still, as far apart as The Pats and Jets are against the pass (28th vs 6th) The Jets are at 18th in Total Defense, and The Patriots are 22nd.
Quite simply, The Patriots will run the ball. These Jets can't stop the run and match-up with our TEs. Revis was not only a great pass defender, he could tackle and shed blocks like a beast. There is no replacing Darrell Revis. The Jets are allowing 150 rushing yards per game, Pats allow 82 ypg. Even better, The Pats Run Offense (4th in NFL) averages 152 yards per game, and The Jets (15th) average 111 ypg.
The Jets are notorious for being a bad passing offense because of Mark Sanchez' 49% completion rate, but they once again rank a shade higher than The Seattle Seahawks. The Patriots rank 3rd behind The Saints and The Lions in passing Offense.
The obvious weakness to exploit from a New England standpoint is to establish the running game. The Jets have proven over 6 weeks that they cannot consistently stop the run. If Rex Ryan can figure it out against The Patriots, then he will need to figure out how to stop play-action. Likewise, the obvious weakness that The Jets would like to exploit (deep passing) is not a specialty of Mark Sanchez. Still, there's always that looming possibility of "The Unveiling of The Sparano-Tebow Show." Sparano first unleashed The Wildcat against The Patriots when he was in Miami.
I'd say throw that stats out. The only thing you take from that stats is that The Patriots NEED to run the ball to be successful. Don't think that the Revis injury suddenly makes The Jets a bad pass Defense. Sure, there's a huge downgrade at CB, but follow the numbers and make your money with Stevan Ridley, Danny Woodhead, and Shane Vereen (Bolden likely out).
This is going to be a tough game. I saw a nice article on ESPN Boston about how The Jets Defense has been better statistically without Revis. The error on that can be based on the teams they've played more than anything. Still, as far apart as The Pats and Jets are against the pass (28th vs 6th) The Jets are at 18th in Total Defense, and The Patriots are 22nd.
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| The Patriots D has been better at getting off the field on 3rd down The Jets O is having trouble completing passes and scoring TDs. The Jets have score 4 non-Offensive TDs |
The Jets are notorious for being a bad passing offense because of Mark Sanchez' 49% completion rate, but they once again rank a shade higher than The Seattle Seahawks. The Patriots rank 3rd behind The Saints and The Lions in passing Offense.
The obvious weakness to exploit from a New England standpoint is to establish the running game. The Jets have proven over 6 weeks that they cannot consistently stop the run. If Rex Ryan can figure it out against The Patriots, then he will need to figure out how to stop play-action. Likewise, the obvious weakness that The Jets would like to exploit (deep passing) is not a specialty of Mark Sanchez. Still, there's always that looming possibility of "The Unveiling of The Sparano-Tebow Show." Sparano first unleashed The Wildcat against The Patriots when he was in Miami.
I'd say throw that stats out. The only thing you take from that stats is that The Patriots NEED to run the ball to be successful. Don't think that the Revis injury suddenly makes The Jets a bad pass Defense. Sure, there's a huge downgrade at CB, but follow the numbers and make your money with Stevan Ridley, Danny Woodhead, and Shane Vereen (Bolden likely out).
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