The Jet Set

Am I the only one tired of hearing about the games played between Belichick and his nemesis Manjuvenille leading up to this game? Enough already. The game can't get here quick enough as far as I'm concerned. No more speculation, no more what ifs, no more cut Pats arriving in NY for meetings, no more 'will they shake hands after the game?'. Just take the field and play football.

When the Jets had success against the Pats it was the November game when the Jets D walked around the line of scrimmage at random positions and the Pats didn't know who was doing what. To combat that in the playoff game, the Pats rushed to the line of scrimmage, snapped the ball quick and just plowed over the Jets on their way to an easy victory. It'd be hard to imagine Manjuvenille will try that tactic again.

Here's what I think will happen on Sunday:

The one thing that the Pats haven't done on O against Manjuvenille is the no huddle, 4wr spread sets. The one you saw against Minnesota last season. Undoubtably the Jets will be trying to stop the run because the Pats ran all day against them in the playoff win. Therefore, the Pats surprise the league by unleashing all the new toys on O. Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Draw, Pass, TD!

Defensively, the key to the game is stopping Coles and Cotchery. It is yet to be seen how healthy Thomas Jones is and I think the Jets will have trouble running the ball. Coles and Cotchery will get their catches, but the Pats DB's have to tackle them for little to no gain once they make the catch. Do you remember the damge they did after the catch last year? I do and I'm sure the Pats do.

I expect the Jets to take a step back this season becasue they played over their heads last year. This game should be a pretty easy one for the Pats.

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JETS 13