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Originally Posted by jettio
Cromartie is fast and a good cover corner and he helped the kicking game last week when Brad Smith was hurt, but he does not tackle, and a dude that plays soft like that ought to keep his mouth shut. It is not like he is going to hit anybody.
Jets add some entertainment value, but it will be interesting to see if the game is contested going into the second half.
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The problem for the Jets is depth. The Patriots can literally throw any formation onto the field they want to try. They hit the Jets last time with Woodhead and Welker in the
backfield. They can flank out Hernandez as a receiver, or have Gronkowski block and then go out for a pass. They can run the ball and, just for shits and giggles, they can throw to the running backs. If the Pats come out five-wide and their O-line pass-blocks well, which they almost always tend to do (aside from a few instances, like that ****ing Giants SB), they'll be manning up a very capable pass-catcher against a nickel or dime back. Even if they lock Revis on one WR (either Branch or Welker), that leaves the other guy for Cromartie, and then they have to worry about Gronkowski, Hernandez, Woodhead, Tate, Edelman, a ball thrown to BJGE or Morris... I think there's just too much there for the Jets to defend.
The only way the Jets win this game is if:
1) Their O-line plays balls to the wall and they run the ball and control the TOP and keep Brady off the field, and
2) They somehow get pressure on the QB (which their D has done little off all season) and
3) They win the turnover battle (which the Pats haven't lost all season).
That's a lot of "if"s. Can it happen? Sure. Will this game be closer than the last blowout? More than likely. Will the Pats still win by 14-17? I think so.