Kevin Faulk has wet dreams about being as good as Chris Johnson. Chris Johnson must be stopped at all costs. that will be the key to winning. aside from not turning it over.
U can make a case for that. Hester is the best punt returner IMO. Leon is the best Kick Returner. And Cribbs is a very consister returner not far behind in any category. Hester sucked last yr returning kicks/punts and Leon and Cribbs were consistent in both categories. I'd take Leon for his play making abilities any day over Cribbs and Hester. Let me put this out there, and I might get a lot of shit for it too. Justin Miller was an outstanding kick returner. He just couldn't remain healthy. I would put him a notch above the other three, but that's just my opinion.
Kevin Faulk's bread and butter is eating up read and react defenses that sit on their heels waiting for him. That shit went out the window with Herm and Mangini. Unfortunately for us, I think CJ has the speed to turn this defense's aggression against itself with overpursuit. The best thing they can do is hit him hard and early and make him hesitate in his cuts.
We will have at least 2 sets of eyes on Johnson this week. He is there only real weapon. AT LEAST 2 SETS OF EYES.
Actually, its the other way around. They have given up 700 yards because their rushing defense is "stingy". Reason why its the other way around is because they gave up 99 yards on 52 attempts. Yes, 52 attempts. Teams have tried to run against them, but have been very unsuccessful. Second and long and third and long caused Pitsburgh and Houston to go aerial route. Now if those 99 yards came off of 25 attempts, I would have agreed with u. Jets will have a hard time rushing and probably won't reach 100 yards unless TJ or Leon cut one loose. Sanchez will have his hands full with a bunch of third down passing situations, but the rookie should come through big, just like he did against the Texans. He will have a field day IMO. Avoid turnover, and the game is ours. Its that simple. If we lose the turnover battle, we can still win as long as Chris Johnson doesn't break away for a big gain.
Force him inside where the lanes are clogged, hes only human! Hell our D practice against Leon, so they are going to be used to preparing for a fast shifty runner
ryan might as well steal some schemes from last year when the Jets stopped Johnson and White. Sutton is still around, maybe he can take what he did correctly and apply it. The LB corps is a lot better to deal with CJ.
I think people are underestimating the Titans. The Titans run defense has been incredible, even without Haynesworth. People are saying that the Jets are better than they were when they played last year. I don't know if that's true. Last year the Jets had better receivers with Coles on the team and a veteran QB that forced defenses to respect the passing game. There's a good chance that the Titans could shut down the running game and put Sanchez in some difficult 3rd and longs. As good as he's been, he's still a rookie QB. I'm definitely confident in the Jets' defense shutting down the Titans offense, and I think they will win. I just don't think it's going to be a walk in the park. Jets - 16 Titans - 9
Has this been posted yet? The Titans signed former Jets punter Reggie Hodges yesterday to replace the injured Craig Hentrich. Hodges will punt this week against the Jets, who cut him last week. -NYPOST Mark Cannizzaro
You of all people defending Bob Sutton! Hell has officially frozen... Joking aside, pretty sure this will be true, as Sutton is a pretty good LB coach and his gameplan worked well last year. Last year we contained or actually shutdown CJ almost completely. I remember him having one where he almost broke away, but Lowery ended up forcing him to fumble. Our front seven will probably play close to the line shutting those run lanes and containing the outside forcing Collins to beat us through the air. As one poster pointed out the matchup between Jenkins and Mawae could be interesting as Mawae's game revolves around more of his finesse and agility, and let's not forget Jenkins is quite nimble for his size. I'm sure CJ does not want to face Kris in the backfield as Slaton vs Houston.
Jets n Boys, I hope you continue these posts. You did a good job. I think Chris Johnson is going to have a big day, albeit an inconsistant one. I see him gaining his yards via a couple of long home runs. He can use the Jets speed and aggressiveness on D against them. If the Jets guess wrong on a blitz side, he'll make them pay with 6 points. To me, this game rests on Sanchez's arm. The Titans pass D is horrendous, as you pointed out, so if Sanchez is sharp, the Jets win. If he has a rookie day, then I expect the Titans to win. Either way, I see a close, physical game. Nice post, JnB.
Chris Johnson 2008 stats against good run defenses: Wk4-MIN: 17 att 61 yds (9 yd long) 3.6 yd avg 1TD; 3 rec 14 yds 0TD Wk5@BAL: 18 att 48 yds (13 yd long) 2.4 yd avg 0TD; 2 rec 4 yds 0TD Wk10@CHI: 14 att 8 yds (7yd long) 0.6 yd avg 0TD; 2 rec 15 yds 0TD Wk12-NYJ: 10 att 46 yds (24 yd long) 4.6 yd avg 0TD; 3 rec 15 yds 0TD Wk16-PIT: 16 att 69 yds (21T yd long) 4.3 yd avg 1TD; 2 rec 1 yd 0TD Wk19-BAL: 11 att 72 yds (32 yd long) 6.5 yd avg 1TD; 1rec 28 yds 0TD He progressed as the year went on but he did not explode in these big games. He exploded against Cleveland, Cinci, KC and Detroit, accumulating 538 yds running with 4TDs in those 4 games. What I like about those stats is that he did well, not awesome, but did well against good run defenses at home but did nothing against good run defenses on the road (32 att 56 yds 0TD). I think we will contain him at home as long as Lowery can make some tackles on the edge. This is where Strickland has excelled so far this season and I think his loss this game is the Titans gain. But as long as Lowery can make some tackles I think we win 17-13.
Here is how the Titans can beat us: If they stack the box to stop the run then Sanchez can most likely carve up their weak secondary (at least, he has shown that ability so far but you never know with a rookie). BUT, if the Titans are able to stop the Jets running game without bringing extra defenders up front (which is totally possible given their staunch run D), then the Jets offense is going to struggle.
thats exactly what i was alluding to in a different thread. when i told you how Chris Johnson carved the Ravens in the 1st half of the playoff game last week before they hit him so hard they took him out. Rex loves to scheme overloads, one good playcall on TEN part and Chris Johnson will make you pay. I have the utmost faith in this team but anyone who disagrees with that, I'd say take a visit to an optometrist maybe a Safety spy on Johnson here and there also, to make sure theres a hat on him soon as he passes the LOS
1. 15/37, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 ints, 40.5% completion. 2. 30 carries, 127 yards, 4.2 avg, 1 TD 3. 17/30, 171 yds, 2 TDs, 1 int, 56.7 % Completion 4. 31 carries, 83 yards, 2.7 avg, 1 TD 5. 2 Titan Fumbles, one excellent run back for 37 yards by Leonhard 6. Occasionally loud crowd 7. OK, I was off by one point. 17-24 instead of 16-24 that I predicted. Alrite, lets do this again. Give me like an hour or two...
