Clark 141 Targets - 107 Receptions Wayne 160 Targets - 108 Receptions Gates 125 Targets - 87 Receptions V. Jackson 116 Targets - 75 Receptions While everyone has their heads in the clouds about SB victories, I want to talk business. How are the Jets going to answer the Dallas Clark threat? Clark has been the most impressive TE in offensive statistics. We will have to wait and see if Revis solely covers Reggie Wayne or rotates between Wayne and Dallas Clark. Peyton Manning will most certainly find the mismatch for his WRs. If Revis covers Wayne the whole game this opens up Dallas Clark. This year, Dallas Clark poses more of a threat than Gates. As we saw last week with Gates, David Harris cannot cover a hybrid TE. In favor of the Jets, though, the Colts do not have a Sproles type of player, one they can dump the ball in screens to. Donald Brown, I've seen used this way and he is reletively fresh (b/c he's been sidelined with injuries) but I don't see him concerning the Jets defense. Maybe the lack of threat there, enables a double team option? So the question remains...how can the Jets solve the Dallas Clark dilemma?
How tall is Clark? Seriously though, he's a huge weapon and will be a problem again. Our secondary is completely in tact this time though. I'm thinking maybe put strickland on him?
actually, the colts just threw it more this year than the chargers. most likely because the chargers offense is a big play one and the colts methodically work the ball down the field. p manning targeted 141 of his 571 pass attempts at clark (24.69%) rivers targeted 125 of his 486 pass attempts at gates (25.72%) keep the stats in context
I think this is an important factor. I don't expect any one player to be on Clark the whole game. I look for him to get bumped by a LB, then turned over to a DB.
I think Gates is the better athlete, so hopefully the Jets shouldn't have as much trouble covering Clark. That one handed catch Gates made on Sunday was just fucking silly.
Kerry Rhodes smothered him the first game, he was targeted 7 times, caught 4 of them for 57 yards and 0 TD's. I think with the way Kerry is playing now he'll be even more aggressive.
I'd put Scott, and Rhodes on him. Occasionally Scott, and Strickland. Scott is the better "Cover LB" between Harris and him, so leave Harris free to punish anybody that comes over the middle, or to generate pressure. However, there's a reason I'm not a Defensive Coordinator in the NFL. So I guess we'll see.
I think if Rhodes puts the time during the week a la Revis he could cover Clark, he didn't do a bad job with Gates in the 2nd half on Sunday.
Attack of the Clones. Maybe the Jets can throw Lito out there wearing a Revis jersey, have him cover Clark, and hope the Colts don't throw that way.
Actually, it's not a bad idea to show Revis covering one guy and have him quickly switch to another after the snap. That way Peyton will avoid the guy Revis is seemingly covering and then, if he passes to the guy Revis is actually covering, INT time. It's so crazy it might work.
Wayne? Revis will take care of him Clark? Sure he had a bunch of receptions, but he's not a deep threat. Gates had a few more yards on about 30 fewer receptions. Gates has great moves, the basketball moves. Clark doesn't. Gates is 6'4. Clark is 6'3. Gates is faster than Clark IMO. Jets have had trouble with covering decent TEs but none have broken out. We contained Clark with 4 receptions in 3 quarters. Not bad. Im worried about Clark, but not scared.
We should give Wayne to Revis the whole game one-on-one, double Clark with a safety and a linebacker, with Sheppard on Collie and Lowery on Garcon, and the other safety helping out on both those guys. At least that's what I'd try to do in Madden. :wink:
YOu play three safeties, you put Eric Smith underneath, RHodes over the top. As soon as Clark Turns upfield, you send Smith at Manning
