From Chris Brown Link: http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=4479 The New York Jets put on an impressive offensive display last week in Green Bay. Their first five possessions against the Packers all put points on the board and covered 63, 51, 83, 70 and 77 yards. By halftime the Green Bay faithful were booing the home team which was down 31-0 at the break. The Jets offense uses a lot of motion and a form of the no huddle attack to keep opposing defenses off balance, and it worked to perfection against the Packers who had trouble communicating effectively prior to the snap. "It just forces you to make sure you're on top of your game with respect to getting good pass reads and good run reads and reacting to it," said London Fletcher. "With their offense we know they like to get the ball out of his hands quickly and get it in the hands of the playmakers and let them run after the catch. We know what they want to do." New York's no huddle looks more like organized chaos than the purest form of the no huddle offense. "With the Jets it's not so much a no huddle, it more like a muddle huddle where they just sit around," said Takeo Spikes. "Hopefully for us we can hear some of their calls and understand what (Pennington) is trying put his guys in and try to pick up on some of the reads like that." Jets head coach Eric Mangini learned about the principles of the no huddle from former Bills offensive coordinator Ted Marchibroda, when he worked under him as an assistant with the Baltimore Ravens in 1996. "I always liked the things that it did in terms of the pressure it put on defenses," said Mangini. "(Jets offensive coordinator) Brian (Schottenheimer) had some familiarity with that in San Diego and the core parts of his system combined with the no huddle has been a nice attack." Of course it always helps when you have an intelligent and experienced quarterback like Chad Pennington running the offense. "He's great," said Mangini of Pennington. "He studies as hard as anyone I've been around. He has really good presence. He understands what the defense is doing, what we need to get done offensively and he's able to find those areas of opportunity that really take a lot of time to recognize." The Bills went against a no huddle attack on the road earlier this season when they faced Indianapolis. Buffalo's back seven defenders all wore armbands with play call cards on them to facilitate communication. The coaching staff knew the cornerbacks on the outside of the formation would not have time to huddle in the middle of the field with their teammates, get the call and get back outside to cover their receivers before the next snap. The results were relatively successful. But according to Bills head coach Dick Jauron, the Jets no huddle can be accelerated at a moment's notice and get opponents caught in bad personnel groupings. "Their no huddle is a little bit different than Indianapolis and it can be quite a bit faster at times," Jauron said. "They'll use the speed to try to catch you at times. You can see on tape that the Jets have caught people and they will go fast and they like to vary it. You have to be organized. You have to have different means of signaling. You have to communicate well." But Buffalo does communicate well defensively when facing the no huddle because every week they spend a portion of each practice day working against it. "Our coaches have done a great job preparing us," said Larry Tripplett. "We practice no huddle every day. For us, defending the no huddle is not a concern. We'll be ready for what we're going to get this week."
That's a terrible title. It makes absolutely no sense. You have the dumbest head coach in the NFL so I doubt he can match up with anything the Jets do.
And Indy has lost 2 of 3 since. The Bill's near victory at Indianapolis was more a result of the impending decline of the Colts after an 8-0 start than of the Bill's defensive prowess. The Bills are definitely playing better football in the second half of the season but I don't see them as a huge speedbump for the Jets. This is the same team that lost in Detroit and then narrowly beat the Texans in Houston.
Indy has nearly dropped a few games. I do not have much faith in them and their 10-2 record. It could have easily have been 7-5 as well. They have had some luck bounce their way, imo.
Buffalo has been throwing games away because of Jauron's idiocy all year. They could have demolished the Jets but he allowed himself to be lured into a passing game and got his ass kicked for it. Dick Jauron is a moron and he is the reason the Bills won't be sniffing any rings in the next 3 years or so.
