My guess is that: - Jets put a spy on Rothlesberger. Try to force him to stay in the pocket & sit on short passes. - DL will focus more on keeping their lanes than rushing Ben. Ben is deadly on the run so try to keep him in the pocket. - Ben is too experienced for Jets to just have one philosophy all game when it comes to blitzing, man to man, zone, etc... Jets have to mix it up. - When Jets do send blitzes up the middle, I'm expecting LB & no secondary players. Ben is big/tough enough to slap down some of the smaller defenders. - Even if Steelers start running the ball well, I don't see Jets stacking the box (unless they fall behind big). Rothlesberger is just too good for a D to consistently stack box against run. Jets D is going to need the Jets Offense to get a few first downs so they don't spend the whole game on the field getting pounded by the running game & wearing down. === If Ellis can reproduce the same effort he put out against the Pats, then Jets are in excellent shape. It'll mean consistent pass rush without blitzing.
Rex alluded to this in his presser the other day and I think he'll try to repeat this on Sunday. Coleman had a couple of strip sacks on Roethlisberger in week 15. I could see Rex dialing in some blind-side rushers from the secondary not necessarily to sack Ben, but to try to knock the ball out of his hands.
