Originally Posted by
KBlack25
This game is interesting for the Jets...
Jets specialize in stopping the pass, all the Chargers can do is pass. Jets will rely on the run, Chargers can't stop the run. The match-up really could not have worked out better for the Jets.
But this won't be the Cincy game. Cincy had one passing weapon, Ochocinco. Revis might be able to shut down Vincent Jackson, but the Chargers have shown the ability to win games without going to Jackson, including a game at home v. Philly where Jackson had 1 reception. The X-Factor of this game is probably Antonio Gates. If Gates runs free, the Jets lose this game big. If Gates is covered, the Jets stand a puncher's chance.
I bet from the Chargers we see a ton of Gates, a ton of Sproles catching passes out of the backfield, limited amounts of an older (and I don't think very good anymore) LT, and possibly a jumpball or two in Jackson's direction. The other wild card is Norv Turner...of all the coaches in the league he's the one I like betting on the least. He's probably the 32nd best head coach in the NFL.
Jets will need to score quickly, to take the crowd out of it. I'm betting about a 50/50 split between Green and Jones. I don't know how the coaching staff feels about Braylon Edwards but if I were them I don't want to rely on him in a big spot. You just don't know which Edwards will show up. Sanchez can not turn the ball over, period. Even one turn over and the Jets chances of winning drop severly.
I think the Jets play well, but not well enough to win. 27-17 Chargers, but the game is closer than you think as the Chargers seal the game with a late touchdown.