"When you look at them offensively, [Tom Brady] doesn’t get sacked, they don’t turn the ball over, they lead the league in points, rushing is in the top five," the Jets coach said Tuesday, via NewYorkJets.com. "It’s like, man, I don’t know."
Ryan gushed over New England's offense, which isn't hard to do considering it is looking pretty flawless as of late. (photo: jdn, Flickr)
"You look at the numbers and 'Hey, they’re struggling in this. They’re fourth in the league in this category,'" Ryan joked. "So that’s something that we really take advantage of."
The Patriots lead the NFL in points per game (35.8), total yards per game (431.9) and turnover differential (20). No team in the NFL is within eight in the latter category, which makes for a pretty tough formula.
The Jets did an OK job of containing New England's offense in a 29-26 overtime loss in October, giving up just two passing touchdowns and no rushing scores. Both scoring receptions were by tight end Rob Gronkowski, who will miss Thursday's divisional bout with a broken forearm.
"We know enough of Tom Brady to know if he knows exactly what you’re in, you are in trouble," Ryan said. "You have to make adjustments, you have to be multiple and that’s hard to do.
"They actually slowed down their no-huddle. It hasn’t been quite as fast as it was, but we’ll see. Maybe they’ll go to that. Maybe they won’t, but against a Bill Belichick team, you have to be prepared for anything."
The Jets' passing defense ranks in the top 5 in yards per attempt (6.5), completion percentage (56) and yards per game (200). However, their once-great run defense of the last few years is trying to distance itself from the worst units in the league this season.
New England is prepared, as always, to see a few new things from the Jets' defense.
"Scheme-wise, they continue to mix it up," Patriots coach Bill Belichick told the New York media this week, according to NewYorkJets.com. "You know, as you guys can see watching the game, they put plenty of pressure on Seattle and plenty of pressure on St. Louis. As always, they do a good job of mixing up their looks."
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The Jets' passing defense ranks in the top 5 in yards per attempt (6.5), completion percentage (56) and yards per game (200). However, their once-great run defense of the last few years is trying to distance itself from the worst units in the league this season.
New England is prepared, as always, to see a few new things from the Jets' defense.
"Scheme-wise, they continue to mix it up," Patriots coach Bill Belichick told the New York media this week, according to NewYorkJets.com. "You know, as you guys can see watching the game, they put plenty of pressure on Seattle and plenty of pressure on St. Louis. As always, they do a good job of mixing up their looks."
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