New York Jets Pass Defense vs. Oakland Raiders Pass Offense

by John B on Oct 24, 2009 10:27 AM EDT Comment 3 comments

I'm not convinced the Raiders can throw the ball effectively on the Jets, and that's putting it nicely. JaMarcus Russell is only hitting 45.6 percent of his passes. He has 2 touchdowns against 6 interceptions. Russell is the posterboy for everything that's wrong with quarterback evaluation for the NFL Draft. Scouts saw that he's big, athletic, and has a big arm and automatically assumed he would become a great quarterback. Those attributes are accessories. Russell is not accurate, does not have sound mechanics, lacks instincts, and does not seem to handle adversity well. Say what you will about Mark Sanchez. Perhaps he ends up as a bust. Sanchez at least has these tools. Part of Russell's problem is the place he ended up. The Raiders didn't have the coaching to develop him or put a good team around him. In the end, their quarterback is a liability. The Jets are probably going to attack him.

The Raiders also lack weapons in the passing game. Their leading wide receiver, Louis Murphy, has 12 catches for 174 yards. First round pick Darrius Heyward-Bey has 2 receptions for 46 yards. Heyward-Bey shows what's wrong with receiver evaluation. Most experts thought Oakland took him way too early, but he still had a borderline first round grade. That was only because he has great straight line speed. Good hands? He doesn't have them. The ability to run routes well to shake defenders? Nope. The Jets have been getting great cornerback play. There's no reason for them to not attack Russell. Their corners can eat up these receivers.

The one weapon in the passing game the Raiders have is Zach Miller. He leads the club with 21 receptions and 354 yards by wide margins. This will be interesting because for once the Jets cannot use Darrelle Revis to take away the focal point of the opposing passing attack. Since he's the only weapon in the passing game, though, the Jets can scheme to take him away fairly easily.

Oakland has a patchwork offensive line at this point. Starting guards Robert Gallery and Cooper Carlisle are probably out. So is right tackle Cornell Green. Center Samson Satele is nothing special. The Dolphins let him walk to sign Jake Grove away from the Raiders. This is not what you want protecting Russell. Oakland will probably settle for Russell avoiding catastropic errors. Any plays in the passing game will be a bonus.

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The Raiders are a funny team, when they show up they can play with anyone. When the D is on they can make a Pro Bowl QB look like a rookie. The Jets QB does not have a chance against this D as they are starting to jell as they get more use to playing with eachother.

Russell is one of the coolest QB’s in the NFL under pressure and when things go bad. Any other QB dealing with what he has delt with over his 20 games started to date would have been ruined.

The Jets will have their hands full this week and should be returning to New York without a win. The Raiders even when bad have a way of destroying seasons of early hot teams. Just look at Denver over the past 4 or 5 years and what the Raiders have done to them mid season and the direction they have taken after a Raiders win.

The Raiders are also very physical win or not and have already destroyed the Chargers season with injuries and did not help Philly any with injuries. The Jets better be ready to play when they hit the black hole.

by snnyjcbs on Oct 24, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the laugh...

My favorites from ur post:
“The Raiders …, when they show up they can play with anyone.”
“Russell is one of the coolest QB’s in the NFL under pressure and when things go bad.”

Seems like you’ve been in the black hole and failed to escape. Jets are gonna run it dow ur throats tomorrow. And, even w/out Jenkins, they will stuff ur weak-ace run game and put “Mr. Cool” in 3rd and long all day where he just seems to really thrive. Then old J. Cool is gonna gets blitzed from all angles. This one will be very similar to the Giant game of a couple weeks back.

by Crackback on Oct 24, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is coming from someone

Whose team lost 3 in a row and only has 5 sacks despite the fact that they are one of the leagues most common blitz defense with Rex Ryan. The Raiders blitzed one game and have more sacks that the jets the whole season. Run D can be a issue but I’d doubt it with Seymour, Greg Ellis, and Trevor Scoot good luck Oh, and Tell Rookie QB Mark Sanchez DO NOT THROW IT TO NNAMDI.

Amazing, Jamarcus Russell hands off to McFadden who pitches it back to Russell who finds Darrius Heyward Bey in the Middle of the Field wide open 30, 20,10,5 Touchdown Raiders! Amazing. This telecast is Brought to you by Cable.

by nishal26 on Oct 25, 2009 5:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs