Mike Pettine Offers a Glimpse of Game Plan Against Tom Brady

by John B on Nov 11, 2011 9:47 AM EST

EAST RUTHERFORD NJ - SEPTEMBER 19: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots drops passes against the New York Jets at the New Meadowlands Stadium on September 19 2010 in East Rutherford New Jersey. The Jets defeated the Patriots 28 - 14. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine spoke to the press yesterday and shared some thoughts about an area of weakness for New England and how it affects them.

"I think losing the center [Dan Koppen] has affected him," Pettine said. "It seems to me that he gets a little more anxious at times, where before you would see him sit in that pocket and not move and scan the field."

The Jets have always tried to get pressure on Brady using exotic blitzes. After watching the Steelers and Giants beat him up the last two weeks, expect the Jets to do some of the same things.

We saw with Nick Mangold how much an injury to the center can hurt an offensive line. It is not always obvious. It can be as subtle as a struggling center requiring help from a guard, pulling the guard off his man. The tackle has to slide over to take the guard's man, and a back has to pick up the tackle's man.

The Jets have had success against Brady when they have made him jittery. It sounds like they are going to try and put stress on his protection to see how it holds up.

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call me crazy, but i think going with the same strategy

as the steelers and giants will hurt us. Kind of like a “fool me once, shame on you (pitt) – fool me twice, shame on me (NE defense and offensive line)” type deal. The pats will not get beat the same exact way 3 times in a row. If they do, then they are really not a playoff team.

"Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect."

by FrankWhyte on Nov 11, 2011 9:58 AM EST reply actions

Problems with Center ? Kendric Ellis in the "A" Gap.....

by JetOrange on Nov 11, 2011 10:30 AM EST reply actions

Danger

Nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal coming to town. Look for the Pats to be standing on their toes the whole game. They will not lay down and let the Jets win because they are at home. This is a huge game for the Jets and the Pats know it. If the Pats win then they will have two wins against the Jets. If their records are the same at the end of the year, then the Pats may have the edge. Jets should not look at yesterdays success and believe they have the edge in this game. Pats will be playing with a chip on their shoulder. Jets can not afford to turn the ball over in this game. A must win game.

by PVS53 on Nov 11, 2011 2:52 PM EST reply actions

time to get even

I have been sick of hearing about the patriots for years now. from the time the shortest tenured HC of the NYJ shocked the jets fans to all the superbowls to Tom Brady having supermodel girlfriends and now doing UGg ‘s comercials. Don’t chicks wear those??. I can’t stand them. I know we have our share of wins against them recently, and knocking them out of the playoffs last year was euphoric. I want to see the Jets just totally dominate and demoralize Tom Brady and the rest of the PATS.. I hope they run up the score and bloody Brady up. This game has huge playoff implications, so lets not only get a victory, lets lay the wood to them and leave Brady in a crumpled heap on the cold metlife stadium carpet with 80,000 fans screaming J- E T S..Jets- Jets- Jets

by Chrebetfan on Nov 11, 2011 3:01 PM EST reply actions

Time to dust of the old blitz packages.

If their center is struggling, and Brady doesn’t trust him, then let’s poke that bad boy with a stick.

Exotic blitzes, overloads, bluffs… Make those guys confused as all hell while trying to deal with the crowd noise. And let’s launch some free runners into Brady’s freakin spleen.