Jets vs. Chiefs: This Could Be a Good Week to Get Dustin Keller Involved

by John B on Dec 8, 2011 2:16 PM EST

Last week against the Bears, old friend Jon McGraw was moving in at every snap from the safety position to try and stop the run. The Bears do not scare anybody with their passing game. The Chiefs were largely playing the run.

That is probably not going to change when they play the Jets. Gang Green is not scaring anybody with its passing game right now. The game plan for any opponent the rest of the way will probably rightly be force Mark Sanchez to win the game. Kansas City also has good corners in Brandon Flowers and Brandon Carr. Flowers in particular might be the most underrated corner in the league.

There might be a chance to exploit the middle of the field with Dustin Keller, though, who has been absent from the passing game a lot recently. McGraw is a lot like Eric Smith. He hits hard but struggles against athletic type tight ends. If he is moving in at the snap and has to cover Keller for a big chunk of the field, there could be something there for the Jets to take advantage of going vertical when they can isolate the tight end on McGraw.

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Translation: If Moore is actually involved, Keller should have 75+ yards.

And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald

by Noble_Lance on Dec 8, 2011 2:37 PM EST reply actions

Lets get all the WRs involved.

100 yards for everybody!! Sounds good.

by jets4life24 on Dec 8, 2011 3:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Lets get all the WRs involved.

100 yards for everybody!! Sounds good.

by jets4life24 on Dec 8, 2011 3:51 PM EST via mobile reply actions

That’s over 500 yards lol

And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald

by Noble_Lance on Dec 8, 2011 3:57 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions

I'll take it!

by Exystence on Dec 8, 2011 4:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Haha imagine we passed for 500+.

Lol Sanchez holding the record for most pass yards in a game. Not impossible, but with schotty.. Yes

by jets4life24 on Dec 8, 2011 8:13 PM EST up reply actions

Every week should be a good week to get Keller involved...

Which is why this team angers me sometimes. It shouldn’t take a misdirection, dive, reverse play action double pump fake to get this kid the ball. Just throw the kid the damn ball!
It’s simple stuff. The TE is a young QB’s best friend.
But like always I’m left with the impression that every other offense in the league is playing from the football bible while BS is pulling his plays from out of the sunday comics.
But I digress…
Go Jets, Go Keller and Go Tom Moore!!!

by Can'tWait on Dec 8, 2011 4:31 PM EST reply actions

Please get Keller involved

I’m expecting Keller to have a really good day considering the opposition but then again that’s what Schotty expects us to think…

by Melrenee on Dec 8, 2011 5:31 PM EST reply actions

we say this every week

lol its amazing how we have one of the better pass-catching TEs in the league and need to “find ways to get him involved”

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

by FrankWhyte on Dec 8, 2011 6:23 PM EST reply actions

Who is going to throw it to Keller?

Did you see Sanchez overthrow a wide open Keller in the forth quarter last week? No one was within 7 yards of Keller, yet Sanchez sailed the ball over his head. I love the way Sanchez battles, but he has to make those throws.

by JETS Champs on Dec 9, 2011 8:00 AM EST reply actions

By the way, I’m not sure how that showed on TV. I was sitting in the first row on the 50. If that ball was on the money it easily goes for 30 yards. Thank god when we punted the other team’s QB was “bad Rex”.

by JETS Champs on Dec 9, 2011 8:22 AM EST up reply actions