The opposite is true. Leonhard is one of my favorite Jets, but he's not a great cover guy. Smith is worse. They both excel in the box and tackling when plays are in front of them. The blitzing schemes balance this out as the quarterback is supposed to have less time to allow plays develop down field.
Thinking like a boxer... Welker is the jab. You can take a bunch of them, but eventually they hurt you. Moss is the KO, the right cross... If I was coaching the Jets, I'd put Revis on Moss, effectively making it 10 guys on 10 guys.
Well that jab burned us for almost 200 yards the last time we played them. I just like the idea of double teaming Moss vs double teaming Welker.
True, but think back to the KOs of 2007. I don't think the Jets offense is built to come back from a 10-point deficit. They're anvils, actually. :up:
What's funny is that the Ravens completely ignored Revis. So, the whole thing before the game about going after him because of the holdout was a complete non-factor.
Well here is what I see, Moss would beat Cro like a punching bag and even with help just due to sheer size difference he would catch it over the safety. Moss is much more of a physical threat than Boldin and we saw how Boldin did. At least with Welker if we are physical with him since Cro and Wilson dominates him physically we'd have a better chance than last year with an improvement over Lito Sheppard and Lowery. And even if Welker gets open the worst he can hit us with is a 10-15 yard completion. With Moss it would be a 50 yard TD pass You are underestimating Moss since you are so spoiled with how Revis has done against him.
IF Cromartie played bump and run the way I know he can I would leave him man to man with safety help at time on MOSS. TROUBLE IS HE DID NOT PLAY VERY GOOD BUMP AND RUN last nite he was not bumping the WR at the line he was grabbing Bolden and company after they were already past him,,,,most times. I like Revis on Welker AND will take my chances with Cro on Moss as I said with help at times------------Wilson on Edelman or tate could pose BIG issues--we will see Soon enough WE NEED THIS WIN!
I'd like to see Revis on Moss 1st and 2nd downs. On 3rd and longs I'd roll with Revis on Welker, roll coverage to Moss and take my chances with Wilson/Lowery on the other pricks.
Hmm bump and run the 6'4" 210 lb WR or the 5'9" 185 lb WR We got abused with Boldin why do we want to tempt fate with Moss?
Did you watch Cromartie attempt to play Bump and Run... that requires that you actually BUMP, or attempt to Bump the receiver at the LOS... he did NOT do that, and it wasn't corrected in the game, I don't think it will be corrected during the week either... JMO
I think Revis would be less successful covering Welker anyways. He could physically handle him easier but it's a tougher matchup to be covering in the slot and a lot of Welker's plays are quick hitch, slant, curl, or out patterns for just a few yards. Those aren't the easiest to defend if the ball is thrown well. It's why he's had such success. Welker runs good routes, has (or had) great agility, has above average acceleration, and has great hands. Possessing those qualities while having good throws being made in your direction is why he and the Pats have been so successful together. His agility and quickness (along with his sure hands) are what allows him to pick up yards after the catch. Even if he's covered well, the old Welker (still debatable how close to his old self he is) would still rack up quite a few catches, he just probably wouldn't gain much if anything after the catch. You would still probably see 5-10 catches for 40-60 yards at worst unless the QB made poor throws or was under intense pressure most of the time.
I agree completely with this post. Cro has the size and athleticism to match up well with Moss. I think Revis would be better suited on shutting down Welker and giving that game plan a shot. If it fails, maybe Rex can make in-game adjustments this time unlike the Ravens game where the DBs got torched by Boldin.
Because Moss plays softer than Boldin does. If Moss has 7" and only 25 lbs on Boldin, I'd say Boldin's a little tougher to play bump and run with.
How about we don't blitz as much and fucking get dbacks all over everybody on 3rd down situations? But for real Revis/Moss Alternate Cromartie, and Wilson on Welker, and see if we have early success... if not Brodney Pool, and Wilson should be able to handle Welker.
Moss >> Welker And as for Moss vs Boldin, Boldin isn't nearly as bad of a deep threat as Moss is and unlike Flacco, Brady would make us pay for that matchup
