So coming off a tough division road game loss, the Bills come home to play the NY Jets….
The Jets are going to look a little different this year. There is a guy that is wearing a number 4 jersey in their backfield, might have heard of him….goes by the name Farve, Brett Farve. One of the single greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game is now in our division and we get to face him for the first time, in a game that could be considered a must win for the Bills to keep the momentum of their early season success.
So here are the breakdowns as I see them….
Brett Farve. Trent Edwards. Who would you choose?? I love Trent and I think he could defiantly become a great quarterback, but Brett has done it all before. Although the match up is more now because Farve is playing with a sore shoulder making some of his bullet throws come out as ducks.
EDGE: Jets
Marshawn Lynch’s stats could defiantly be considered a disappointment so far this year. I don’t think you can blame this all on him, but there have been times where there seems to be a seam and he is just a few seconds too late to find it. He is still a very talented back and eventually I have to believe he is going to break a game wide open, could this be the game he tears it up? Thomas Jones is running with some fire this year while average well over 4 yards per carry.
EDGE: Bills
The Bills will be without Josh Reed this week, and that means little Roscoe and big James are going to have to step up and make up for his consistent production. Lee Evans is having a great year so far averaging over 20 yards per catch, and he is going to have to have a great week to match up with the Jets talented duo. Laveranues Coles and Jerricho Cotchery are both having good years with over 30 catches apiece and averaging around 12 yards a catch. With Josh Reed out, I just don’t see the Bills being to match up with the top duo of the Jets.
EDGE: Jets
The Bills offensive line did not have their best game last week, and it is about time Jason Peters get his head out of you know where and starts playing like a player who wants a big time contract. The Jets offensive line underwent a huge overhaul in the off-season and it seems to be working. Alan Faneca is spear heading a revived line that is opening holes for Jones and kinda sorta keeping Brett healthy.
EDGE: Jets
The Bills will be without Aaron Schobel AGAIN this week. Marcus Stroud is still playing list a beast, and Kyle Williams is emerging as a good interior force. The Bills are only on pace for 30 sacks this year, far off their desired goal of 50. I think it is time for some of the other defensive ends to come out and show what they are made of. Kris Jenkins, like Stroud, came over this off-season in a trade and like Stroud has flourished in his new surroundings.
EDGE: Bills
The Bills linebackers are going strong and I am still thinking that Poz will be great one day soon!! Jonathan Vilma is no longer playing for the Jets, having been shipped to NO this off-season, so I would have to say that I am relatively unfamiliar with the Jets backers, other then knowing that they are young and fast.
EDGE: Bills
Terrence McGee came back a little too early last week and it showed on him getting torched by Ginn Jr. This week he is going to have a tough test with the fast Jets receivers. McKelvin, Youboty, and Greer need to pick up the slack to give McGee some help. Whitner is still a beast! Darrelle Revis, Kerry Rhodes, and Dwight Lowery give the Jets secondary a very scary appearance.
EDGE: Jets
Special teams are a toss up because as good as our teams could be, they are not making the impact that I would expect. The Jets have an explosive return man of their own in Leon Washington. I like our kickers more then theirs so this is the first week where I am not calling our edge a blowout in this area.
EDGE: Bills
Eric Mangini is a Bill Belichick protégé and has shown some good skills while coaching the Jets the past few years. I think he is one of the good up and coming coaches in the league, but right now I like Dick Jauron and his assistants better.
EDGE: Bills
I have the match up being pretty even, with no team holding a major advantage anywhere. I think the key issues this week are going to be whether the Bills can establish a running game against the big Jets linemen, and if McGee is going to be healthy enough to prevent Farve from completing a lot of deep balls against him. If the Bills can establish a run, I see them getting this game going for them early and then hanging on. If Farve is able to get into a rhythm with his deep throws, I could easily see a blowout forming.
Good thing for us, I see Lynch establishing himself early and often, and I see Trent Edwards shaking off the late turnovers from last week, and playing a mistake free game. I still see the Jets completing at least 1 long touchdown pass, but I also see Farve having to force throws to get his team back in it leading to a few picks late. So overall here is my prediction….
Bills 34 Jets 24
I see Lynch getting a touchdown, I see Trent throwing for two, one to Evans and one to Hardy. And to finish it off, I see Leodis McKelvin taking the opening kickoff of either the game of the 2nd half to the house. I see Lindell chipping a few field goals in, McGee sealing the win with a late pick on an under thrown ball, and calling the game a victory for the Bills.
GO BILLS!!!!