WhitewalkerInPhilly

http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/47374/can-jets-block-bills-de-mario-williams I'm sorry, but I burst out laughing when I read it. Maybin may be a touch faster, but Mario Williams has sixty pounds on him. I really hope that's the standard the Jets are getting ready for.

It has to be a shot at the Bills. but it can't be too bad. Maybe a shot at how much Fitz makes as a Harvard grad compared to how much we paid Mario.

That's good enough for me too. Even if he's at 90%, it will force the Jets to stick Revis on him and we can beat Cromartie and their 3rd cornerback.

I'm not singing The Doom Song yet, but the Giants play should ground our expectations. Just having an impressive front four does not guarantee success against a quarterback.Romo looked very good, even with the constant pressure all night, and just beat the Giant's secondary. Fortunately, we aren't playing many elite QB's until the Pats, which hopefully will give time for our secondary to get up to speed, and we play a weak O-line and average to bad QB's this week.

Bad news. According to Buscalia Stevie did not practice today, and is currently on a stationary bike. http://twitter.com/JoeB_WGR

It is fact so huge that Chan is considering sending Mr. Fuscillo to play his commercials non-stop in NYC, annoying Rex Ryan so much that he loses his cool and forgets is "strategy"

No first game of the season is a must win. We play 16 of them after all. That said, I think it's a real test to see how far along we are. The Jets had a better record than us, are favored to win in a road, division game. Losing is a setback. Winning gives us momentum going into two very winnable games against KC and Cleveland before the next big test against the Patriots.

I know it's not a secret. Thus the quotation marks. I'm just annoyed with Rex Ryan.

Looks very nice. I'm eager to see how the Dline does, and how our changes affect the outcome.

Apparently after trying to hide the Wildcat all summer, preventing any cameras and barring the media from practices, the suddenly we have the shocking news about Tebow running the Wildcat. Smoke and mirrors from Rex.

I've thought about this two, and now that we have only 4 WR I think this may be one of the formations we're running a lot of. We can always but one of the RB into motion, especially when you considerSpiller got practice on WR routes last season. Since both can run, and with different styles I could see this being a big headache for the Jets.

Man, I would love for this to happen. I personally don't think it will, but that would be a great start. To me, it comes to a few matchups: Jets O-line vs Bills D-Line I think the Bills have the edge here. What matters, is exactly how much they do. Since the O-line is essential to the run game and any passes longer than a quick dump or screen. The Jets have not had a lot of success there this preseason. They've made some personnel adjustments in the final weeks, so I can't say for sure, but from Weeks 1-3, I can see them getting eaten alive by Mario, Dareus, Kyle and Anderson. Shonn Greene is a good running back, but not an elite one IMHO. If we shut down the line, his usefulness to the run game will be minimal In the passing game if the Bills can generate pressure on Sanchez/Tebow with just four guys, this opens up a lot of opportunities. After that, they'll need to watch for TE's, which would match against our nickel LB Scott and CB McKelvin. The two typical ways to counteract a pass rush are Max Protect schemes and the spread offense. Max Protection means maybe three recievers, matched up against potentially 7 defenders. Big Ben could beat it, with an elite arm and high powered receivers. Sanchez has neither. Tebow is a worse passer. If they have solid tight ends, they may try the spread but again, it doesn't play to their QB's strengths. Bills TE's and WR against Jet's Secondary There is no denying that the Jets Secondary is strong. They have an elite CB in Revis, a very good one in Cromartie, and a very strong safety combo with Landry and Bell. While Stevie Johnson has historically had success against Revis if he does well the Jets will double team him if there is no other threat. I am willing to bet that the Bills will play many 4 WR sets, or maybe some 2 TE if they use Dickerson that way. I honestly don't expect Donald Jones to win many matchups, so I will be looking more at how Nelson, Graham, Chandler and Dickerson do. If they can open up the Jets, the Bills offense can give a reason not to have 8 men in the box.

North East Philly, in Roxborough/Manayunk. It's a decent distance away from MacFaddens, which is going to be my plan B if the network doesn't work out and where I'll be going to most times.

It still makes me a bit nervous at the idea of serious considering putting a 4th round pick, who didn't didn't exactly stand out at training camp or preseason, and having him with our starters.

As I think I've mentioned, I just moved to Philadelphia for grad school. Now, I have a Bills bar some distance away, and NFL rewind in case I don't make it. However, this week the Eagles game is on Fox, while the Bills playing the Jets on CBS. The Steelers are playing SNF, the Ravens on Monday night and the Giants are playing SNF. Since the Jets are the biggest market that is being aired at that slot I think there's a chance they'll show the game. Problem is, I can't seem to confirm it. Does anyone know when the broadcast choices are finalized?

When we took a kicker in the 7th round, I assumed he would be heading straight for the practice squad. Now, I think I've see the light. Welcome to the team Potter!

Does anyone think that we may be trying to move to a 2TE formation? The Patriots have been doing it to great effect and while no one would confuse Dickerson and Chandler for Gronk and Hernandez, TE usually play in Fitz's ideal range.

I'm shocked about Branch. #2 receiver anyone? Get it done Buddy!

I'm shocked. He was looking decent in camp. Perhaps they're doing it to sign him to the practice squad, but from the tweet in doesn't sound like it.

To be honest, I don't think his performance last night will be enough to make the team. That said, if he is placed on the practice squad he finally has a chance to keep working during the season. Considering that rate at which we went through receivers last year keeping him around may not be a bad idea.

You know, if Brad Smith has gone down and we're finally abandoning this Wildcat experiment maybe Pigpen lives to be at the bottom of the depth chart another day.

Well, I would nitpick about one game or the other but any way to slice it up so that we get a 10-6 record, I'll take

If Thigpen looks great today, I will keeping an eye out for four guys running past my house on horseback, accompanied by a lot of screaming.

You know, I probably wouldn't even have noticed if had snuck one replacement in at a time. But we've kept seeing questionable calls/noncalls. That's not unusual, but the sheer number reported around the league is scary. The NFL is going to lose leverage is the replacements go for more than a week.

I do think that it's going to be a battle in the trenches. When the Jets have the Ball The Jets have been notably awful this preseason. When they were at their best, they had L.T. and were running the ground and pound. Shonn Greene is decent, but I would not say that he is a huge threat Three games in, their offense has no touchdowns. They may have a wrinkle or two with the wildcat, but their O-line has been abysmal and will be lining up against a very talented front four. Unlike Big Ben, I doubt either Sanchez or Tebow will be able to keep making plays out of the Max Protect scheme. The Bills secondary, while not there yet, will be against Santonio Holmnes just back from injury and...Angelo Cromartie? I'm not afraid. When the Bills have the Ball Rex Ryan will be stupid to not put 8 men in the box. He will be daring Fitz to throw. The only bright spot I can think of is that Stevie utterly torched Revis the last time they played. Whether or not the Bills will be effective will rely entirely upon whether Fitz gets his chemistry with his recievers back. Special Teams Moorman has been on, which looks like a good thing considering the number of punts that will be coming. Overall, the Bills edge it out. In the end, the Bills have a barely competent offense against an incompetent offense. Barring some dramatic shift, the Bills edge it out in a close one.