I'm nervous because I'm always nervous but I'm going to break with people here: I actually like matching up the the Jets week 1 even if it is making the run up excruciating.
I hate the hype the Jets are getting. I hate that after four straight years of high level play the Bills are being shunted to the side because the oldest active QB in the league is being grafted onto a team that took out record as longest Big 4 sport playoff drought.
Don't get me wrong, I think they are good. They are legit playoff contenders and division rivals.
But when I get down to matchups, I think it's close but the Bills have a decided edge Week 1. Garrett Wilson is a beast but Lazard and Cobb have had worse recent seasons that Gabe Davis.
I would take our secondary to limit the Jets WRs to let us blitz and blitz creatively and force the Jets to stick to the run.
The Jets have next to no film on Dalton Kincaid and their weak spot (on an otherwise stellar defense) is linebacker. One of their best players is a nickel CB, but that is the kind of matchup the Bills want Kincaid on.
Media circus aside, Rodgers hasn't had many game reps with his new offense and it's not battle tested and we have a fresh trump card.
Anything can happen but there is a reason savvy betters have the Bills as road favorites.