Bills vs Jets what’s the game plan

[Antonio]

I would like to read yours. 
 

On Defense:

 

Hughes/Addison vs Becton (Rookie LT) 

The experience of both DEs will give Becton nightmares. Keep them both fresh rotating them one after the other in that RDE spot so they can push the rookie to the limit. I don’t care who is in the other side, they can figure it out. 

 

 

Stopping the Run 

 

I don’t think the jets will be able to pass against our D so their game plan will be run and pass to the RBs early. And maybe another 18 short targets to the slot so they can move the ball. 

 

So our focus has to be to stop Bell at all cost and challenge Darnol to beat us against our strength. 

 

Jets WR room unimpressive but might be unpredictable, could be a surprise, but won’t be against out secondary. 

 

On Offense:

 

Open up the playbook and let it fly early against a weak secondary. 

 

Pound the rock thru the middle as No Mosley and no Adams will affect their run support. If the running back can pass the LOS we are in for a couple of long runs by either of our running backs. 

 

Crear spaces in the middle of their D :

1. Spread the offense, use a lot of 4 WR sets or 3WR/1TE but keep a back next to Allen. 
2. Use swing passes to RB, bubbles to WR, etc... 

That will open up the middle of a weak Jets D. 

 

Score prediction:

Bills 27 - 10 

 

It will feel like the Bills could put up 40 but McD likes to sit back with the lead and we will at the middle of the 3rd Q. I don’t like it , hopefully we keep scoring and keep our stack WR room and overall playmakers happy. 

 

[The Firebaugh Kid]

Come out aggressive on O. Get a 14-0 lead and humiliate them. 41-10 Bills

[Logic]

I do not believe the Bills will have any trouble stopping the Jets offense.

The only way the Bills lose this game, in my opinion, is if the Jets defense is able to confuse and frustrate Josh Allen. Even though the Jets don't have great defensive personnel, a complex blitz package drawn up by Gregg Williams has the potential to cause Allen to have a very bad day. Until Allen proves that he can recognize and defeat heavy blitz packages, teams are going to keep throwing them at him. 

With all that being said:

On defense: Sam Darnold had one of the worst passer ratings in the league last year when pressured. Furthermore, the Jets offensive line hasn't been together long, so testing their communication with line stunts and various blitzes should prove fruitful. The Bills, then, should have a package of blitzes involving Tremaine Edmunds, Matt Milano, and Siran Neal. I won't pretend to know what the best coverage schemes would be against the Jets, or whether the Bills should play more man, cover 2, cover 3, etc. I trust McDermott and Frazier already know the answer to that question. In both of the Bills games against the Jets last year, our defense handled their offense fairly easily. I don't see that changing.

On offense: The one consistently negative thing about Gregg Williams defenses is that they are prone to mistakes. Daboll should dial up some misdirection, motions, and creative pass sets to get the Jets defensive players over-thinking. No-huddle, hurry-up offense out of 11 personnel should be the order of the day. Don't let the Jets defense get into its complicated blitz packages. Keep them in basic defense by running no-huddle. Let's see if they are able to successfully cover the trio of Diggs, Beasley, and Brown, and let's see if Allen can consistently find the best matchup and deliver accurate passes.

Again I say, the only way I see the Jets winning this one is if Allen totally melts down. If he doesn't, it should be a sure Bills victory.

[Brian3488]

Get the run going early with short stuff. Neutralize their blitzes with playaction. Few deep balls early in the game. Offense will put up 21 easy.

Get Josh on point with short to intermediate passes first.

For D we should be throwing in corner blitzes or LB blitzes to burst thro their weak O line

Betcon is a stud and big guy in training camp so may hold his own.

They have no deep threat, crowder who's short speed is fast (acceleration) put corner press with safeties in the box. Control Bell and they score zero 

Edited September 4, 2020 by Brian3488

[Rc2catch]

Week 1’s are always tough, ever more so this year with no preseason. 
I don’t expect to see our defense of last season right away, we clown the Jets a lot and rightfully so and if this were a week 5 matchup I’d feel much more confident. I think it’ll be a close game. Mcd and Frazier are gonna be experimenting with what rotations work best which may lead to some decent Jet drives. And I expect our offense to play well but also sputter some too. I hope not,  nothing would make me happier than to see Allen light things up along with a strong run game. I just expect to see some early season miscommunications and it’s generally harder to get in rhythm super fast. 

[rayray808]

Let Josh just spray the field with passes, then use delayed hand offs for the first half.

 

Second half, play action and hit some deep balls.

 

Bills 31 - Jets 10

[mabden]

Win.

[Coach Tuesday]

Believe it or not I think Herndon their TE is going to be the focal point of their offense. 

[Seasons1992]

5 minutes ago, mabden said:

Win.

 

[RiotAct]

Run the ball.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Do the Bills put Daboll in the booth or on the sidelines?  🤔

Edited September 4, 2020 by Ridgewaycynic2013

[brianthomas]

13 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

Believe it or not I think Herndon their TE is going to be the focal point of their offense. 

yep, Herndon's gonna get a ton of targets this year. They'll try to get him involved early & get Darnold into a good rhythm.

[RiotAct]

3 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Do the Bills put Daboll in the booth or on the sidelines?  🤔

Depends on the weather forecast.  If it’s a sunny day, put him on the sidelines.  The blinding glare of the sun off of his head will be the final nail in the Jets’ coffin.

[ColoradoBills]

1 minute ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Do the Bills put Daboll in the booth or on the sidelines?  🤔

 

In the booth this year.  Josh get's the training wheels taken off and the Bills open up the offense.

 

I would love to see the Bills in a 4 WR set a few times during the first series getting the ball to Beasley and Davis!

 

No prisoners.

[Warcodered]

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

Like the submarine movie 

 

🎥 

 

Run silent run deep 

[Da webster guy]

3 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

In the booth this year.  Josh get's the training wheels taken off and the Bills open up the offense.

 

I would love to see the Bills in a 4 WR set a few times during the first series getting the ball to Beasley and Davis!

 

No prisoners.

 

The whole booth vs sidelines has an easy solution, the league should just adopt it.  OC gets one of those ipad things the players use but his is the feed from a camera up in the booth that shows him exactly what he would see if he were up there.  No replay, just a replica of what you see from sitting in your chair up high.

 

Especially in a year where training camps and preseasons were shortened/eliminated, there's a lot of in-game coaching these guys could do if they were able to be on the sidelines.  the technology is there to give them the best of both worlds.

[Jauronimo]

1 hour ago, Antonio said:

I would like to read yours. 
 

On Defense:

 

Hughes/Addison vs Becton (Rookie LT) 

The experience of both DEs will give Becton nightmares. Keep them both fresh rotating them one after the other in that RDE spot so they can push the rookie to the limit. I don’t care who is in the other side, they can figure it out. 

 

 

Stopping the Run 

 

I don’t think the jets will be able to pass against our D so their game plan will be run and pass to the RBs early. And maybe another 18 short targets to the slot so they can move the ball. 

 

So our focus has to be to stop Bell at all cost and challenge Darnol to beat us against our strength. 

 

Jets WR room unimpressive but might be unpredictable, could be a surprise, but won’t be against out secondary. 

 

On Offense:

 

Open up the playbook and let it fly early against a weak secondary. 

 

Pound the rock thru the middle as No Mosley and no Adams will affect their run support. If the running back can pass the LOS we are in for a couple of long runs by either of our running backs. 

 

Crear spaces in the middle of their D :

1. Spread the offense, use a lot of 4 WR sets or 3WR/1TE but keep a back next to Allen. 
2. Use swing passes to RB, bubbles to WR, etc... 

That will open up the middle of a weak Jets D. 

 

Score prediction:

Bills 27 - 10 

 

It will feel like the Bills could put up 40 but McD likes to sit back with the lead and we will at the middle of the 3rd Q. I don’t like it , hopefully we keep scoring and keep our stack WR room and overall playmakers happy. 

 

Nice try, Gase.

[IgotBILLStopay]

The Jets defense is actually pretty good. I doubt we will score 40 points. I expect a 24-17 Bills score with a defensive touchdown or two.

 

Strategy: Normally, we excel with a disciplined team based zone coverage scheme on defense and an offensive scheme based on separation, which will work against most teams.

 

But against the Jets, we have the more skilled players - our WRs are better than their CBs and our CBs, if healthy, are better than their WRs. So I might try to give Diggs & co and White & co some contested one-on-one opportunities by clearing their part of the field. Also Greggo's defense will blitz a lot - that should lead to more Alllen scrambles as well as more one-on-opportunities. 

[Royale with Cheese]

Okay now this is the first time I've gotten butterflies.  With everything going on, I haven't been excited about this season.  It's not just football....everything in my life that I usually have big time interest in has just been luke warm.  Haven't watched my favorite shows, any MLB games, new movies etc.....this pandemic has mentally **** on me.

 

But now reading about a game plan week 1....now I'm feeling it.

[Da webster guy]

i think we're going to have a wild opening weekend with basically zero film to watch and players not used to actual live snaps vs opponents.

 

There are bound be a lot of miscues and growing pains as players and coaches adjust throughout their first game.   My only worry with the Jets is we have a few bonehead plays or turnovers due to the rust and they don't.   It might level the playing field, and i'm predicting some bizarre upsets across the league for this reason.

 

We're returning our coaching staff and a lot of players, but by my count we will have 10 new faces (not even counting special teams) wearing Bills helmets out there.  Our interior Dlinemen will have some communication issues, there are just too many new dudes in the rotation, including a rookie.  They will crack off a few runs against us.

 

The playbook for a new Oline like the Jets is to run block as much as possible, it's easier for the new guys than pass protection, especially vs Hughes Addison who will surely feast next Sunday.  If Darnold can't drop back and have enough time to sling it, the Jets are gonna face 8 man fronts and be punting a lot.  I'm predicting a big roberts punt return 

[brianthomas]

I think we win of course but my biggest worry about this game is the impact of no crowd noise on the Jets offense. The NFL will be playing a tape of artificial noise in the 75-85 decibel range. Thats a big difference from where we've been recorded before, at around 125 dbs. Its gonna be a lot easier for Darnold & the Jets to communicate out there than in years past. And had this been a normal week 1 game vs the Jets, i'd expect Darnold & their Oline to crack & make a bunch of mistakes.

 

I still think they make mistakes though & we win this one by at least 10 points.

[ColoradoBills]

35 minutes ago, brianthomas said:

I think we win of course but my biggest worry about this game is the impact of no crowd noise on the Jets offense. The NFL will be playing a tape of artificial noise in the 75-85 decibel range. Thats a big difference from where we've been recorded before, at around 125 dbs. Its gonna be a lot easier for Darnold & the Jets to communicate out there than in years past. And had this been a normal week 1 game vs the Jets, i'd expect Darnold & their Oline to crack & make a bunch of mistakes.

 

I still think they make mistakes though & we win this one by at least 10 points.

 

They substitute the train horn with the Ghostbusters Theme Song!

[Patrick Duffy]

Hopefully the Jets players don't/get away with any dirty hits this time.

[Captain_Quint]

Until the owner of this website fixes the front page, I dont even have a clue who we play and when. 

[Logic]

5 minutes ago, Captain_Quint said:

Until the owner of this website fixes the front page, I dont even have a clue who we play and when. 

 

It really is a shame that Two Bills Drive is the only website on the whole internet where you can get the Bills’ schedule.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 hour ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

Like the submarine movie 

 

🎥

 

Run silent run deep 

'That's What She Said'.

*
Or as we say on TSW, "Give that team a conditional draft pick!"

[njbuff]

Show up.

[Warcodered]

 

[CNY315]

Beat that a$$

[boater]

3 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Do the Bills put Daboll in the booth or on the sidelines?  🤔

Daboll = Upstairs!

 

I noticed last season that JA was more composed on the sideline when Daboll wasn't there in his face. I really wonder if JA and Daboll truly get along, or if their positive relationship is facade.

[GETTOTHE50]

Allen Bombs to Diggs and Brown every play. 
 

NO COMMERCIALS. NO MERCYYYYYY

[Foxx]

4 hours ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

In the booth this year.  Josh get's the training wheels taken off and the Bills open up the offense.

 

I would love to see the Bills in a 4 WR set a few times during the first series getting the ball to Beasley and Davis!

 

No prisoners.

Josh's first 300 yard game, book it.

[Dont Stop Billeiving]

Great thread @Antonio! I've been looking for more Bills vs Jets strategy discussion on here given we're nearly a week away from the season! 

 

Offense: As others have said, I think running our preferred '11' offense or even 4 WR sets would work to our advantage. I think the Jets defense (even without Mosley and Adams) is stout up the middle and generally good vs the run so we want to space them out as much as possible and lighten the box/force them into their nickel defense. Running hurry up/no huddle as others have also suggested might limit the effect of BountyGate Gregg's complex blitzes as well.

 

As far as play-calling goes, a pass-heavy game plan with 10+ targets to Diggs in particular seems like the best option. The Jets pass-rush should suffer after losing their Rover (Adams) and I don't believe the secondary has the weapons to match up with Diggs/Brown/Beasley/Knox. To be fair, Ashtyn Davis and Marcus Maye (if healthy) seem to have had very strong camps (McDougal has had more mixed reviews from what I gather), but there should be some soft zones to target and Allen should have some time to sit in the pocket. 

 

Defense: I think the key is limiting Crowder first and then Herndon as well. Crowder moved the chains on us frequently last season and I'd want to force Darnold and a different WR to beat us. Our defensive line by committee approach should have the edge on the newly-formed Jets O-line and we'll start to fatigue and dominate them in the 4th quarter. Having spent some time on the Jets Nation forum in recent weeks, it does sound like the Jets are using Bell more at WR so might be something to watch out for but generally I'm not worried about Bell or their run game. I do think Darnold gets into a good rhythm when he has time to throw and can be very accurate in the short-intermediate game, we just have to force him into making mistakes and take away the football. Jets are getting healthier, will be interested to see how many snaps Mims gets and whether he'll be able to make an impact. 

 

Week 1 in 2020 after the weirdest off-season ever...I think both teams will look a bit rusty and the turnover battle could be even more significant than usual. However, I think the Bills have the better coaching and the better roster. 24-13 Bills. 

 

 

[Dont Stop Billeiving]

As a follow-up, it sounds like Blake Cashman and Neville Hewitt are going to be the Jets starting LBs over Avery Williamson which is surprising to me. I haven't seen them in this year's camp, but based on their play last season, we should be able to run and pass on these two.

 

https://forums.jetnation.com/topic/153673-hughes-cashman-and-hewitt-expected-to-start-at-ilb-over-williamson/

 

Also, an interesting thread about Quinnen Williams' disappointing camp performance for your amusement:

 

https://forums.jetnation.com/topic/153671-connor-hughes-quinnen-williams-finished-training-camp-with-1-sack-2-tfls/ 

 

 

Edited September 4, 2020 by Dont Stop Billeiving

[Dragoon]

My game plan: Just win, baby. 

Honestly, who knows. We need 6-8 games to figure out the identity of teams. 

[eball]

I don't agree that McD likes to "sit on a lead."  In three seasons as HC he's never had an offense capable of keeping its foot on the gas pedal.  We'll see how "conservative" he is if the offense is firing on all cylinders.  If he proves me wrong, so be it.

[BuffaloHokie13]

[buffalo2218]

I’m hoping whatever the game plan is, this time around I hope the officials keep an eye out for Anderson and his penchant for cheap shotting. I haven’t forgotten that hit on the back of Allen’s legs last year and a roughing the passer shot he took prior to that. 

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

Everyone is sleeping on the Jets offense. For good reason on paper. But something tells our D plays down to their level. Bills still win but it might be something like 31-20 giving up more points to the Jets offense then we would like. I'm curious what kind of factor no crowd will have on the defensive units and their energy and the offenses ability to focus better week one.