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This will be a DEFINITIVE GAME for FIEDLER...... mark this down.
The Jets are almost sure to come in with seven or eight "in the box" to stop Ricky. Also, Norv's famous use of play-action is something Edward's has got to have been preparing for ALL WEEK! So with all that said, look for Fiedler to HAVE TO open it up through the air.
This is it folks! This IS the DEFINITIVE GAME for him. We will win on Fiedler's arm and on his legs (more on this in a bit). And Chambers, OG, Ward and McMichael (and Konrad and Edwards, too) must all have outstanding games. That is, NO MENTAL ERRORS. More than anything else, people, what has killed this team against the Jets is mental errors. That, and poor coaching/strategy.
And that's where I think Norv finally makes the difference. I simply can't imagine that he isn't preparing his offense for a stacked line intent on stopping Ricky (as if he were our ONLY weapon!). The Jets surely are thinking that Fiedler is our weakest link (but he's NOT!) and subsequently planning on unloading a full out assault on him. Be prepared to see lots of blitzing and a lot of d-linemen's hands up high trying to bat balls down.
And to counter all that...
I think that Norv's probably prepared Fiedler to be rolling out of the pocket on many plays WITH the option for Fiedler to run it himself. This is where I think that Fiedler's LEGS COULD WIN THE GAME. This is also where I think that those beautiful "little" dump pass plays to McMichael, Konrad, Williams and Edwards could do the most damage.
My gut instinct says that Norv's preparing a whole series of "set-up" plays that build on each other. For example, imagine that Fiedler burns the Jets on two or three plays by running it out of bounds. Once the Jets defense starts anticipating this they'll come straight at him quickly. That means that they'll let go of their coverage underneath. And that means BIG PLAYS for the players mentioned above.
I know that all this a just SPECULATION and I'm, certainly, no coach. But it does seem highly plausible. At least, I'd like to think that our coaching staff has been preparing OVERTIME for this one.
It really means that much. That much more than any other regular season game.
Here's my vote of confidence in JAY FIEDLER that he will step up this week and show the world that HIS GAME has arrived and his game KICKS ASS!!!
Go 'PHINS!!!
The Jets are almost sure to come in with seven or eight "in the box" to stop Ricky. Also, Norv's famous use of play-action is something Edward's has got to have been preparing for ALL WEEK! So with all that said, look for Fiedler to HAVE TO open it up through the air.
This is it folks! This IS the DEFINITIVE GAME for him. We will win on Fiedler's arm and on his legs (more on this in a bit). And Chambers, OG, Ward and McMichael (and Konrad and Edwards, too) must all have outstanding games. That is, NO MENTAL ERRORS. More than anything else, people, what has killed this team against the Jets is mental errors. That, and poor coaching/strategy.
And that's where I think Norv finally makes the difference. I simply can't imagine that he isn't preparing his offense for a stacked line intent on stopping Ricky (as if he were our ONLY weapon!). The Jets surely are thinking that Fiedler is our weakest link (but he's NOT!) and subsequently planning on unloading a full out assault on him. Be prepared to see lots of blitzing and a lot of d-linemen's hands up high trying to bat balls down.
And to counter all that...
I think that Norv's probably prepared Fiedler to be rolling out of the pocket on many plays WITH the option for Fiedler to run it himself. This is where I think that Fiedler's LEGS COULD WIN THE GAME. This is also where I think that those beautiful "little" dump pass plays to McMichael, Konrad, Williams and Edwards could do the most damage.
My gut instinct says that Norv's preparing a whole series of "set-up" plays that build on each other. For example, imagine that Fiedler burns the Jets on two or three plays by running it out of bounds. Once the Jets defense starts anticipating this they'll come straight at him quickly. That means that they'll let go of their coverage underneath. And that means BIG PLAYS for the players mentioned above.
I know that all this a just SPECULATION and I'm, certainly, no coach. But it does seem highly plausible. At least, I'd like to think that our coaching staff has been preparing OVERTIME for this one.
It really means that much. That much more than any other regular season game.
Here's my vote of confidence in JAY FIEDLER that he will step up this week and show the world that HIS GAME has arrived and his game KICKS ASS!!!
Go 'PHINS!!!