The New York Jet (5-4) fly into Denver to face the Broncos (4-5) for NFL’s Thursday night game.
The script couldn’t have been written any better. The Broncos are coming off back-to-back road wins over the Raiders and Chiefs to face a stiff Jets defense that has a head coach, Rex Ryan, who literally wrote the book (Coaching Football’s 46 Defense) which devotes an entire chapter on how to stop the option.
The new Broncos offense with Tim Tebow under center is averaging 220 yards rushing per game. That doesn’t worry Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis though, the only thing he says he’s worried about is getting “bored.”
Don’t worry Darrelle, this game should be anything but boring.
Call the Broncos offense ancient, call it a college offense, you can call it whatever you want but the fact remains the Broncos have turned their season around and are winning with it. It’s Tim Tebow’s style of offense and he’s good at running it.
Broncos head coach John Fox recently commented that “If we were trying to run a regular offense, he’d (Tim Tebow) be screwed.” He wasn’t bashing Tebow he was just being honest. To understand what he means Steve Mariucci said “If Tom Brady was running their offense he’d be screwed.”
Some key factors in the game for the Broncos will be the availability of Willis McGahee, their leading rusher who is considered “limited” for the game due to a leg injury he suffered in the first half against the Chiefs.
The Jets will be expected to put a heavy emphasis on stopping the run and will have to in order to win. The Jets offense will be facing a tough pass rush from the Broncos defense led by rookie Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil so Mark Sanchez is going to have to be on top of his game.
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