Week 2 - NY Jets at Baltimore

We expect QB K. Clemens to play this week against the Ravens. He does NOT have a strong arm, but his arm is clearly stronger than Pennington’s. His inexperience will be a major weakness, but if he can threaten the Ravens D by connecting on a few out patterns and downfield passes it may open up the middle of the field for the running plays, short-passes, and draw plays.

We expect the left-side of the offensive line to continue to struggle this week against a very physical and aggressive defense. Despite head coach Mangini's satisfaction with Ferguson's off-season and training camp performance the LT has looked very bad on multiple plays thru the preseason and week 1. Perhaps the absence of the savy veteran Kendall is making Ferguson hesitate or misread a situation. Whatever the reason I am sure the Ravens will find a way to attack the left-side and disrupt the flow of the offense. The Jets will likely need to counter by keeping a TE or RB in on pass protection.

Expect the Jets defense to play aggressive run-defense against the Ravens and force QB K. Boller to beat them thru the air. One on one coverage on the WRs could lead to some big plays for the Ravens if the pass rush doesn't improve from week 1.

Expect the Jets to be more conservative against the Ravens defense as they will have an inexperienced QB under center and are facing one of the best defensive coordinators in the game (Rex Ryan). Specifically, expect the Jets to use multiple screen plays and 3^rd down draws ala the Paul Hackett era.