The Steelers do have depth at WR but it is a very young group. Let me just say that I think the Packers and the Jets have the best secondaries in the league this year.
We played the Jets twice and never had big problems throwing against them. One big difference between the Pack and the Jets is that the Jets don't have Clay Mathews. However, towards the end of the season Ben has developed quite a repoire with Sanders. Another thing the Pack might want to watch out for is there are rumors swirling around the Steeler facilities that Antonio Brown is faster than Mike Wallace. That might be worth watching. Ben does not hesitate to throw to any of our receivers. He has tremendous faith in the rookies and they have come through for him during the year.
As I've said before ... it should be a great game with a lot of great matchups.
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I think you nailed it on the head. The Jets' pass rush is severely lacking, maybe since Chris Jenkins went down. Against the Patriots, Brady had all day to throw, but his receivers were covered.
Against Ben, he improvises so much, that the secondary simply can't cover forever. If the rush doesn't get home consistantly, Ben wins. Heck, even if it do, he sometimes wins anyway.
The pass rush, and the nickel corner. The Jets don't have 3 great corners, they have 2. They don't have a great safety. And they don't have a player like Woodson, who can do multiple things.
When we played you last year, we had no interior pass rush, as only Cullen Jenkins was capable (Raji was too raw). We had only one great corner, as Harris was injuried, and Tramon was only a good corner.
Sam Shields is in the same level as Tramon was last year, Tramon is playing almost as well as Revis, if not as well, and Woodson, though a step down from last year, is Woodson. Plus we got Collins.
Also, a big improvement is Bishop. I have no idea why, but the coaching staff thought that Brandon Chillar was a great cover LB. He was AWFUL. He got hurt, Barnett got hurt, and they were forced to use Bishop as the primarily cover ILB. It has worked great. And Hawk is playing MUCH better now.
Raji is a dominant force now, Cullen Jenkins is playing as well as he's ever had, Matthews is a much better player than last year...