Game Plan For Jets to Stop Aaron Rodgers, Defeat Green Bay Packers
There is a way New York can win Sunday against Green Bay.
The Jets need to play eight in the box and focus on stopping the run.
That sounds super counter-intuitive, because Rodgers loves to throw, right?
As counter-intuitive as it may sound, playing with eight defenders near the line of scrimmage gives New York their best chance at winning, based on game film study of their last three games.
I went back and studied Green Bay against TB (9/25), NE (10/2) and NYG (10/9), and this is what I saw:
Scouting Report on Green Bay Packers Offense
Green Bay will run first to set up the pass
Green Bay loves the short passing game, especially on the perimeters
Rodgers has been off target deep
Green Bay has been doing a fine job stopping themselves from completing deep passes. It’s almost like having an extra defender on the field.
Bottom line:
Rodgers has looked like a machine in the short-to-intermediate route levels.
He has been releasing the ball quickly from the pocket, throwing with pinpoint accuracy into the short-to-intermediate route levels, and he has been beating the blitz consistently.
Pressure in his face isn’t phasing him.
Playing zone coverage against Rodgers is the kiss of death.
The only hope is playing tight man coverage. That is what worked best for the Patriots and Giants.
The Buccaneers got an interception disguising their pre-snap look just enough to confuse him.
Outside of that Jets’ fans, keep your fingers crossed.
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