[Keys to Beating New England]

Play with "rage!" Pressure up the middle... have the cornerbacks cheat short and to the middle of the field... force Brady to throw outside the numbers or deep. Take away the middle slants and seams.

Run the ball occasionally on 3rd and 5 or 6.

[Keys to Beating New England]

KEYS TO BEATING THE PATS BY A JETS FAN

I have scanned (did not read every single post in full) through thiis thread. I noticed two things that seem to be absent.

The first is everyone mentions pressure on Brady. What I didn't see wwas that it must come from UP THE MIDDLE. Edge rushing is far less effective because he steps up in the pocket and delivers the ball into the middle of the field. Brady does not throw particularly well outside the numbers.

The second and most important key to beating the Pats is rage. Some of you mentioned the Jets playoff win after losing 45-3 just six weeks earlier. In that game they scored 2 unnecessary late TDs to rub it in with Brady taunting the Jets sideline. The week before the game, the Jets were clearly seething...foaming at the mouth angry for payback. Cromartie was quoted about Brady, "He is an *, * Brady!" Coming out of the tunnel, Bart Scott had a Patriot fan flaunt a sign cracking fun at Rex's "foot fetish." Bart grabbed it, ripped it up and stomped over it. Therre is a youtube clip of it. Everyone remembers his post game rant. The Saturday night pregame speech from Dennis Byrd played a big role too.

The point is the Pats rely on their intimidation factor until a team decides they arent intimidated and beats them.

Don't get into a chess match with them. Go up their and horsekick those arrogrant * right in the teeth.

Good luck guys!

Jet fans, Steeler fans, Ravens fans, and many others are all behind the Colts this week.