Posted: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 05:00 Updated: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 10:20
INDIANAPOLIS - Rex Ryan is known for his aggressive, harassing defensive pressure schemes. But as the Jets prepared for yesterday's game wild-card playoff, they decided to do something completely different - a "bend but not break" approach - their best bet against Peyton Manning and the Colts would be.
"It's against our nature to do," said defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. "If we start, we must stay the course, and I had to remember (Ryan) a few times. I think. It almost cost me my job a few times reminded him"
The result was exactly what they wanted, if a 17-16 victory, they advanced to the round of division. The Jets acquired from the Patriots (353 yards total offense to 312), and Manning scored a lone touchdown - a 57-yard strike to receiver Pierre Garcon.
Pettine said she lost a lot of Colts studied, including their defeat by the Saints in last year's Super Bowl, and stressed that the limit of its offensive plays possession and not give up big. They used four-man rushes and played their warranty profound. They played more up instead blizting - a fact that Ryan tries in his five losses in six since 2005.
"I am a stubborn guy, but I'm not so stubborn," said Ryan.
Pettine said: "We have not nearly as exotic as we were, because every time we tried, we were burned, he ran the ball and throw it out quickly and I thought it was outstanding work of our guys run the. Plan. "
The Jets, the 10 defensive backs and defensive linemen, only four active, even light going into the field goal, was to attract the Colts running. Indianapolis ran 27 times and was 26 Basically, they have mixed and disguised coverages, Manning think so, if they played one or two high-low.
A major objective was to remove the bullet at the bottom, move the ball in front of them, said Eric Smith of security.
"We just tried a little to remove the ball deep," safety Eric Smith. "Keep the ball in front of us."
The deep play until they did capture was affected boy. Cornerback Drew Coleman boy let out news of the slot cornerback Antonio Cromartie could not stay with him and safety Brodney Pool was not deep enough to fit on top. After coach Rex Ryan took his frustrations out on Thurs Cromartie on the bench.
Cromartie said he had called a zone, and it was too far. Boy its traditional route and Cromartie said he was square on it and should have been on the map.
But apart from that spot, the Jets defense, when he locked need - the Colts ever-critical field goals in the second half.
"We said all week was our plan, do not be too aggressive, but we wanted to be aggressive," said Pettine.
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