Bills' superstar set to get what he hopelessly asked for last weekend
The Buffalo Bills will face a New York Jets squad that has been up to an impressive start in 2022. I don't think anyone predicted them to be 5-3 before the season started with legit wins in their record. We expected to… well, be the Jets. All kidding aside, it's a young team that was […]
The Buffalo Bills will face a New York Jets squad that has been up to an impressive start in 2022. I don't think anyone predicted them to be 5-3 before the season started with legit wins in their record.
We expected to… well, be the Jets.
All kidding aside, it's a young team that was supposed to take a little bit more time gelling together and their hot start suggests they were closer than it appeared. 5-3 is a record that deserves respect in this league.
However, don't be fooled. This shouldn't be a close game. The Bills are a complete mismatch for the Jets. And that starts where every football game starts. In the trenches.
After all, the Bills remain one of the best pass rush units in the NFL. And they do so without blitzing much.
Not only do they get to the quarterback but they're also a very solid run defense. Unheralded heroes like DaQuan Jones and Tim Settle make life easier for the Bills' linebackers and have led to Matt Milano and Tremaine Edmunds' rise as a top duo in the league.
This week, they'll be facing the 30th-ranked offensive line by Pro Football Focus.Here's what analyst Sam Morton wrote on the unit:
"The Jets have used five different tackles this season, which doesn’t count the loss of Mekhi Becton from before the season even began. None of the five have above-average PFF pass-blocking grades."
In this sport, QB pressure is all about facing the opponent's weak spot. That appears to be the most recent right tackle of the Jets, Cedric Ogbuehi, who allowed five pressures and one sack against the Patriots.
You know Von Miller's squad is salivating at the prospect of facing these guys. As mentioned above, the Jets have been weak on the right side but Zach Wilson is also a quarterback that will pressure himself even when he operates from a clean pocket.
Last week, Miller was upset about the Green Bay Packers sticking with the run instead of giving him pass rush opportunities to rack up those sacks.
“They just kept running the ball and running the ball. I’m looking at the scoreboard and we’re up by 17 points,” said Miller postgame. “Of course, I want to get sacks and want pass rush opportunities.”
This game should be a good opportunity for him to make up for a sack-less game.
Wilson tends to extend plays and avoid sacks for the most part but he should be uncomfortable all day long against these Bills' front four. And of course, Buffalo's pressure hits differently.
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