The Jets defense are ranked second in the league in yards allowed per game (299.0), first in rushing yards allowed per attempt (3.0), and tied for fifth in sacks (16). They need to get after Ben and not just with one guy, multiple guys. They know how hard he is to take down. He is 6'5 250.
"The guy can seriously be a nightmare because once the play breaks down, that's where you really begin to worry about him," Jets defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman said Thursday. "He starts to run around and move around and it basically becomes playground football and there's no one in the league that does it better than he does by extending plays, looking around and all of sudden he finds somebody that's open and boom. A play that looked good for you ends up being a good play for them because of his ability to extend plays."
The Jets D-line anchored by Wilkerson and Richardson need to make sure Ben stays in the pocket as he is most dangerous when he escapes and is able to extend plays. Ben has also fumbled four times this year and the Jets know how he carries the ball when he leaves the pocket.
"He's just like any other quarterback when they're scrambling out the pocket they tend to have the ball away from their body which makes it vulnerable to strip," Jets defensive lineman Damon Harrison said. "Just like any other quarterback when he feels the pressure he gets out the pocket and they don't do a good job keeping the ball to their body."
The Steelers won't be able to run the ball on this Jets front 7 as they are dominant this year. The Jets rookie Sheldon Richardson is rated as the best rookie so far this year. He has played outstanding through five games with 24 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
"He's been consistently disruptive," Kiper wrote, "showing tremendous quickness and athleticism, eliminating the chance for blockers to move him and then getting to the second level."
"I don’t think about what people say good about me, I know what I do good," Richardson said. "I take it with a grain of salt. Thank you for the compliment, but I knew this was gonna happen."
Sheldon Richardson is on pace to winning defensive rookie of the year and has to continue to show it especially in next weeks game as the Jets need to win to keep pace with the New England Patriots. The Patriots are playing a tough Saints team who are undefeated and if they happen to lose and the Jets win they will be facing the Patriots week 7 for first place in the division which no one saw coming. Remember, the Jets were ranked 32nd in the preseason power rankings by ESPN. They have a chance to shock all of us but will have to prove it Sunday by not falling to Pittsburgh at home.
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