Since last we tackled the pass rush and spreading around the pocket wealth in Inside the Numbers, the Jets have gone into a sack frenzy. With six more sacks against Mac Jones and the Patriots on Sunday, they now have 17 over their last three games, with 12 of them alone coming against Jones and the Pats. That made the Jets’ rivals take notice.
“It’s a task blocking them, boys,” New England RB Rhamondre Stevenson said after the game. “I saw my linemen working all night trying to block 95 [Quinnen Williams] and 91 [John Franklin-Myers]. They’re awesome, guys, dogs up front. It was a task for sure.”
“It goes back to Coach putting us in good positions, understanding how to rush with each other, play off of one another,” Franklin-Myers said. “The game plan was great. I can’t really say too many bad things about what we’re doing as far as pass rush. We expect to win every one-on-one.”
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