FanHouse has a breakdown of how effective the league’s defenses are in getting to the quarterback out of different pressure packages (3-man, 4-man, etc.) and it’s interesting to look at when the Jets have been effective in applying pressure. Definitely worth a quick look.

Although the Jets have lost Jenkins, the arrival of Calvin (after his first game) has been a major factor in the recent success of the Jets pass rush. The team is also employing interesting and varied third down tactics that have seen up to six OLB/DL on the field at the same time, as they employed a few times against the Dolphins (for Wildcat purposes? we’ll see) last week, which seemed to be a new wrinkle.

Although Pace struggled in a three point role in Arizona, he’s still a capable enough guy to play with his hand down if he needs to, but he’s best used off the edge standing up … it’s where he’s most effective. Counterpart Bryan Thomas is a decent lineman in coverage, and while Pace needed a jumpstart after his first game, Ryan and Pettine moved some things around for Pace and it’s made a difference. The staff allowed Pace to swap some with Bryan Thomas to the weak side (where the Tight End isn’t) and there’s been a noticeable uptick in the outside pressure to the quarterback … just think about Pace working on the Right Tackle in the Oakland game on the first play from scrimmage.

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