The New York Jets like to move around on the defensive front (and in the secondary) before the snap in trying to shake up opposing quarterbacks’ pre-snap reads.
With raw second-year quarterback Tim Tebow calling signals for the Denver Broncos, Jets coach Rex Ryan will certainly be looking to dial up some confusion when the Jets travel to Denver Thursday night.
“They’ll do everything they can to mess with that, and that’s what you do,” Broncos coach John Fox told reporters Tuesday. “That’s what we’ll do offensively as well.”
It will be an interesting matchup, because while the Jets have one of the best pass defenses in the league, the Broncos don’t throw much with Tebow. Instead, New York will have to hone in on Denver’s backfield, and more importantly what Tebow brings to the Broncos' run game.
“We really don’t know what they’re going to do,” Ryan said during his Tuesday presser. “They’ve been really multiple. They’ll go to empty (backfield) and then run the ball with the quarterback … so no matter what you see, you probably start by saying, ‘It’s probably a run, and then well defend the pass after.’”
Fox said getting ready for a Ryan defense is always a challenge.
“We’re in the preparation phase now,” Fox said. “We know it’s going to be a tough game against a team that’s very experienced and been in big spots before. So we’ll have to bring our ‘A’ game.”
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