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Haason Reddick’s arrival after a lengthy holdout has given a much-needed boost to a Jets defense that had been without Pro Bowl defensive end Jermaine Johnson since he tore his Achilles in the season opener. Based on Thursday night’s game, where the Jets racked up eight sacks and held Pro Bowl quarterback CJ Stroud to just 11 completions on 44 dropbacks, his insertion into the lineup is already paying dividends.
Let’s take a deep dive into some of the things the Jets have been having success with now that Reddick is on the team and how these things compare to what they were doing last season and earlier this year.
Reddick didn’t get on the board himself until the last minute of the game when he beat right tackle Tytus Howard with a speed rush to get to Stroud. He and Quinnen Williams were ultimately credited with half a sack each on the play.
This doesn’t mean that Reddick’s contribution to that eight-sack effort was a minor one, though. He racked up an impressive eight pressures in 32 rushes according to NextGenStats, some of which led directly to sacks by his teammates.
On this play, he showcased his speed-to-power rushing, by driving Howard into Stroud’s lap. This forced Stroud to step up into the pocket where Solomon Thomas was able to sack him.
Reddick is replacing Bryce Huff on the Jets’ defensive line and, amazingly, Reddick has already generated more pressures than Huff has this season, despite playing just two games to Huff’s eight.
With Huff, who ended up with 10 sacks in 2023, in the line-up, the Jets had one pass rush package and personnel grouping that they used the majority of the time on passing downs. New York would typically put Williams over the center with John Franklin-Myers also inside, albeit lined up across from one of the tackles with Johnson outside him. This would leave Huff isolated against the other tackle, which usually ensured he had a one-on-one because the guard on that side of the field would be required to help the…
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Publish date : 2024-11-02 14:00:00
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