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New York Jets: 3 Things to watch for in Preseason Week 1

By Michael Pallas

SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 21: Sam Darnold #14 of the USC Trojans throws a pass in the first quarter of a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on October 21, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 21: Sam Darnold #14 of the USC Trojans throws a pass in the first quarter of a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on October 21, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Trumaine Johnson #22 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on during the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Trumaine Johnson #22 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on during the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

3. How much will the improved secondary help the pass rush?

There were two bones of contention from the 2018 NFL Draft, and we’ll get to the other one next. The first was the Jets “did nothing to improve their pass rush.” We will get to see if their pass rush is improved early against the Falcons with the starters on the field, though.

We all remember the good old days of John Abraham and Darrelle Revis. The Jets pass rush was good in both eras for different reasons. Abraham was the pass rusher who could get to the quarterback at all times, and Revis took away half the field forcing more the quarterback to take more time to go through his progression, giving the rush more time to get home.

The Jets hope the combination of Trumaine Johnson and Morris Claiborne (now not covering the other team’s best receiver regularly) can give them what Revis did, coverage that gives the rush time to get home.

In this game, with vanilla defense and offense, we will see a lot of basic rushes, and we will get to see if the rush can get home without exotic blitzes. If they can, it will give the Jets something to look forward to when they play with the exotic looks and coverages they use to confuse opposing quarterbacks.

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