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How do the Jets slow down Brady?

The Jets, who possess the fourth-ranked pass defense in the NFL, have been a very heavy blitz team under Ryan's guidance. The season-ending injury to safety Jim Leonhard slowed down the blitz calls against the Colts, and there was a significant number of three-man rush calls against Manning last week, which leads me to believe there will be more coverage calls than anticipated.

Brady was sacked three times in New England's 45-3 win over the Jets last month, but they didn't seem to bother him one bit. All three of those sacks occurred in the first half, but Brady still managed two touchdown passes in leading his team to 24 first-half points. Since Ryan took over the Jets, Brady has thrown 41 passes on third down and been sacked just once. He gets rid of the ball so quickly most times that it's hard to get to him.

The Jets need to put Darrelle Revis on Wes Welker, even if he's in the slot or in motion. Welker has been targeted 123 times this year, with the majority of throws coming on second down. Brady is deep into a horizontal passing attack this year, especially since the early-season departure of Randy Moss. Brady has become next to impossible to intercept, because he is always throwing the ball low and at the belt buckle of his receivers.

The biggest challenge facing the Jets will be how Brady uses his two rookie tight ends, Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez. Hernandez is a matchup problem for linebackers with his speed, and Gronkowski can line up anywhere. Brady has done a masterful job of using these two kids in many ways, and they have been targeted the exact number of times combined (123) as Welker, except they have 16 touchdowns between them.