On first and 10 in the first quarter, the Jets are 51.72% run and 48.28% pass. However, in the first quarter, on second and 10 (presumably on incompletions), the Jets run 100% of the time. Last year in the first quarter on second and 10, they ran 82.35% of the. But on second and 9 in the first quarter (presumably after a failed run) the Jets PASS 100% of the time in 2011 and 75% of the time in 2010. So, fail a pass play, run. Fail a run play, pass. This doesn’t seem that hard to defend, does it.

– Mike Salfino, SNY Why Guys.

Whoa.

It sure does seem like the playcalling is predictable while watching the games, but I also think the playcalling is usually the easiest thing to criticize when a team’s going poorly.

At the Giants’ game on Sunday, the dude next to me just kept yelling, “Pass the football!” incessantly, even on obvious running situations or when the Bills were giving the Giants a lot of room up front.

It was annoying, especially because if the Giants passed as often as this guy wanted them to they’d almost never be successful. Everyone loves sexy deep pass plays, but if you don’t keep defenses honest with runs they’re never going to work. People forget that, I think.

Regardless, the stat above is pretty eye-opening. Like Mike points out, it just can’t be too hard to defend against a team when you know with some certainty what’s coming.