The Jets pick up a pass rusher when they really need one
One of the concerns when a player reports to a team late is that they aren’t going to be up-to-speed when they do show up. This is thought to be because “no amount of training can replicate game reps,” or something to that effect.
No one must have told New York Jets edge rusher Haason Reddick about that though.
Haason Reddick vs the Texans:
– 8 pressures
He matched that total only once in all of 2023 pic.twitter.com/bv38rpqK73
— PFF NY Jets (@PFF_Jets) November 1, 2024
Needless to say, this was a great game for Reddick on the pass rushing front, which is what the Jets acquired him to excel at. This is a huge boost to the Jets pass defense, which now has two very productive edge rushers to attack the passer with.
Will McDonald generated a season-high 9 pressures on 33 pass rushes (27.3%), with 6 coming on 15 matchups against left tackle Laremy Tunsil.
McDonald has now generated at least a 20%+ pressure rate in 6 games this season, the most such games in the NFL.#HOUvsNYJ | #JetUp pic.twitter.com/D0varGOE6x
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) November 1, 2024
Needless to say, that kind of productivity from both edge rushers is something that is going to make quarterbacks very uncomfortable. In a pass rushing league, that is about as good as gold, and if the Jets are able to mount a comeback then it will likely be a big reason why.