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Shonn Greene
8 January 2011
Their running game is inconsistent, but Shonn Greene needs to be fed the ball 20-25 times today. He’s relatively fresh after sharing the carries with Thomas Jones for an entire season, so he needs to be unleashed today. Mark Sanchez is obviously the wildcard in this match-up. Indianapolis wants their opponents to pass, as it allows Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis to get up-field and down the quarterback for a loss. He has to keep his mistakes to the bare minimum today, as getting into a shoot-out with Indy is not advised.
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24 January 2010
If all goes to plan the Jets will have 40-plus rushing attempts with Shonn Greene and Thomas Jones, keeping Sanchez somewhere in the 18-24 pass attempt range. Any more than that and the Jets cannot win.
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17 January 2010
On their next drive, rookie Shonn Greene broke through the San Diego defense for a 53-yard scamper to the endzone, putting the Jets up 17-7. A late rally by Norv Turner's offense was marred by poor clock management but did result in a touchdown to bring it back to 17-14. A failed onside kick gave the road team the ball, which they ran on four straight plays including a gutsy fourth-and-one conversion by Thomas Jones to secure the win. All the Chargers could do was watch.
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9 January 2010
Sanchez was backed-up by 164 combined yards on the ground from rookie back Shonn Greene and veteran Thomas Jones. Most importantly, Sanchez didn't turn the ball over.
Yeah, this passing thing didn't happen much.
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