When the Jets take on the Bills this week, tight end Dustin Keller, who has been limited in practice, is expected to play, but nose tackle Sione Pouha will not. Keller’s presence will be a good thing because he led this miserable receiving corps in receiving last year, but Rex Ryan didn’t sound too confident about his chances to be 100% saying, “We’ll see how much it will limit him. I’m not sure, but he practiced today.” The last thing they need is their best receiver to be less than 100%. Santonio Holmes is also nursing some injury problems and Stephen Hill, their 2^nd round rookie, is incredibly raw, though it’s not like Mark Sanchez would be able to get the most out of them anyway.

The Jets have a good defense and so do the Bills, so this should be a defensive, low scoring game, which is why Pouha’s absence is significant. Pouha was ProFootballFocus’ #1 defensive tackle last year. No nose tackle stuffs the run like him. 2011 3^rd round pick Kenrick Ellis will step into the lineup for him, but it’ll almost definitely be a noticeable downgrade. The Bills talented duo of Fred Jackson and CJ Spiller should be able to run on a normally stout Jets defense, 7^th in the league last year.

[switch_ad_hub]

[switch_ad_hub]

[switch_ad_hub]