Expect this

Expect a lot of this on Sunday.

There has been a lot of talk this week about all the issues that the Jets’ talented defensive line will cause for the Giants’ patchwork offensive line., with all the injuries on the Giants’ front, and this will likely be the case.

But something that should be brought up perhaps just as much the reverse matchup –

And that is New York Giants defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale dialing up a lot of blitzes against the Jets young QB Zach Wilson against a Jets offensive line that will be without Alijah Vera-Tucker (IR) and perhaps Joe Tippmann.

Martingdale, from the Ryan coaching tree, blitzes most quarterbacks, but expect him to be especially blitz-crazy on Sunday, against a youthful QB.

If Aaron Rodgers was the QB in this game, you likely wouldn’t see as much blitzing.

The Rogers-Mahomes types now, and the Brady-Mannings in the past, if you blitz them, they will make you pay, with quick decisions on hot-reads, so you really needed to pick your spots with the Mount Rushmore QBs.

But with younger quarterbacks, you don’t have to pick your spots as much, and can send guys with regularity, and not worry as much, because of their internal clocks not working as fast as cagy veterans.

That doesn’t mean you won’t get burned here and there, but not as much as you would with a Mount Rushmore QB.

One key will be Nathaniel Hackett continuing to do what he’s done so well the last three games, consistently dialing up great first reads, that will get the ball out fast.

But expect the Giants to send the kitchen sink with regularity on Sunday . . .

A lot of trade rumors about DE Carl Lawson and RB Dalvin Cook.

And those situations are simple:

The NFL trade deadline is October 31, so it’s smart to wait until after the game for trades for an obvious reason – in case of injuries at their respective positions in this game.

You really needed to wait until after this game in case of injuries.

But if these trades happen, they should not be like the Mecole Hardman-deal. They need to get more than a sixth-round pick.

We are talking about a skillful edge rusher and a featured running back. There is a lot of need for those two things around the league.

Lawson took the high road in his press conference today, but honestly, he has a right to be a little dismayed about his playing time.

There is no way Michael Clemons should be playing ahead of him. Clemons, a power player, offers little speed off the edge.

And while Will McDonald has a huge upside, he’s very raw right now, and undersized, and he shouldn’t be ahead of Lawson either right now.

As for Cook, he might not be thrilled with his role, but his role is totally understandable. Nobody can argue with Breece Hall being the main back.

You have to wonder what exactly Cook thought he was signing up for?

He knew.

Once Breece Hall got up to speed coming off last year’s knee injury, he was going to get the most carries. Who didn’t see that coming?

Let’s be brutally honest here. The biggest reason Cook signed with the Jets was the money. He desperately wanted to play for Miami, in his hometown, but their offers weren’t great. The Jets, after Aaron Rodgers reworked contract gave them extra cap space, had more money to give Cook, and he signed in early August to a one-year deal for $7 million with $5.8 million guaranteed. We can assure you Dolphins didn’t offer that or he would be there.

So Cook to the Jets was because they made him the best offer.

That is it.

Some might argue the Jets would have been better off having just Bam Knight, Michael Carter and Izzy Abanikanda behind Hall, because they would have embraced their roles spelling the Jets bell cow.

But this idea that Cooks is shocked at his role is hard to buy. And watching Hall play recently, who could argue with giving him most of the carries?