How long can we accept this excuse? I know they are "rookies" until the year is over, but they seem to be making mno improvements. I am seeing the same lack of adjustment, preparation, and reaction as we saw after the first last second loss. See my previous post from an unnamed thread below, wher some one gave that same excuse.-- Quote: Originally Posted by Jets n Boys Thats the sign of a rookie QB and a rookie HC. To have so many close losses is actually a very good thing. It tells you that your QB and HC are doing pretty good, just not finishing it off. This will come with experience, probably as early as next yr. Look at the positives. Not that I like losing, but if u think about it this way, it makes it easier dealing with a loss. This is an excuse that I'm sure people are tired of hearing. These last minute losses are things that good coaches and QB's would be working on improving at practice. We shouldn't have to wait til the OTA's to hear that the CS is going through last years game tapes to find out how we blew 5 possible victories. These adjustments should be made at the fisrt possible moment. If it is a certain on field position that needs addressed, address it. If it's a scheme issue, fix it. Every post game news conference will have the same question- "Coach, how does it feel to lose the game on the last play?" "Well it hurts. This is something we have to look at the tape and correct the problems." Same answers, yet never a different result. Go JETS!!! I am just lookking for more opinions as to why this excuse is acceptable. I feel it is a legit excuse the first couple of times, but we have been throught this type of loss 5 times now. That to me is unacceptable.
How long can we accept the rookie QB and HC excuse? My guess would be when they're not rookies anymore
They will improve when in the off-season they'll have time to think about their mistakes and correct them. Right now it's to hectic to do that...
It's Mark. We've had a start Clemens thread, start Ainge (lol) thread and a bring back Brett Favre thread
that excuse lasts them until the end of their rookie year. next year development will be expected. anyone who says no improvements have been made by either one is blind. rex has gotten much better at game management. sanchez continues to show improvement but he does continue to make bad reads and throws which cause people to think he hasn't learned anything. he is learning, but he hasn't totally grasped everything he is learning yet.
I'm wondering if he's being coached properly. Rookie issue aside, I used to think Sanchez was "uncoachable". That maybe he was getting by on his athleticism and not really applying what he was being taught during the weeks practice. I'm starting to think that half the reason I felt this way is due to poor coaching.
Obviously everyone feels this excuse is acceptable. Close the thread. I guess I just feel there should be more noticeabl progress.
until we get a few games into next season no real conclusions can be made. he is getting his game experience in which is very important, but what is even more important is using that experience to help him develop in the offseason. his improvement from this year to next will be a good indicator of the type of qb he will be.
It takes a season to really gauge your talents, weaknesses, holes, and bright spots. Then you hit the negative stuff hard on the off season. The second season fans will expect that the team isn't making the same mistakes as before. So yes, the excuse is acceptable for their rookie year. When they are no longer rookies, then you can legitimately raise your expectations. Case in point. Rex learned from previous games that he needs to use his timeouts at the end of the game and not assume that his defense will hold. We had the ball with enough time to score at the end. That's progress. Expect more with an entire off season dedicated to fixing issues
I looked into Sanchez's eyes on that final drive and saw nothing but fear and impotence. He looked like a 5-year old kid who was about to piss himself. I knew it was over when Revis failed to intercept that 3rd and goal pass to Gonzo. The fact that Gonzo caught the TD on the next play (with 5 guys right there around him but apparently repelled by some kind of force field which prevented them from reacting to the pass) was just another F-- You moment in a long list of Jones-Drew-knee-at-the-1 experienced as a 32-year old Jet fan. A Steeler fan at a bar recently reminded me of the time Herm called for Pennington to take consecutive knees in the AFC Divisional Playoff at Pittsburgh, pushing us back 2 or 3 yards, then Doug Brien hitting the cross bar on the FG attempt.
