This Brees deal is all about Schotty Jr's influence; I think Brees and Schotty Jr. speak before each game of the NFL season still, and are obviously great friends. So long as they keep the union talk to a minimum, I think it's great.
I am sorry I was thinking the exact opposite. I am not sure what he has done to help him improve. To many tipped passes, too many incompletions due to poor accuracy. I think the backup "mentor" experiment was a failure.
You are blaming Brunell for Sanchez' tipped passes? Thats part of why Sanchez is seeking out Brees. Brees is the same size (height) as Mark, and has the same problems in the pocket, Brees has found a way to excel in a way QB's of their size haven't ever done before. Sanchez will learn from him and will make strides in this area. accuracy has some to do with the system, the number of downfield throws we did last year lead to a decrease in accuracy. Sanchez also needs game experience, being in the flow of game allows him to be relaxed in the pocket and succeed. Soon enough the game will slow down for him and then we will see a sharp increase in his accuracy. Sanchez might have already experienced that in the postseason this past year...
... the Steelers game, Sanchez said it was the most confident and prepared he's been in his life. He took that next step. So next year, whenever it gets here, he should break out and have a high comp %.
I can see the benefits of it for Sanchez, but why would Brees want to work out with Sanchez and help him to get better?
You'd be surprised how much cooperation there is in football. I'm reading this great book called Blood, Sweat and Chalk which discusses how certain plays became popular, etc., and it's amazing how many coaches share strategies with each other (and of course, steal from each other too). Not that this influences their thought, but the better the players are and the more competitve the league is, the more money trickles down to them.
Oh I believe it, thats why I stated he might have hit that point. The only thing that worries me about that is he hit it, and is going to be away from the sport for so long that things might speed up on him again... Also I forgot to mention that Brunell has helped Sanchez with the mental aspect of the game so much, and helped him to keep himself from getting too high, or too low in any one game, or over the course of a season. He made tremendous strides in that area this year, and will only continue to improve from here on out.
Really!?!?!?! His "poor accuracy" at the end of the season was because of the shoulder... and I don't think Brunell is helpful in those techincal details... Brunell was great from a mental point of view imo... keeping Sanchez cool when he needed to. This year finally he had someone to confront himself with who actually won some games in this league.
Sanchez was light years better this year than he was in his rookie year. If you couldn't see the difference you probably have no idea what you're watching.
He probably will at some point, as he did last offseason with all receivers when Sanchez organised "Jets West" in Cali.
No I am not blaming Brunell for anything. I do not see where having him on the bench has helped. AFC Championship without Brunell, AFC Championship with Brunell. Working out with Brees, is a great move. I agree with you that if the game slows down for him, an increase in accuracy will accompany that.
Yes he was better than he was last season. Sanchez did a alot of film study and he took the wide outs to work out on the west coast. Snachez did a lot to make himself and the receiving corps better this year. I am saying that most of his improvement is due to the effort he put in and not the presence of Brunell. I know what I am watching, I chose to give Sanchez credit for the work he put in to improve his game. I do not think Brunell had that much to do with it....
With respect to his accuracy, in the first 8 games of the seaons he completed less than 50 percent of his passes in three games, from game 8 on only once. So he was actually a better passer while injured. I did see Brunnell talking with him on the sideline, but I can not trasnslate that to wins. Mark needs to learn how to have a short memory after a bad play and be ready for the next one. He had very little in game adversity while in college, so when he got to the pros it was a tough adjustment. He is making great strides in that area. He is the leader and he has to always look the part. If Brunnell's sole purpose is to tell him to shake it off kid get them next time, time.... ok.
I wouldn't call it a failure as such. It is really an inconclusive situation. It is really difficult to measure how much influence Brunell or any veteran QB has on a younger QB. As you mention in a later post, how much does sideline or off-field discussions or advice influence actual outcomes and wins? No man or in this case QB is an island, so there is probably some level of influence. I guess in such instances you can only take the QB at his word when he discusses the influence Brunell or whoever has had on their game...though realistically they will always find something positive to say even if they feel they weren't really influenced in any way.
I think it's fair to give Sanchez that credit, but I don't see how you could make any kind of determination as to how much help Brunell was. Remember the "bat drill" he introduced and Sanchez having very good pocket presence and escapability? He also worked with him on demeanor.
Again, Fair points.....I hope the work being put in by Sanchez, this "offseason" is not in vain.....and yields some positive tangible results.
