Rookies sitting for their first season? It seems like 10 years ago when you would draft a rookie, You would follow it up with signing a couple of cheap vets. We had sanchez and he got hurt . Ok . Why did they not sign any other vets? The team F.O. seemed to forget that we had talent and it feels like it was a re-building season. We have a top defense/running game. I know I know . Who ? we could have signed or traded for someone decent. Now these days it is not fair to a team or fans to have to wait a rookie out till he plays well or busts. These past couple games were unwatchable and isn't that the reason to watch football? It used to be that the rookie sat for a year and learned the game behind a vet. Whats with the whole "If you take a rookie out of the game, it destroys his confidence" thing ? Geno was a project that got thrown into the fire because of sanchez's injury. Wasn't sanchez supposed to have real competition? Just feels like our O line gave up and our team was the wild card holder. What is the reason to watch this? It takes way from the game. People want to watch exciting games and that game yesterday looked like a high school game.
It was an evolution when the top picks in the draft were costing bazillions of dollars. That much investment simply HAD to start. I think over the next half a decade or so, now that the money is evening out, you'll see more and more rooks ride the pine and learn because there isn't as much invested. Of course, you can make a case for "par for the course" as well because that ARE cheap and can simply be discarded if they do not work out quick enough. Time will tell.
We drafted a QB who played in a simple Air Raid offense that didn't require going through pro style progressions, this is why he stares down receivers. Sanchez was drafted too high, he only started 1 year of College ball and was never ready to start as a pro. That was a very weak QB draft as was this years class.
Yeah .The ones that play in a pro style offense. It still is a whole different game compared to collage. You have to adjust to the game speed is one thing that does not happen over night. We needed more competition .
Matt Ryan started, Falcons were able to go 11-5 with him as a rookie starter. Joe Flacco started, Ravens were able to go 11-5 with him as a rookie starter. Mark Sanchez started, Jets were able to go 8-7 with him as a rookie starter. Matthew Stafford, and got hurt. Sam Bradford started, Rams were abel to go 7-9 with him as a rookie starter. Cam Newton started, Panthers were able to go 6-10 with his as a rookie starter. RGIII, Washington goes 9-6. Luck, Colts go 11-5. Wilson, Seahawks go 11-5. What you see is a lot of teams recently being able to bring along a rookie QB and have success with their team in his first year. Cutler, Eli, Rivers, Romo, Big Ben, Rodgers are in my mind the "older" generation of QBs in the league and they all did not start game 1 of their rookie year. I still believe in the veteran QB and brining a QB along, but I think that might be the older NFL and we might be in a newer generation of the NFL where starting them day 1 is the norm.
Geno was suppose to be sitting,Are u joking with this question? Sanchez was suppose to be starting until Rex ruined that
1st round qbs have to start due to financial commitment but SMith had no pressure to start in season 1 -- the front office wanted to be able to name smith the starter and cut Sanchez loose and say well we were right and look what we can do now. Problem in SMith is a complete failure at this point and the mismanagement of Sanchez is a glaring mark on the organization.
I disagree. The shift doesn't line up with the rookie pay scale and if it did, your point would still be backwards. there were larger financial ties to Rivers and Eli than there are to Luck and RGIII for example. Larger tie to Bradford than Luck or RGIII or Wilson or Dalton.
problem is the jets own making. all summer we were told ' open competition ' , yet Simms and McElroy got about 2% of snaps with the starters. bringing in Quinn, who sat in Denver behind tebow, was another genius move. they won't start simms cause he's undrafted free agent rookie. you know, like chrebet was. cut McElroy loose cause he was 7th round pick. did you ever hear the tuna say he couldn't start romo cause he was ufa? did you hear bellicheat say he couldn't start brady cause he was 6th round pick? jets are a mess ( still) from the owner down.
