I would love to see it. We have not seen the real offense yet, I am very interested to see it unveiled. If we can put up those numbers, we will really be a force to be reckoned with. Go Jets!
The Jets offense even the regular offense was pretty much kept under wraps all preseason. The guy in the article maybe sunshinig it, but this offense goes against a top 3 defense everyday, where there's no film for opponents to study. And following the training camp reports the O had many good days against them
I don't think they're going to run the Wildcat at all, there's no evidence that Tebow is any good running it. I think they'll have him run the read option in third and fourth and short. I could see the Jets punting far fewer times than usual this season.
What I think they're going to do is yet again create a scenario in which they stunt Sanchez growth as a QB. (Using the logic that it's for the good of the team, just like in 2009.) Then I think they're going to let go of him because basically they had no clue how to develop him. Then I think he's really likely to go some place else and be a star. And that just sucks. Not drafting Dan Marino was just the breaks. Not developing Mark Sanchez was like a comedy of errors.
while its a huge advantage to go against a top defense in practice, its still not the same as game reps. preseason or not. practices, even in game simulated situations, are controlled. just getting guys in and off the field in the right groupings and snapping the ball is a task. i think getting reps with the wildcat or whatever would far outweigh any advantages to keeping it secret for a week or two. what good is the element of suprise if it costs you 5 yards for illegal procedure, too many men on the field, or a fumbled exchange?
a star? im sorry, while sanchez can certainly be a very good starter, i cant see him ever being a star in this league. he'd have to progress astronomically. i do agree having shotty here and not playing to his strengths and jerking him around is a huge detriment. however, the most effective way to win, with sanchez, with the players around him, is to limit his throws and try and be a run dominant team. he just isnt good enough to be teams with his arm and these skill players throwing 35-40 times a game.
Confusion is part of it. Every second you get a defense to hesitate before making a move is an advantage for the offense. Whenever Smith came on the field, the defense had to wonder whether he was lining up as a QB, RB or WR. Whenever Tebow comes on the field, you have to wonder where he's going to line up and what he's going to do. The downside is, like you said, the Jets will likely have one superfluous player on the field (at least when it's Sanchez). Tebow weighs 250 pounds, I think he can hold his own against most guys. Sanchez worries me more. But that was the case when we had Smith. You mention the Wildcat with Smith as if it was a bad thing. Smith averaged 8 yards per carry his last season. The Wildcat was EXTREMELY effective with him, especially his last year here. And 9 times out of 10, Sanchez was sprung out wide. Tebow should be a better between the tackles runner than Smith was, and he's a much better passer (insert joke here, but he definitely is). And if we can get him to line up as the QB and take Sanchez off the field, which is much more feasible with a guy who can actually throw the ball a little bit, even better. I mean, we ran the Wildcat for years with Smith. Tebow can only add new wrinkles since he's a better passer. All of the issues you bring up were already seen when Smith was here, yet the Wildcat was very effective.
Rich Gannon was a star when he finally settled down and got to play in a good system with great players around him. Jim Plunkett went from phenom failure to two time Super Bowl winner once he finally got (to the same team Gannon made it with.) After his 4th season Terry Bradshaw had 41 TD passes and 73 Int's. After his 3rd season Dreww Brees had 29 TD's and 31 Int's. He "lead" the Chargers to a 2-9 record in his 11 starts in 2003, a year before he would go 11-4 with them and turn everything around. There are many more stories like those. None of them attached to QB's who got to the AFC championship game in their first and second years. Yeah, Sanchez had a whole lot of help getting there but you can find very few people in NFL history who sucked and still managed to win in the playoffs at QB. It just doesn't happen very much. I think Sanchez is as likely to go to the hall of fame at this point as any other QB in the game under 26 years of age. None of them have good chances, because you've got be very good over a long period of time to make it but very few of them have any markers yet and Sanchez already does. A lot of people saw him play with almost perfect composure in the '09 and '10 runs, doing what was needed and more importantly not making mistakes that cost the Jets games.
Wait. So there are no known analysts anywhere pushing the optimistic line on the Jets O, so someone found Jason I won in my fantasy league Smith. Awesome. I feel better now.
Question: What is wrong with balancing the need of giving a young QB time to develop, and bringing in weapons to make your offense more competitive with that still developing QB ? I guess what I'm asking is whether it truly stunts Mark's development to bring Tebow in and have him convert on 3rd and 2, or 4th and 1 ? It could actually work to give Mark that time that he needs.
