I thought his passes looked pretty good with velocity, he had one pass where he overthrew his receiver deep. His speed looked good when running, good accuracy, overall he looked very good.
He also seems to have the ability to recognize defensive holding type penalties and throw the ball at the receiver to get the penalty. Something Sanchez never does.
I was at the game and thought McElroy's down-field attempts were pretty awful, one an easy pick called back. He can dink and dunk, but his arm strength and general lack of physical ability will kill him in this league. Smart guy but we're playing football not taking the SAT. I don't doubt he can game manage and probably do as good as Sanchez, but I don't think he's "the guy" hence why I'm not celebrating. If I'm wrong it would be a good thing.
Being a smart guy means that he can read defenses, blitzes, the whole 9 yards. Being smart REALLY helps when there's a broken play. How many broken plays were there when Sanchez just A: Got a sack B: Forced an interception. And keep in mind with both scenarios, Sanchez has at least 8-10 seconds in the pocket. I want to see McElroy for a full 60 minutes. I think he can be just the person we need in a Rex Ryan offense.
Sanchez was never the franchise caliber QB to begin with. It's good to see that even his biggest apologists are finally coming to their senses. He was able to manage the games well enough in his first two seasons to make it to the AFC Championship. Had it been someone just a bit better, the Jets would have most likely made it all the way with the teams that they had in those years. Oh well... Now it's time to pretty much start over, as we just don't have the talent to make it far regardless of who the QB is. They will have to draft a QB and hope that this time they will make a better selection than they did with Sanchez. Tanny will definitely have to go and Rex most likely too.
Yep, the first step in fixing a problem is admitting you have a problem. Rex admitted the Jets have no starting caliber QB on Sunday. Now they need to go fix the problem. They also need to fix a lot of other problems related to talent and management but the QB was the single problem that was going to make none of the rest of the fixes work and now they are past that.
I don't get the feeling yet that Rex has to go. The GM, it's questionable with him, but I feel as if Rex has at least one more year.
Yes. If I was a Jets fan I would be feeling relief that the coaches and mgmt have finally accepted the facts in front of their eyes. Whether McElroy is a long term solution or not, Sanchez isn't. Certainly not any longer.
Yep, if Ryan wants to be a running team, he will be fortunate to have a guy who ran an offense with Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson as his RBs in college.
I am celebrating! The difference between 3rd quarter with Sanchez in & 4th with McElroy even before the TD is hope. I know with Sanchez we're getting fucked. With McElroy there is a chance we are not.
I obviously disagree with the OP, who seems to me another one suffering from a classic case of overinvestment in Mark Sanchez. As you point out, whether McElroy turns out to be good, decent or bad is not the issue when it comes to celebrating. The reason to celebrate, as I did yesterday and am still feeling today, is that the Jets had to take Sanchez out. THey had to show, not just to him but to the other players, that unacceptable play by him would not be allowed to continue. THis I think will also mean that the Jets will move on from Sanchez, as they should at this point. That is also a reason to celebrate. The other thing that was a reason to celebrate is that when they went away from Sanchez, they did not go with Tebow. Going with Tebow would have been a big mistake, probably even a disaster. Tebow is not suited to run the offense the Jets want to run. It is clear the Jets do not feel he has produced here in the concededly limited circumstances he has been given. I thought from the get go that it was a bad idea to bring him here, so it is not surprising. So instead of that, they go with a young guy who at least on paper is a good fit for the offense the Jets want to run. And in 20 minutes of football, he got it done. Does this mean the Jets have found a new starting Qb for not only the rest of this season but also next? Not necessarily, of course, and I don't see anyone jumping to that conclusion. But I can celebrate progress even if there's much more needed, and we saw progress yesterday just after the ten minute mark in the third quarter, after what had been, before that, some of the worst football by the Jet O in recent memory. And the Jets won the game. Seems like there was plenty to celebrate.
not true. the alternative to moving on from Sanchez would be sticking with Sanchez, who isn't any good and floundering, so moving on from him is inherently cause for celebration as it gives the Jets an opportunity to have a better QB. whether any of the QB's on the roster fit the bill or whether the team is able to get a better QB is irrelevant to the dynamic created by benching Sanchez, and it is that dynamic that is cause for celebration.
Yeah, a game manager is what led to all those road playoff wins and all those 2009-11 comeback victories. Can't wait when Sanchez leaves NY....goes to a team with a REAL QB/OC asst coaches.....and takes a team to the Super Bowl or wins one. Can't wait to see how many threads are started here blaming Rex, Tanny, Woody for getting rid of him -- with not a peep from smart-asses looking in the mirror.
If he does that, good for him. I doubt it happens though. As for celebrating; hell yeah. A loss combined with what happened in the other games would have ended hope. Thanks to McElroy, there is hope for one more week. I keep asking this question; had we stayed with Sanchez, would we have won?
