I think it's a bad fit for anyone who doesn't throw the ball down field well. Demaryus Thomas drops a ton of short balls, and they run a lot of play action predicated on drawing defenders up to throwing the ball over their heads. Long zone read play actions too, with deep drops. Quarterbacks who struggle to read a defense much like Sanchez often struggle in play action offenses. You never want a guy who can't read the defense taking his eyes off the defense. He had the same problems here.
So does the bold mean that the guys who have had success under Kubiak's offense like Brian Griese, Matt Schaub and Joe Flacco, were better readers of defenses than Peyton Manning? Since the day he was drafted, I've always said Sanchez's skill sets are best suited for a WCO. Principles of said offense has been ingrained in him since high school and continued at USC. The one year he would have had an opportunity to play in a WCO in the NFL under Mornhinweg, Rex puts him in the 4th quarter of a meaningless pre-season game which he proceed to blow his shoulder up. While Sanchez is not the best reader of defenses, he does have good footwork, can throw the ball on rhythm and is very good at running bootlegs. We'll see; Kubiak apparently thought he a good enough fit and I agree.
Peyton didn't struggle to read the defense, he struggled because he needed to run a short passing offense that is the theory of the WCO only Peyton preferred to operate out of the shotgun. I find it hard to believe that Kubiak really runs a WCO despite it being run heavy. He runs more of a vertical passing offense as evident by how deep he runs his receiver down the field, and the amount of play action he runs, at least from what I saw. I liked Sanchez as paired with Gailey and this offense, but it's a PR nightmare for this team to ever consider that. Two big receivers with strong hands that run good short routes and not much speed down the field. Granted, I like him under center more than in the shotgun.
He struggled mostly because his arm is shot and has been running the same essentially the same offense for 15+ years and had a hard time adjusting. That said; he did make some poor reads though out the year. It may be hard to believe but it is true. His WCO may not be the pure 49ers version from the 80s but at it's core it is a WCO. I think the opposite. Sanchez essentially learned the game via WCO principles and concepts you can see it in his drops how his best throws are rhythm throws. The offense that made him the 5th overall pick in the draft was a WCO.
that was AWESOME! Brought back such great memories. Really though we had a good one there for a while. Thanks for posting it!
So funny. TGG blow hards who think they know everything about football and even more about QBs have just been CURB STOMPED by John Elway, one of the more brilliant player evaluation minds in football. I really enjoyed reading all the anti-Sanchez blurbs "He stinks" "Always a loser" "Can't play QB" "Horrible, jut horrible QB" all the while knowing what was coming later in the thread. And there it was: BAM!!! John Fucking Elway selects Mark Sanchez to QB the SB Champion Denver Broncos. Man, that was great! I don't think it's possible to write a better 'bitch slap' than what just happened naturally. I almost feel bad for my ignorant friends here on TGG.
ROFLMAO!!! He was signed as a warm body because Elway was desperate and had NO ONE!!!! At best, he'll be a backup and insurance in case they can't trade for Kaepernick.
Don't go and protest on me now bro...I was just kidding. I love Mexicans and Mexicans love me, believe me...I KNOW.
I'll admit that Sancho gave some thrills while he was with us. I almost wish he ended up back here. Some players mature later than others. Usually they play offense. Rex really fucked Sanchez over. That hi-lite reel reminded me how deep a drop he had and how he could scramble. Sanchez to Braylon was a thing of beauty.
Nacho may "lead" Denver to a repeat........ Stats= 2,500 yards, 14Td's, 16Intc, 5 fumbles, one in line mans butt, Champion! All Nacho lovers, hold hands and rejoice over his "true leadership."
