Some of the wiser members of this board have posted about how the difficulty level will increase for Sanchez as teams now have film to study of him and his tendencies. This reminded me of another young Jets QB who could never play at the level he did after his first game as a starter: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1004292/2/index.htm No, I am not saying Sanchez will end up like Nagle - a failure as a starter. I do think that Sanchez is up to the challenge that is coming his way over the next few weeks as defensive coordinators begin to consider ways to keep him in check.
There's going to be peaks and valleys. This is a peak, and I'm going to enjoy it and the key will be not to be quick to make long term assumptions and overreact when you hit a valley or two.
This just makes me angry, depressed, and freaked out. We can't judge sanchez on this next game. The test is this whole season
Completely different situation. Nagle opened the first game of his second season against one of the worst defensive teams in the league, really quite possibly the worst, and for a team that was in full decline - a decline that would end up with the he-who-shall-not-be-named era, the lowpoint of the Jet's history. For all the yardage he accumulated in that game against a bend and then break defense the Jets only scored 17 points.
that is absolutely true!!! and to see him progress. granted he played great yesterday and there may be a letdown this week. but lets not go apeshit if he plays bad this week. i am starting to like the kid, i am NOWHERE near ready to say that it was a wise move but i am starting to like him. see me at the end of the year and i may go ahead and say i was completely wrong about him.
Not necessarily true! The Next Game will be very telling as to how he's going to do. If he has a weakness and a tendencies for those hook routes then someone could spy him and step in front of passes. If he wings it all over the place , we may see passes come out of receivers hands into the opposing team. The patriots are going to bring a lot of pressure and that will tip off other teams if he cant handle it. Pennington was known as a spot passer (passes to a spot) and other teams brought the house and he got the jitters back there. (Remember Oakland , Pats , and Pitt games in playoffs).
I don't think the Pats defense is going to be very good. I'm sure BB will have some nice schemes brewed up for him though.
Next week is a nice gauge to see how a rookie responds to a divisional game and home opener and a real defense.
After four years of Kellen Clemens failing to secure the starting job, this seems to be a wise move regardless of how Sanchez ultimately finishes the year.
man dont scare us now...Nagle was garbage and sounds like a Jay Cutler type QB. A big arm and gun. Sanchez is just different.
Actually, I'll give him 2 seasons. If they do find an exploit, I want to see if he can recognize and fix it. Sanchez has many things going for him that Nagle didn't. Sanchez is a bit brighter. Sanchez isn't on a Bruce Coslet team. That's about all I can remember of that team off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are many other reasons.
Nagle big arm didn't help him much when it came to putting a nice touch on the ball. I had season tickets the year he started and remember him rocketing the ball all over the field and not giving his WR a chance to make a catch. Like JJ says, I also don't think Nagle was very smart.
Another opening day savior was Glenn Foley in '98. He had a huge opening day against the 49ers and threw for over 400 yards. Next week, he was miserable against the Ravens and ended up losing his job to Vinny Testaverde. Still, I've seen Sanchez flash more potential in 5 games than I've seen from Clemens in 3+ years.
I agree with what some of the others said. I don't see the patriots having that good of a defense here. Seymour is gone and I see TJ and Leon having a field day.
Sorry but the Patriots are still going to be nasty, and still be a hell of a challenge on both sides of the ball. With that said, I hope our guys tear them to shreds and leave them for the cleaning crew to take care of.
If our OL can keep Sanchez up-right, he should be able to pick them apart. That's how much confidence I have with this kid. I was praying that Schotty wouldn't hold him back or spoon-feed him the offensive playbook and I'm glad he isn't. He's got so many things working for him. He works the pump fake very well and knows where to go with the ball. His pocket presence is remarkable as well. I'm not saying he won't get tested, and the Pats will be a walk in the park, but I do think he can make the right decision when it comes to making the play in the pocket.
while the big arm is nice it can also be a negative when you have an over confident and cocky young player who thinks their arm is good enough to make any throw even if triple covered(cutler). I'll take Sanchez's above average arm and accuracy along with a great pocket presence over Jay Cutler's gunslinger mentality. I'm not saying Sanchez won't throw his share fair of awful passes because it's going to happen.
I was among the skeptics when we drafted Sanchez. I only watched one USC game and had no idea what to expect. Having seen him play this preseason and yesterday, however, it is abundantly clear what Ryan and the FO saw in him and I have no doubt whatsoever that this kid will be a great success. There will undoubtedly be bumps in the road along the way but Sanchez has great presence, confidence and his competitive "intangibles" are top notch in my eyes. In addition to a decent arm, very good accuracy, good mobility and exceptional footwork, he has "IT" in spades. In fact, his "IT" factor is by far and away his most outstanding and valuable trait. As he he has no glaring weaknesses or deficiencies, barring serious injury, his success is assured in my mind. Montana had "IT." Brady has "IT". Derek Jeter has "IT" and Mark Sanchez has "IT". Players like Browning Nagle and Ryan Leaf had none of "IT" and their lack of "IT" could not even be remotely overcome by their outstanding tangibles. For those of us who have good sense, its time to sit back and enjoy watching the kid grow into his full potential which is probably 2 or 3 years from now. I could not be more grateful and happy as a Jets fan for what Rex Ryan has brought to this team. The best is truly yet to come.......
