I saw Sanchez looking at photos on tv during the Monday night game. With Schottenheimer. This week I didn't, but like I said, I don't really blame him. He didn't know how to handle what happened. I'm not arguing that he should be absolved of any guilt. Far from it. He played atrociously against the Bills. There's no sugarcoating that. However, he should never have been put in the position to fail in the first place. With the lead, they should have been running the ball. Over and over, and over. At least until the Bills were able to effectively stop them. Sanchez has problems, but anyone who thought it would be otherwise, even given his first three weeks, is foolish. He's progressing each week. Whether people see it or not, it's happening.
i think were in agreemnet that shotty sucks but thats not what this article is about, its about sanchez controlling his emotions on the field and on the sidelines you say he didnt know how to handle what happened, but he did the same sulking act two weeks ago! and we know he knew it wasnt a good look because jenkins spoke to him about it on the sidelines to the previous poster, it was a problem when were winning, its always a problem ... ive said the same thing to my friends everytime hes gone into cheerleader mode on the sidelines at home games
Agreed. I don't even know if "give him a pass" is the right wording here. I'm sure they're on him for his demeanor, but are more proactively trying to fix the problem rather than dwelling upon it. If he has another poor game and pulls that attitude again, though, I'd expect to see more anger heading his way. Speaking of which, I'd love to see a little anger out of him as a result of any mistakes he makes. He's a very positive player, and he definitely seeks to improve himself, but I wouldn't mind seeing him come back out with a chip on his shoulder sometimes.
As others have mentioned, I like that Sanchez is bothered by his poor play and will work to improve, but at the same time this is your franchise player, a 22 year old rookie. He shouldn't have been left alone at that situation, when everyone on the field can see how dejected he was. Whether it be the coaching staff or another player, somebody needs to be over there talking to him, telling him to relax, that it wasn't over yet, and just take what the defense gives you. There was no need for him to be the hero, just don't screw it up.
Here's my issue with the whole "Mark Sanchez looked depressed" thing. I think one of the jobs of the coach, but more importantly the offensive coordinator in this situation, is to CHEW MARK THE FUCK OUT when he gets to the sideline. Not to make him feel worse. Far from it. But because after he throws that pick, I want Sanchez to think, "Shit, I'm gonna hear it now." Coach chews him out, hard, then Mark sits down and thinks, "phew, that was brutal, glad that's over." Instead, Brian Schottenheimer just sends Mark to his room to think about what he's done. That's passive parenting, and that's loser coaching. Everyone keeps jumping on Mark- "Dude, what are you doing? You should be studying coverages, etc. etc." Well where the fuck is Brian Schottenheimer in that infamous photo? Schottenheimer should be in his ear the ENTIRE time the defense is on the field with constructive criticism. Instead, there's Mark, coach-free, letting his emotions run wild. I'd imagine the reason for this dynamic is because 1) Schotty learned under Mangini's "silent treatment" school of coaching, 2) Scotty doesn't have enough self-confidence to truly coach, in the purest meaning of the word and 3) Schotty doesn't know what went wrong, because Brian is a below average offensive coordinator.
Hes 22 and started one year in college. nuff said. I have the utmost faith in him. But I think this situation reminds me of Cadillac Williams. the whole "new toy to play with" frame of thought. Mark saw success in his first 3 games. Had his first rookie game in New Orleans. Rebounded fantastically in MIA, so I think Schotty dialed up the air it out technique in BUF. shitty decisions by both Mark and Schotty lite. our OL will decide our success from here on out. look for more running after gashing the bills. (i know the bills right?). point in case, we need good run blocking to keep the pressure off him and open back up the play action.
Well, we're not in agreement then, because I don't think Schotty sucks. I think he's been trying too hard to outsmart the game, but I also think he's a genius. As for Sanchez, he's a kid. A baby in relative terms. One season of college football. 6 games of pro football. He's played more high school football than both college and pro combined to this point. The kid has to grow. Everyone forgets he was thrown to the lions from day 1. He had a nice run early and everyone forgot that he's got a lot to learn. It's ridiculous.
I think you are being a bit overdramatic.. and just because you like to see people screaming at people who screw up doesn't necessarily mean that it is the best way to reach someone. I have two kids.. one I raise my voice to when it warrants it, and the other I sit down and talk to... because raising my voices gets one going, and the other shuts down when it happens. Also, we as spectators have plenty of time to second guess the coaches and still feed our faces and get another beer from the fridge. In the heat of a game you don't know what is happening or not happening on the sidelines... the camera isn't always on them, and you don't know what is being said. How about we trust the CS to do what needs to be done first and see how this debacle works out.
So now Schott sucks because Mark was moping on the sidelines? Tough crowd here, on Schott, that is. But you are right, I do recall Jenks talking to Mark two weeks ago. The bottom line is Mark would find it a more profitable use of time to go over pics and talk to the coaches. He will learn, I expect.
I'm a little surprised with all the veterans on the offense that someone didn't go to him and try to snap him out of it then and there. Maybe it's a result of not having a veteran QB around, but I'd think someone would have talked to him on the sideline if it was that big of a deal, instead of letting him sit there and sulk.
Yeah, I'm mixed on whether Schott deserves blame for what happened on Sunday IN the game, but I sure as hell wouldn't blame him for what happened on the sidelines. By the time Sanchez threw that 4th and 5th interception, I'm sure they just backed off and figured they'd give him time to clear his head and deal with it after the game. He was in no mindset to go over adjustments, and THAT is something that falls entirely on Sanchez; something he needs to fix.
Emotions are good. The problem is he shows the wrong one, the one that makes you a quitter. He's supposed to get enraged, with each interception he throws he should act like somebody just spit on his mother. If I saw that fire I would have no problem with the INTs. There was a game a few years ago that made me think Eli Manning would be a good QB in this league. Not the SB, that's obvious for everybody. You don't really learn the true character of someone in a win necessarily. It was a blowout loss to I believe the Chargers (I think he had another one against the Colts too, that's why I'm not certain). Even though the Giants were getting crushed and Eli was at fault for that, he was still trying to throw in the 4th quarter as if he desperately wanted to win, even though it was hopeless. He had fire. Sanchez needs to get that.
If I see one more goddamn article about a football player's EMOTIONS I'm going to punch a baby. I've seen more threads about how "Mark looked sad" than I have about this Sunday's game.
The problem is, I see Shotty constantly screaming all of a sudden...It seems so fake as If he's trying to look lika a Headcoach.
People need to chill out on Sanchez. Are fans really going to hold our 22yo rookie QB responsible for getting freaked out in his first big blowout in the pros? Seriously, we have plenty of veteran leaders on this team as well as a CS that needs to get behind the kid and show some support when he's getting overwhelmed by the situation. I don't know what the reason was for him sitting alone on the sideline for so much of the game, but that just didn't seem right. Where was the team support? I think Sanchez will get more consistent as things go - especially once we have our full WR corp back - but he needs a little slack at this point. Yes, the guy has shown awesome poise in the face of the media and plays the game with a demeanor befitting a player of much greater experience, but we can't expect him to be the emotional leader of this team after 6 games. He hasn't dealt with losing like this before but a lot of people on the team have. Someone needs to step up and help Mark get his chin up - be it a coach, a player, but someone. You can't just let him sit there and get deeper into a hole over how the game is going. I'm not saying that he didn't play a major dud of a game, but maybe a little positive reinforcement from someone else on the squad would have helped to stem the downward spiral. It's not as if the rest of the team looked so fired up themselves. Why is it all on Sanchez?
