McElroy didn't start the whole game...that pretty much means that he's going to have lower yardage. Combine that with the fact that this is his first NFL snap, he didn't have first team snaps in practice, AND he was pretty much thrown in the fire, what more do you want? If he sucked, we would have lost. If we go 9-7 with him, I don't see how we're fucked to be honest. If he averages around 150 yards a game with no turnovers, that's more than Sanchez can ever do. He has the intelligence to be an effective game manager. Let our run game/defense take over.
It's a good thing none of you became Jets fans for the first time this season. If McElroy's performance impressed you this much, you might have spontaneously combusted after watching Sanchez against the Bills. Terrible quarterbacks can play moderately well for short periods of time. It happens quite often, in fact. Here's what I know about McElroy from his play against Arizona: he's ambulatory and not Mark Sanchez. That's pretty much all that was on display.
Unbelievable on how you guys expected him to throw 100 yards in one quarter, as if 1 almost 2 TDs wasn't enough.
you make no sense bro. you say a game manager is not enough for a long term solution - I agree with that... but then you say we need to look at SF's loser? That person will most likely be Alex Smith, who is a game manager to the bone. Except that the 49ers are actually capable of running the ball dominantly and have a great D.
I'm not saying that McElroy is the second coming of Joe Montana. He managed the game, was cautious and didn't make mistakes -- much more than I can say about Sanchez. It's possible that over time McElroy will be exposed as just another average QB, a semi-decent backup. When/if such time comes, I'll be displeased with him. For now however, McElroy has clear advantage over Sanchez & I hope Jets will be smart/gutsy enough to really test the kid by putting him on the field for another 2-3 games.
Keep in mind I'm not backing Sanchez... I just think everyone needs to come down off this "Gmac" high...
Not that I'm comparing McElroy to Brady by any means because that'd be stupid, but I wonder how many Pats fans were discussing the same thing we are after Bledsoe got hurt.
I think of Alex Smith as a little more than a game manager, but you're right, I don't think he would be a long term solution either. I do think it's worth a look if they can get rid of Sanchez though......which probably won't or can't happen given the circumstances. Somehow I would see Alex Smith outperforming what we were seeing from Sanchez given the same offensive weapons to work with....I certainly don't think that's a stretch.
Fair enough, and probably true. But would it be worth it to bring Alex Smith in for 1, 2 seasons tops? Just to be a wildcard contender? You raise a good point though... Smith's numbers before the concussion were astonishing. I don't recall off the top of my head, but he was completing over 70% this season. What were they, 20-5 over the past 2 seasons before his injury this year? Again, all moot because the Jets don't have the running game or D that SF does, but after an off-season of retooling...?
well...i'd like to see mcelroy play some more. call this season a washout for sanchez. send him home to clear his head. let him compete for a job next year. in the meantime, go with mcelroy or tebow. they both give the jets a better chance to win at this point.
You're either playing dumb to cover up the lost argument, or really are. I think it's the former. This whole conversation was about comparing McElroy to Sanchez. Thus, we are comparing McElroy's performance to that of Sanchez. The question is not whether McElroy is the best QB in the league, or in AFC, or in this division. The question is if he should be started over Sanchez. And the answer is "yes", he should be.
That I agree with. I'm not on any high. McElroy is just what he is: a 3rd QB who showed a little bit of promise in a very limited time he spent on the field. It's nowhere near enough to proclaim him a franchize QB... or even a good QB. He might be good, he might be terrible. The point is Jets need to use what remains of this season to find out.
