Kyle Wilson does look like a different guy. Trying not to be overly optimistic though. He played OK last year in the Pre-Season but then looked like hot garbage when the real games started.
Sanchez in preseason is 26/43 for 280 yards with 3TD and 0INT. That's 60.5% passing with a qb rating of 102.8, not too shabby. For comparison, last year he was 31/48 for 270 yards with 2TD and 2INT for 64.6% passing and a rating of 75.9 over the three games. That looks like progress to me.
Sanchez had a qb rating of 81.25 (average performance) last night, Eli 43.75 (terrible performance), but papers report as though they were equally bad. I know qb rating isn't the be all and end all, but it's not even close. Brady's rating was 71.2 this week. Sanchez has only been that bad or worse once in his last six preseason games.
I don't think it's worth getting overly freaked out over his performance. However; I didn't like that he was showing some of the same tendencies he showed in some of his worst games last year - staring down receivers, inaccurate, shaky in the pocket, etc. For whatever reason, he was off last night. Hopefully it was just that...an off night.
He's taking better care of the ball, and might be overly cautious with his throws, but he isn't forcing them like Eli was. With our D, it's OK to punt. It was also good to see Sanchez slide and run out of bounds instead of taking a hit.
I know this is preseason, but he did it a lot last regular season....how does Eli still make half of these shitty decision passes? This guy's been in the league too long to still make 10 to 15 percent of the throws he makes. And the "off the wrong foot" type throws, he's still making them. I can't see the Giants making the playoffs this year.
How about throwing the ball at Revis like 5+ times or whatever. Very good decisions Eli. I think a guy even caught one. Oops Revis let him catch it on purpose to let the clock wind to :01 at midfield. Silly rabbit.
I think Rex has hammered Sanchez into being so careful with the ball that our fluidity and rhythm on offense is often compromised. It can be really frustrating to watch, but you can't argue with the results, and it sure beats watching those 4/5 INT debacles from Sanchez's rookie year. The question is whether we can ever reach 12-4 or 13-3 status, and home field advantage, with an offense that is designed to not make mistakes and keep it close. That is the next level, and I don't know if Sanchez will ever be the kind of QB who can take over a game. Even if Sanchez develops, I question whether this coaching staff will ever trust him enough to take his shots. And no, I'm not being a darksider - just a nervous fan. I love Rex and everything he has done for us, but one look at the majority of successful teams of the past 10 years (Pats, Colts, Packers, Saints) and it becomes pretty apparent that our philosophy goes against the grain.
I actually attribute it to good play by the Giant's D. Considering the 4th string CBs were playing alongside Ross, the D did a good job. And the Front 7 is equally as good as our OLine. Lots of penetration by JPP. So I think Sanchez's poor performance is more attributed to good play by the Giants D. The Gints O is another story. Getting texts from my cousin ripping apart his team's O is quite entertaining.
