Joe Girardi Teaches Mark Sanchez How to Slide
by John B on Dec 1, 2009 4:08 PM EST
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PrintOne of the most frustrating aspects of watching Mark Sanchez play as a rookie has been his unwillingness to slide. To correct this, the Jets called in Yankees manager Joe Girardi for a lesson.
After watching Sanchez struggle with some of his slides while avoiding pressure in recent games, Ryan called Yankees team president Randy Levine on Tuesday. He asked if the World Series champions could send someone over to the Jets facility to help their franchise quarterback.
The Yankees ended up sending Girardi, who guided New York to its 27th World Series title last month against the Philadelphia Phillies. Sanchez, who has a sore left knee, worked on sliding on his right leg and went through 10-15 slides under Girardi's supervision.
There are also unconfirmed reports Girardi questioned Rex's game management. He asked the Jets head coach why he doesn't go to the bullpen and put in a different one of his four quarterbacks at the end of each quarter.
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Girardi
has to be the exact opposite of Rex.
He doesnt have 50 chins?
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T.Lex doesn't want to be fed, he wants to hunt. Can't just suppress sixty five million years of gut instinct.
LOL
Nice, John:
There are also unconfirmed reports Girardi questioned Rex’s game management. He asked the Jets head coach why he doesn’t go to the bullpen and put in a different one of his four quarterbacks at the end of each quarter.
and the home of the... JETS!!!
Go, Pac, Go!!! Manny Pacquiao!!!
If we had a veteran QB
we probably wouldn’t need this kind of stunt.
But I think Rex likes doing stuff like this.
Remember when he brought in Floyd Mayweather to talk to the team?
and the home of the... JETS!!!
Go, Pac, Go!!! Manny Pacquiao!!!
Why not Manuel?
The mets and their collaspes are much more similar to the Jets. We could have learned to slide and collaspe!
J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets
God I hate Loria for firing him
Current Phinsider Feud Points: 23
T.Lex doesn't want to be fed, he wants to hunt. Can't just suppress sixty five million years of gut instinct.
The knee brace
also had something to do with it:
“He wears a brace on his left leg, so we tried to help him learn how to slide on the other leg. It’s not an easy thing to do,” Girardi said. “It was a real pleasure to be around Coach Ryan and the team. Dante had a blast as well. He even caught a few passes from Mark.”
And apparently it was only like a ten-minute thing.
and the home of the... JETS!!!
Go, Pac, Go!!! Manny Pacquiao!!!
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