QB'ing In NY taking it's toll on Youthful Exuberance?
by David_Wyatt on Dec 28, 2009 2:37 PM EST
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PrintIn all the excitement yesterday over an excellent win that again puts us back in control of our own destiny, I couldn't help notice that the exuberance that Sanchez was known for earlier in the season seems to have died off. His post game press conference was painful to watch, he looked exhausted, downtrodden, and desperately in need of a little R&R.
Sanchez's news conferences have been a source of discussion this season, especially the post Jacksonville contest where he 'changed things up a little' and gave a statement, more fitting to an apologetic political statement than a post game Q&A with the local media.
I guess it is perfectly understandable for him to be getting close to being burned out. Nobody said that it was going to be easy, and a season which has seen more up's and downs than many could expect is obviously going to start taking it's toll on a young quarterback.
He is constantly asked the same questions over and over, and for the most part he has controlled his temperament, said all the right things and handled himself as well as you could expect. Expectations in New York are always going to be hard to balance, especially as socially he must be the toast of the town.
Maybe he is just maturing a little bit, for me personally, I miss the smiling, happy ,excited kid that we saw earlier this season, something that we really haven't seen for a long time. I'm thinking that Sanchez is finding it much tougher than first expected, but he will cope, he has a great head on those shoulders, and through experience things will get easier.
When the season does come to a close, hopefully in February, Sanchez has earned a little privacy and a little rest
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I think he’s handling it very well for a rookie. I got a feeling sometimes he worries too much about what he’ll have to say that it affects his game even further when he makes a mistake. But he always says the right things and never blames teammates. I have noticed though that lately, it’s taking longer for him to come out. Usually he would be up just a few minutes after Rex is done.
It’s really tough because as you can hear from the conferences, the writers really try to bait him to say the wrong thing – as they also do with the head coach. So after a tough game of football, he’s got another game with the writers to go through.
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Agreed their, I also think he needs to learn to release some of the pressure on himself, he beats himself up harder over these mistakes than any writer could possibly do. Like he came out yesterday and pretty much immediately said the sacks were on him. From what I saw one was and the other was on Brick, but he tries to put too much on his own back, and with the media throwing things at you, it’s harder to dodge with a ton of weight piled up their.
He is handling things a hell of a lot better than you would expect a rookie QB to, and I think he is getting tired of it all, and although his answers don’t seem to reflect that, his appearance most definitely does.
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Not at all, the more outlandish things he does or says the better as far as the media are concerned. Well should say some of the media, sure some of them actually care more for the team than any personal scoops.
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The team needs to protect him a little more the way the steelers protected Ben Rothlesberger when he was a rookie. Just run the ball and put him in situations where he can look good in front of the fans and the media. The Steelers felt ben was like the prodigal son when he was playing his first season with all that running they did with Jerome Bettis and willie parker.
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It’s been an exhausting season as a fan, I can only imagine what its like as a player. I think we’ve all lost some of the exuberance we had after the 3-0 start. Now add in the weight of a franchise on his rookie shoulders.
Also, the college season would be over already. As a starter in HS his record was 27-1, at USC it 14-2; this year it’s 7-7. I can see why someone who’s not used to losing could get worn out.
Last year at USC his passer rating was 164.64, which is higher than is possible in the NFL. He’s obviously had his personal struggles this year. After being dominant in the past, I can see why that would weigh on a player.
All in all I think he’s handled himself well.
Too true about that, has come from a culture of winning, the questions and the press conferences post USC games were nearly always of the positive variety. Failure really wasn’t part and parcel of his job, but it has been this season. So add that to another thing that he is learning this year, how to lose. Hopefully it’s wins from here on out.
I just hope that he can get away in the off-season, he seems like the kind of guy who really doesn’t allow himself any down time, as soon as the season is over, he will be taking the play-book home and studying etc. Needs to get away for a month or so, leave everything Jet and football related at home.
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It’s an interesting catch 22. On the one hand, he’s not used to handling losing, which can’t be easy since even the best have plenty of failure in the NFL. On the other hand, not accepting losing isn’t such a bad thing when you think about it.
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It’s really understandable. He walked into NY expecting to be loved and for the first few weeks thats how it was. Then after all those picks and bad games the amount of scrutiny placed on him by the media is kind of ridiculous.
I didn’t notice it until i saw that thursday night game against the bills where every play was dissected and criticized. You have to feel for him; in the postgame conference he’s was talking about playing to tight and i think that has a lot to do with it. before he was loose just playing for fun now he’s constricted playing to manage. dont think he likes just managing.
He hasnt had alot to feel good about in a while.
A 300 yrd multi-TD game will bring that smile and energy back in a hurry. Nothing succeeds like success.
He's fine, but dealing with reality...
I think he’ll be more vibrant next year. This season has to be wearing on him. He didn’t get to pull an Aaron Rogers (and I’m not knocking him either!) but rather went straight to the lions in a franchise that built him up like some kind of savior at first and got mad when he played like… a rookie! (Oh the humanity.) On top of that he’s really young and very inexperienced. Perhaps another year with USC would have helped but… hey, that’s not how it happened.
I just hope he doesn’t read the NY papers or blogs. Seriously, what were people thinking? A Super Bowl? Yeah, major winning records are usually hand in hand with rookie QBs. I think Joe Flacco’s and Matt Ryan’s rookie success created some a lot of unrealistic expectations, especially when you combine that with the fear of getting a JaMarcus Russell.
I think he’s doing fine. I think he’ll improve. I was expecting an 8-8 or 9-7 season to start so I’m not disappointed. We haven’t been in a Super Bowl since SBIII but it could be worse… we could be the Lions or the Saints.
He should grow a porno mustache a la Big Ben...
Maybe chuck it for 500.
Having "Broadway Shmoe" on the Daily News front page doesn't help things
Who wouldn’t feel the pressure?
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It's been a change for him
He’s gone from “playing a fun game” to “having to work a tough job.” Also, it’s tough going from being somebody who was expected to make his team win to being seen as an “if he doesn’t do us any damage it’s all right” factor (as even the hardiest Jet fans sometimes have been saying about him). I expect his confidence is pretty shaken as well.
If it hadn’t been for that one series where he threw 3 incompletes in a row (Schottenheimer needs to get his heimer Schott) he would have been 12 of 16, or 75%.
I also think he will be better next year, and will become a real offensive weapon rather than a damage control factor.
in a perfect world, he never opens his mouth to the media, in fact lives a reclusive life. do a little gardening, hang out at rex’s place, find a nice girl. he owes no one anything except football excellence. maybe he is gregarious and will suck in the limelight, maybe he’d rather just avoid what is considered journalism and puke hero worship on par with the daily enquirer and live a quiet quailty life. i like sanchez, hope the turds keep off his back.
I mean it. Bring him back.
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