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Mark Sanchez threw no interceptions in the opener. How many people would have signed on for that had it been offered a week ago? The problem is he made absolutely no plays. Sanchez said the following in a press conference this week:

 It was tight.  We didn’t want to try and take a shot and mess something up.  Why do that, when you can play into a win, hopefully, without any mistakes?  (If) you play mistake free, you can run away with that game, and hats off to Baltimore for playing so smart. 

 

I'm not sure Sanchez actually believes that. Doing absolutely nothing in the passing game gives a team no shot of running away with the game and every chance of losing. It is not an either/or matter. A team needs to both eliminate mistakes and make plays. Making plays means taking chances.

The Pats are going to do everything they can to take away the run based on what they saw Monday. They flashed 4 man lines of players over 295 pounds last week against the Bengals.  One of them is Vince Wilfork, who will keep Nick Mangold occupied. The Pats also have a pair of big linebackers adept at playing the run, Brandon Spikes and Jerrod Mayo. They also can drop a safety into the box if the Jets play conservatively.

The Pats will dare the Jets to throw it. Unless Sanchez steps up and does not simply look to avoid mistakes, it is difficult to see Gang Green coming out on top.

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Better to throw it up and risk the pick, maybe draw pass interference, than to play it so safe that you go a whole quarter without ever sniffing a first down.

Air it out, Mark!

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by Max VV on Sep 18, 2010 10:51 AM EDT reply actions  

yep. gotta try to make plays.

Can’t force it. But u gotta attack the defense.

by Crackback on Sep 18, 2010 11:13 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Hey SANCHEZ

It’s about the SMART choices. The SMART ones.

by umohan21 on Sep 18, 2010 11:09 AM EDT reply actions  

gotta push, bottom up

What they did last week did not work, any way shape or form. Maybe Mark learned a lot offseason. You don’t learn confidence…you experience it. Mix in the short routes with the run – if it ain’t there fire it down field. In time he’ll settle in and can expand the field. Minimize the check downs – he does not KNOW he has time to do it – and maybe he don’t – but he has to learn what he does have. He has a great team around him – everyone knew he was the key to this season. Yeah, Shotty has got to open it up but he needs the guy to have the confidence to do it – it comes gradually. If they play last weeks game or if they come out launching grenades downfield they will not stay with the Pats.

by Fishaa on Sep 18, 2010 12:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Holmes is going to be the differnce maker for the offense when he gets back.

Lil Schotty is so predictable, that the first play of the game for the Jets will be a play action pass deep for Edwards.

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by Mark D on Sep 18, 2010 12:17 PM EDT reply actions  

LOL that second line was exactly what I’m thinking. Book it!

by Exystence on Sep 18, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

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