Mark Sanchez Must Master Mental Side of Game

1. I’m not sure i agree with Bruschi at all on this. Saying he tanks when things get tough. Would he say the same thing about Favre? I know i’ve seen Favre sulking on the sideline when the game isn’t going well for him, just like nearly every other QB in the league.

2. Sanchez hasn’t been bad at all this year. Even in the Baltimore game, he didn’t make any forced throws or really bad throws. He did have one ball he overthrew to cotch on the sideline, but other than that, each ball was either catchable by a receiver, or thrown to where only the receiver could catch it, and thus eliminating the problem he had last year with Int’s.

3. Sanchez got off to a fast start, had a string of bad games and then shook it off completely when the pressure was on in the playoffs.

The only real issue i see with him, may not be with him at all. It seems like confidence could be a problem. During the baltimore game, he seemed to check down and throw the short pass rather than take a shot down the field. Was it Sanchez’s confidence causing him to do that? Perhaps. But we also know that the coach developed a game play that told the qb to not take chances. So int he one game this year that Sanchez looked nervous and unsure, the gameplan was designed for him to look that way.
During the Pats game, i saw one throw that could be considered poor, and that was the first pass to keller that was high and deflected off keller’s hands and needed a review to overturn the pick that was called on the field. Keller did get both hands on the ball, so it probably should have been caught, but…. If the defense had broken on the ball a little better, keller could have been killed.

I think the game last Sunday showed that is not necessarily the case.

The Jets were horrible to start that game against the Patriots. How many yards did they have in the first quarter? Sanchez turned that poor start around into one of his finest games as a professional.

I also think the word tank is harsh. Tank means to me like quit, gave up. I think Sanchez doesn’t give up but gets down on himself and gets discouraged. Last week was nice to see the game plan of letting him open up some. That could be part of the discouragement when you feel like the game plan holds you back because the coach doesn’t want you to blow it and it’s not working. Remember he’s mature for his age but he’s still in his early 20’s.

his worst game, the five pick Bills game, he drove us down field and got us in position to win on a easy field goal until Harstock’s penalty. Against the Ravens he was moving us until Keller, who was fuzzy headed stepped out instead of picking up the first. And as someone already said, you can’t get much slower than the first Qtr start last week, even if he had thrown a pick. Yet he came back even with the knowledge that Revis was gonna be out and no one expecting the d would turn it around for a shutout of Mr.“I hate the Jets” Brady. He is over analyzed. He will be fine.

First of all, a Bruschi comment about the Jets is worthless. Has anyone had the courage to tell him that his paycheck is no longer signed by Kraft?

Part of the maturation of a QB is consistency both physically and mentally. While some never reach this point, shouldn’t we give him the time needed to reach this point?

And I agree completely. Once this kid gets his emotions under control, he has the potential to be one damn good qb. As long as he checks emotions at the door. Did I mention how he needs to get his emotions under control?

Sanchez has nothing to prove. He can do the job on Pro Bowl level. His pouting last year was a rookie in action. No one worked harder to learn the offense and improve his timing with receivers. I’ve hever heard of anyone giving his receivers an all-paid-for trip to LA to practice during their free time. The key with Mark—and the Jets—will be consistency. A mature Jets team—is a legitimate Super Bowl champion! (“Contender” would be more suitable—but I’ve caught Rex’s fever like everyone’s else. Haha!)

For Sunday, Miami has a banged up offensive line and defense that has given up tons of rushing yeards to two terrible teams. This plays into our strengths. We need to stuff the run and swarm Marshall everytime he catches a short pass. By the third quarter, we will be pounding Miami into submission. LDT goes over 100 yards rushing. Greene adds 60. GO JETS! 24-7.