Sprint Game Ball: Mark Sanchez
by John B on Sep 28, 2010 8:45 PM EDT
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After a rough preseason and a brutal first game, Jets fans were understandably worried about Mark Sanchez. The quarterback was not showing signs of progress. He was not making good reads. He was not going through his progressions. His throws were inaccurate. In that opener against Baltimore, it looked like he was afraid to take any shots down the field.
An excellent second week gave everybody hope. The question was whether it was an isolated game or the start of something big. It's too early to say for sure, but the game he had against the Dolphins might be a sign that things are finally starting to click, and Sanchez is in the process of making the leap to franchise quarterback.
The game he had against the Dolphins was more significant than the one against New England because of how spotty the defense was. The Jets needed the offense to pick up the other side of the ball.
The improvement of the passing game is important this season. Like we saw on Sunday, even a great defense is going to have rough days. No team can bring it on that side of the ball 16 straight weeks. A high powered offense can win those games. The passing game will also make life easier on that defense. Instead of playing defense and ball control and trying to eek out a tight win, a good passing game will let the Jets jump ahead. The defense will be able to pin back its ears and attack. When Rex Ryan is cooking up schemes for your defense, that's a very good thing.
The Jets have a lot of offensive playmakers. The biggest question entering the year was whether the quarterback could utilize them. That quarterback, Sanchez, gave this team a big sign on Sunday that he is ready to do so. That's why he gets my Sprint Game Ball.
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Gee, well my Verizon Game Ball goes to...
Braylon Edwards. It really was his break leaving his man in the dust, sprinting down the sidelines for 67 yards and a TD that gave Sanchez the gaudy numbers for the second week in a row. With Edwards sprinting down the sideline, we all know that the negative hype was behind us, and there was hope on the Verizon.
"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson
Sanchez won two games straight.
Who woulda thought?
So lets put the handcuffs back on him, and run Greene into the ground, right?
"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson
by kv on Sep 28, 2010 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Nobody is advocating putting the handcuffs on him. Just an emphasis on our running game. I think if we get it going, we should ride it and build upon it. I want Sanchez to make throws and take some shots. But i think the running game should be emphasised over the passing game.
A slightly different change of tone:
Now: Just an emphasis on our running game. I think if we get it going, we should ride it and build upon it. I want Sanchez to make throws and take some shots.
9 hours ago: This should be the game where we cut our o-line loose and let them pound on the opposing front 7 and let Greene eat up a lot of carries. This should be the game that we stubbornly stick with the run and beat our opponent into submission.
"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson
I don’t see any difference at all. The game plan should revolve around the run. If they over-play it and give us a free shot at 6 we should take it, but we shouldn’t abandon the run because the pass is clicking. We should stick with it and make a concerted effort to get it into gear.
Right now our run-game is servicable, but it isn’t a weapon. I want it to be a weapon. I want teams to continue to game-plan for our running game and less on Sanchez’s tendencies. I want to keep our passing game simplified and let our receivers make plays based upon their talent, and not our scheme.
To get all pass happy now, and base our offense of Sanchez’s arm would be a big mistake. We should take this opportunity to get Greene on track, IMO. We need him.
Is a 110 QB rating in the next game "pass happy"?
Would I rather have a game where Sanchez had a 110 QB rating, or a game where Greene ran for 120 yards. By far Sanchez is more important to the long term growth of this team, and I would take the 110 QB rating.
But I understand that you have long been an (inconsistent) Sanchez hater, so I see why you wouldn’t want him to continue to lead the team.
"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson
I could care less about his rating. I think its in Sanchez’s best interest, as well as LDs, to have Greene rocking and rolling. I have no confidence in LD holding up taking on the bulk of the carries and I think Sanchez will be much more effective if he can win games without bearing the burden of being relied upon to win games week in and week out.
I think LT and Greene can both go for 100 this week.
But agreed, I hope Greene breaks out this week, and think it’s a perfect opportunity for him to have his first big game.
Agree with Crackback
Thats our identity, thats how we win games, chew up yards, chew up clock, except this year with our passing game getting on track we can actually put 6 on the board instead of settling for 3. Ground and pound baby, ground and pound. Got us to the AFCC last year, the offense is going to be great with a great running game, also it will get Slauson more comfortable and get the O line to gel
by MA Jets Fan on Sep 29, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
You love to read peoples words back to them
but you don’t like it when we play the same game.
I just added a second dude to Colin's "Im totally gay-bones for this guy" bro-mance club.
And he has the #6 on his jersey.
by colinyoung on Sep 28, 2010 9:58 PM EDT reply actions
Remember Santonio
is due back after Buffalo – another weapon that it looks like Sanchez is ready to use. I like the ground and pound idea – I’d even like to see the fullbacks get involved in more than run blocking – but I’m excited that opposing Ds will have to game plan for the run, the deep threat and the short/med passes/ to Keller and LT.
Its nice that in these pass happy days, the Jets have the psaaing game and the old fashioned power running game.
Off topic...
So I had posted that I thought Folk was a great pick up because even if he was not all the way back on FG accuracy maybe his big leg would help on KO field position. Well so far he is great on FG but KOs look only slightly better than Feely’s.
Am I mistaken or in the past did at least a few KOs every game go too deep in the end zone to be run out. Seems like a rarity these days – at least for the Jets.
btw, Wetherford has been pretty good too.
Well so far he is great on FG but KOs look only slightly better than Feely’s.
Really good point. What’s up with that? Maybe in season Westy emphasizes hang time and doesn’t want to risk a line drive kick that almost makes the endzone. Having teams start near the 30 isn’t working.
"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson
let greene run wild this wk
i dont care if sanchez is caretaker this wk. buffalo’s db’s are very good but their run defense stinks. jones ran for over 200 yds against them last yr and even the pats ran all over them last wk. greene needs to get his confidence back up so as rex says “pound and ground” it all day long
metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?
buffalo’s db’s are very good but their run defense stinks.
Their opponent QB rating is like the 5th worst in the league and their rush yards per game are basically league average.
"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson
They also faced 2 of the best offenses. Its kind of silly to give such authority to rankings so early in the season.
not really based on rankings
i think mckelvin, mcgee and byrd are very solid. the pats ran it 38 times for 200 yds a week after gaining a total of 53 yds vs. the jets. also think we need greene back on track
metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?
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