>>> He& the OL buried themselves but if he would have taken a deep breath
>>> twice we are up by 10-14 more at half time. The center struggled (3rd
>>> string so no surprise) and that contributed but to blame play calling
>>> on this makes little sense. The problems in this order were:
>>
>>> 1. Injury to Mangold
>>> 2. Hunter...could switch one and two
>>> 3. The OC
>>> 4. Sanchez who is taught and controlled by the OC
>>
>>> Look at the plays& maybe changing it here& there may have helped but
>>> unforced int's when you have options that are open is not a tactical
>>> issue it is a young dopey QB trying to be the man.
>>
>>>
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/boxscore?gid=20110918020&page=plays
>>
>>> Fixed it....see above. Yes...as I have said many times...Sanchez is weak
>>> at
>>> times, many times and has flaws...but the only OC he has ever had is an
>>> idiot. He does not have the comfort of developing behind an O line that
>>> protects, or a program with continuity and he got thrown into the mix
>>> too
>>> early...I don't see how much more can be expected of him...he is not Cam
>>> Newton.
>>
>> We disagree I am shocked.
>>
>> :)
>>
>> If he doesn't throw those two picks we are up big& he is on the bench
>> resting for the 4 Q. Maybe it is Schott but he was not under pressure
>> for the int's. I can partially agree as Mangold could be a bigger
>> deal.
>>
>> The one thing I did notice was this. If we started with 1st& 10&
>> had no penalties every drive but one lead (int) to points. I know it
>> is tough to do but he has issues with 20+ yards for 1st downs.
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>>
>> Look, I agree...but I don't think he is that good to start out with...and
>> the only "teacher" he has had at this level is someone I find to be very
>> flawed. I do not compare him to the "greats" not a Brady, Manning or any
>> past great...compare him to the other young QB's who are doing really
>> well...yes, they make big mistakes too..but their upside tends to be much
>> brighter and when I look at why that is I often come to the only
>> conclusion
>> I can...the type of offense he is playing in causes problems for any
>> QB...including guys like Favre. But...do I think Sanchez was the best
>> choice they could have made...Hell no.
>
> One game isn't a trend but if they an keep the penalty count low on
> offense that would appear to help the QB& or the OC if your hunch is
> correct.
>
> The Mangold stuff is a worry. I watched Ryan's press conference from
> 11:30 -12:00& wasn't sure if that was post game (probably not as it
> was 30 minutes long)& he was talking about the young center.
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>
> My son was a running back who could block and carry the ball...so he took a
> lot of hits. He played through all kinds of stuff and even carried the ball
> over 25 times in a championship game with a broken hand...but the nagging
> thing that kept bothering him one year was a high ankle sprain. He's seem
> great, able to begin to run etc. And then when he had to do "football" type
> work on it...bad news again. Mangold could be a big issue.
>
> I watched Sam Bradford last night, and Cam Newton from Sunday, and Matt
> Stafford...they are young QB's who have major potential...AND...LOOK at the
> offenses they play in. Right now, Bradford has none of the talent to throw
> to the Jets have and he looks good. Still...I'm not giving up on
> Sanchez...if you watch football I don't see how anyone can not see the
> differences in the offenses of these successful young QB's and the hodge
> podge mess the Jets run. Continuity and scheme benefit a young
> QB...AND...they need to put a really good O line in front of them...I think
> that is a bigger problem because of the lock out...O lines need time to work
> together. Lots of variables.
>
>
Obviously, Carl, you're not from Brooklyn or you would be used to the
plaint: "Wait till next year!" One was or another, Lil Schitt will be
gone, gone, gone.