you really don't see the difference between the big ben/steelers and sanchez/jets? they're in the same situation to you?
Here's the best definition of a franchise QB: No matter what the team does for the next two seasons, you KNOW that QB will be back the following season and for as long as he wants to be on the team.
with the way dalton played this year, you're about the only person on this universe that doesn't realize he's their franchise qb. palmer is oaklands and on and on. by you're list, your referrencing elite qb's but, since you're obviously confused and know nothing about qb's, elite, franchise or otherwise, it's obviously a waste talking to someone so clueless!
for as long as he wants to be on the team? then favre wasn't a franchise qb. or mcnabb. peyton might not be considered one either then. no player has or should have that much job security. all franchise qb means is that the team thinks they found their long term answer at qb. i am pretty sure the bengals believe andy dalton is their qb of the future. same with cam newton. romo, despite all his flaws, has had the complete backing of the cowboys since he became their starter. vick, schaub, even matt ryan.. they are all in completely different situations than sanchez.
it is interesting to note that Holmes, Burress and Keller all have amongst the lowest "catch rates" of any receivers/tight ends in the NFL - with all 3 of them having such low rates (out of 38 listed tight ends Keller is 32nd and out of 79 wide receivers listed holmes and plax are 66 and 77(!) respectively) this does seem to suggest that the problem is more with the person throwing the ball.
hard to catch the ball when you're running forward and the ball is thrown behind or way over your head!
Or the person calling the plays for the person throwing the ball, or the people that are supposed to be protecting the person throwing the ball or a combination of all three...
I am not suggesting that the OL has played well when they have clearly sucked but there are otherQBs who have suffered as much pressure and taken more sacks than Sanchez who have managed to put together much better seasons. I am happy to concede that both sanchez and shotty have been very underwhelming though and we need to see one without the other.
It´s Easy To Blame Sanchez without a Decent O-Line, and a Receiver in the in the twilight of his production like Burress. If You Guys want a Scapegoat you should See Schottenheimer Instead.
Finally! Someone on this board who is capable of properly analyzing QB stats. Of all the stats you mentioned, the most important one is yards per attempt, where Sanchez ranks 28th with a 6.39 yds/a, just ahead of certain future Hall of Famers Cassel, Painter, Bradford, McCoy and Gabbert. Now, why is yards per attempt the most important QB statistic of 2011?? Maybe because the guy who is rated #1 at 9.25 yds/a, almost a full three yards better than the Sancho, plays for a team which has a record of 14-1 and is also the defending Super Bowl Champion.This guy is also the top rated QB in the NFL. Oh...and one more thing: this same guy has been sacked 36 times, compared to Sancho's 37. Which means that his O-Line must be just as shitty as the Jets when it comes to protecting him. If Sancho is capable of getting around the 7.75-8 yds/a range, then you're talking. Until then, it's all talk and no action.
Brees, Pennington, Favre all got better when they left Schotty. Schotty has had 4 different QBs and a mediocre offense everytime. Sanchez may not be the answer, but lets give him a chance with a new OC instead of giving Schotty a chance with a another new QB
So, the proper way to analyze Sanchez's performance is to focus on one statistical category and compare his number in that category to the one produced by the best QB in the league? Interesting approach.
