Sanchez's Worth

I am glad you are so knowledgeable and here to insult those who disagree with you. What a wonderful person you must be in real life. I bet people really love having you around, But then again maybe that is why you feel the need to insult strangers on a message board.

But in regards to the alleged substance of your post. if you were a little less angry, not so busy insulting others and telling everyone how wonderful you are you may have noticed a few things which separates other QBs from Sanchez.

In regards to Moore watch him play. Notice he moves his head around the field while the play is going on. Watch him go through his progressions and make decisions. This is what separates him from Sanchez. I am not saying he is great nor a QB a team can build around but he has essential qualities that Sanchez does not have. Have you ever noticed Sanchez move his head around during a play? Do you ever notice Sanchez looking at more than 1/3 of the field. He makes his pre-snap read and locks onto his primary receiver. He may end up going to a dump off outlet and he has made progress with that the last two years since LT arrived. But watch his head it never moves. Given Sanchez's problems with pre-snap reads and everything the Jets have done to simply the offense to make those reads easier its not surprising he has so many problems.

The second point about Moore and this goes into McCoy as well is what happens when the play breaks down or the read is not there. When Sanchez is confused on his read he breaks down in the pocket and panics. Which usually means holding onto the ball, shuffling feet and not looking downfield. It is apparent if you watch the games. Now watch what Moore and McCoy do when the play breaks down they improvise, they scramble, they throw the ball away they take hits. Do you ever see Sanchez throw the ball away while taking a hit? Almost never. His normal answer is to fall down into a fetal position if there is even a hint of a rush. When the play breaks down he folds up because he is soft. Terrell Suggs in a very derogatory way said Sanchez is soft. Now I think that is mentally soft. He just panics and folds up. This is what separates Sanchez from McCoy and Moore. Shottenheimer and another CS talked a bit about it when he said Sanchez panics when his read is not there which is why the Jets had placed such an emphasis on doing things to simply Sanchez's pre-snap read last year. This is why Sanchez is at the top of the league in sacks but at the bottom of the league in QB hits. He is soft.

Notice the difference in Sanchez on the rare occasions he uses his legs to escape the pocket rather than running blindly into a defender. When he is in open space he loses the awkwardness he has in the pocket and plays much more instinctively. I think it can be argued while in the pocket Sanchez is the least instinctive QB we have seen in a long while. He has no pocket awareness and normally no idea of what is happening around him. But watch him in open space and the game seems to slow down for him and he plays much better. Part of that has to be there is less thought involved he can just look for an open man and throw it or run to day light.

In regards to Gabbert there have been lots of rumors the Jags are close to giving up on him but do not want to invest again in a high draft pick QB. They need someone to either play while he sits, be there in case he flops again or to simply takeover.

Grossman, yes he has much more upside than Sanchez. Both are highly mistake prone. But Grossman when hot can be very good. He can make plays from the pocket. He can stick a ball in between defenders, hit receivers in stride and carry a team on his arm. Something Sanchez can not do. Sanchez cannot throw the ball with any accuracy outside the hashmarks. He can throw a slant, play action pass over the middle and an endzone fade. Thats about his entire repertoire. He is dependent on a strong running game, play action and receivers being wide open. If they are covered even slightly there is almost no chance. Grossman is a gunlinger who like a Testaverde when hot can carry the team. Sanchez at best is a game manager who when hot will not lose the game for you. Sanchez has all of Grossman's negatives of game killing mistakes without the upside. I am no fan of Grossman but yes he is a better QB than Sanchez.

The one advantage Sanchez has on all of these QBS is the ability to run planned QB designed runs at the goalline. This makes him very dangerous and allows him to use play action very effectively at the goal line. He got a number of very easy play action TDs this year. One can give Credit to Moore or Shotty but Sanchez deserves credit to. He is very athletic and his athleticism was well used at the goal line last year.

Almost all of Sanchez's problems are mental. Not being able to read defenses, not being able to react to the speed of the game, panicking when things break down and giving up on plays. Can he improve on this? Certainly. He made some real progress at the end of the year when the CS put an emphasis on stepping up in the pocket during practice. Similar emphasis on throwing the ball way or to an outlet when rushed may pay dividends. His slow release might be able to improved as well. His ball security issues can be worked on to. His mechanics in the pocket particularity his footwork can be greatly improved. But I don't see him ever being a QB that will be able to make quick defensive reads, be comfortable in the pocket, be able to pro long plays with his feet like Manning, Brady Ben or Rogers or be able to make fast decisions in a split second. The NFL requires QBs to process information and make quick decisions in an instant. In a sense its like playing speed Chess. Sanchez may be a good chess player when given time to think but he is terrible when he has to make decisions In an instant. The game is way to fast for Sanchez right now. It may slow up but I doubt ever enough for him to be more than a game manager type QB.

In regards to Arizona they have a long long history of stupidity. They have had some of the worst draft blunders in the last 30 years. Their draft history makes Mike Hickey's Jet drafts look like that of a Hall of Famer. Last year the Cardinals got fleeced on the Kolb trade and rumors are high they want to replace him and Skelton with another FA QB. My guess is Sanchez will do even worse with the cards than Kolb and will quickly become a 3rd stringer.

But realistically if Sanchez is traded or even cut, are there any other teams than the 7 I listed he could start for next year? It is a very hard case to make. Cut him tomorrow and tell me who would be lining up for his services? Of those 7 realistically there are only 2-3 maybe 4 teams that would be interested in him. Add in his salary numbers in a trade and there may not be a team willing to give up anything for him. But then it only takes one stupid GM. Look what Oakland gave up for Palmer, Washington for McNabb and so on. He may not look good on film but he has a resume that would hopefully get some attention.