Lets start thinking about the regular season. Let Sanchez knock off any lingering rust, gel with the offense, and Geno best be prepared to step in...
Big deal. Just don' t throw at him. He's just one CB with a bloated salary covering one of our mediocre receivers.
That's what I was thinking. Pick a QB and give him max reps heading into the reg season. If we were playing the same offense we played the last 4 years, than it's probably not a huge deal. But we're not. We're playing a brand new offense NO ONE has played in. MM continues to install up to 20 plays a day, mainly with the starters. Saying our starting QB would not benefit much from a full week of installs and 3/4 preseason game against the 1's heading into 'live action' bucs game is kind of short sighted. I get the importance of the QB competition...but it's coming at the expense of being as prepared as possible for opening day. Whichever QB is chosen to start will enter the Bucs game with only half a training camp to rely on with a new offense.
After that performance against the Jags this competition needs to continue. If Geno has a decent week of practice, then you start him against the Giants. Then the competition continues into the Eagles game the week after. The Jets don't need to take the traditional approach to preseason especially since we don't have a QB yet.
People will say but what about week 1 and the short week 2 Well people its not about week 1 or week 2 it's about the whole season The offense will look shaky either way that's why Marty needs to lean on the run early then gradually go pass heavy I'm not sacrificing 4-5 wins down the road picking the right QB by rushing to make a decision for week 1 or a week 3 preseason game
We should see how Geno's ankle is before rushing to anoint him the starter. If he's gimpy, they should not put him in against the Giants defense no matter how bad Sanchez is. Sanchez may have won this by default. I really feel they did an injustice to Geno by letting him practice even though he was hurt. Maybe sitting him for a practice or two would have sped up his recovery. Hindsight is 20-20 I guess.
Exactly, if Geno looks unready in the last two preseason games then Sanchez starts week 1. Based on how the competition is going Geno has to outright outplay Mark which isn't right IMO, it should be the other way around. IMO I would rather have the rookie out there making rookie mistakes over the 5 year vet any day of the week. Even if the offense looks shaky at least this gives Geno a chance to get some experience, and you hope that he shows some promise as the season goes on.
Rex could potentially harm his long term future going with Mark over Geno Geno allows growing pains, as long as the D holds up top 7-10 and our offense competes(I hate that word) Rex should fine But going with the vet he puts a different target in reach, playoffs, AFCCG, SB, etc because anything less is still backwards from their peak Rex will be a DC next year if he plays favorites because Idzik can do the same
If there is any silver lining to look at even though it's preseason is going through all the threads I haven't seen anyone complain (in the past obviously rightfully so) about play calling. Again it's preseason but the play calling and play design are a breath of fresh air and is allowing us and the coaching staff to get a good assessment from all players on offense. If we can take one thing away so far is that any lack of production from the offense won't be as heavily on the coaching as it has been in the past.
Here's the thing though, what if the Jets start Sanchez (for any reason) and the Giants pass rush makes him look like Mark Sanchez? What do the Jets do going into the season with a failed starting QB by default, who looked up and down all summer and then finally down at the end? Who do the Jets start game one in that situation? Do they start Sanchez, who is now completely exposed as inadequate? Do they start Smith coming off the ankle injury who has gotten almost no game time against the opposing 1's in pre-season? Do they start McElroy who has gotten no meaningful game time in the pre-season? The bets on Sanchez to date are not free. They come with a cost in terms of preparation time and experience for the other guys. If Sanchez blows out in game 3 the Jets are up the creek without a paddle. That's the best argument for getting Geno Smith the start against the Giants if you possibly can. You still have the option to start either of them the following week without the laugh factor becoming too big to ignore. If you start Sanchez and things deteriorate for him some more the Jets suddenly have no real options to start at QB against the Bucs and that's the nightmare in the making.
Jets fans were patient with Mark his first 2 or 3 years. We can tolerate Geno going through growing pains this year. We can't tolerate it from Sanchez at this point.
Exactly and our late season schedule is easier in relation to the beginning Giving Geno Tampa Bay- the return of Revis New England- in Foxborough Tennessee- strong middle of the pack team Buffalo- division rival And that monster stretch that includes Atlanta, New Orleans, New England, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Gives him a tough 9 game stretch where we might get 3-5 games but that's a wealth of experience that includes a few tough defenses, having to keep up the score with high octane offenses and 3 crucial division games The last 7 games things somewhat slow down, Geno looks more comfortable and we open things up each passing week
Ill be fucking livid if Geno Smith doesnt start vs the Giants. RR needs to realize Sanchez aint shit.
Assuming the ankle is good I would start Geno and let him play three quarters. Regardless of how he looks I'm treating game four of the preseason differently than conventional wisdom. I'm letting some starters play more than the traditional series or two. Given the extreme limitations on practice under the new CBA all four preseason game's reps are that much more valuable. Especially for a team installing a new offense and hopefully a new QB.
Just because there is a QB competition doesn't mean the rest of the team won't be prepared for week one. Competition is a good thing, and it's more than just Sanchez vs. Geno, our surrounding offensive players such as Ivory, Powell, McKnight, Hill, Edwards, Kerley, Winslow Jr., Cumberland etc. along with our offensive line must all be ready to compete while stepping up for whichever quarterback's under Center. On a side note I'm disheartened about Quinton Coples going down for 3-4 weeks, looked really explosive rushing from the outside standing up especially on the pressure he put on the quarterback in which was almost a forced fumble. Just hope he's able to recover 100%. But damn did Bilal Powell look sharp out there. Very impressive night with 7 rushes for 68 yards along with an average of 9.7 yards per carry. Long of 37. Which means that even outside of his long of 37, he still averaged 5.1 yards per carry during his other 6 rushes. The offensive line did open up some nice holes, but Powell had the speed and quickness to get there. His field vision and/or decision making looked strong last night.
if geno is healthy and performs well in practice then they should let him run with the 1s for the first quarter. Hopefully Geno is okay physically and prepared to take advantage of his opportunity to show what he can do. So far he hasn't done anything really so its about time he get in there and lead some scoring drives.
u get livid about who plays starting qb in a meaningless preseason football game??? :lol::lol::lol: wow.
But you're still missing the point. If Geno is still hurt, you don't start him against the Giants defense. You don't put your players (especially your possible starting QB) in a position to get hurt worse than they already are. If Geno is healthy then that's a different a story. But right now there is no indication that he is. So why would you subject him to the Giants pass rush? Like I said, Sanchez may have won this by default. That doesn't mean that Geno, when healthy, doesn't get the starting position later on. But to put the kid in when he's hurt is pretty stupid.
Do you really not understand the importance of which QB starts preseason week 3 in terms of our QB competition? I doubt it. Then again, you are the guy who was livid that Mangold went to the olympics to watch his sister compete during the 1st week of preseason.
