http://jetsrant.com/2011/09/07/in-2010-mark-sanchez-threw-16-tds-in-wins-1-td-in-loss/ The article talks about how Mark plays better when trailing and shows that when he throws a touchdown, (besides the bears game) we win. He even breaks down each touchdown pass and when it was thrown and to who.
He does seem to be a slow starter, but the Jets also throw less in the first quarter. The defense also defers sometimes, which means Sanchez is prone to have less attempts in the first quarter. Check out his stat splits: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/9269/situational;_ylt=AglkvvHCN0X3TpKzx1Ey_GP.uLYF Actually they do lie a bit, since Holmes was out the first four games. Also if you look at the chart provided, you can see that Holmes came on at the end of the year and was scoring in the more clutch situations.
Sanchez may be a slow starter, but Jets also usually defer and give the D the ball first almost every game. Sanchez would probably do better if he started with the ball more often.
They tried that. Didn't work. The slow starts have more to do with the game plan and Shotty's playcalling imo.
I disagree. I'd rather have the ball to start the 2nd half. And considering our D is top 5 or better, I would always defer.
Sancho is a slow starter but no doubt about it when we need a clutch score he delivers most of the time. An Holmes became more clutch and more the go to guy toward the end of the year, and he missed four games.
If you watch his Rose bowl tape you see the same issues though. Early he's a bit wild with throws, over and under throwing people. About 5 passes or so in he settles down and hits targets like its practice. I think he lets his nerves get to him at times adn settles down after a series or two. It being 9/11 emotions should be high so it will be interesting to see how he comes out of the gate.
The article's not that interesting - the only stat they look at is TDs. And it's pretty obvious that he'd have more when they're trailing or tied, cause that's when the offense has to be more aggressive. I'd be more curious to see what the completion percentage splits are at different times during each game, and if they change significantly based on the score. The split-stat link is fascinating, he has his best percentage when he's trailing, but his interception to touchdown ratio plummets. He also plays his worst in the fourth quarter, statistically, and his best in the second. And he has great stats on first down, presumably because the defense expects run on every first down. His second down stats are solid too, he gets into trouble on third down. If the offense can prevent third and longs, his numbers should have significant improvements this year. On 3rd and 8-10 yards, his passer rating was 100.9 with 8.2 yards/attempt, three touchdowns to no interceptions. On 3rd and 11+ yards, his passer rating was 10.7 with 3.6 yards/attempt, no touchdowns to three interceptions. Breaking news: penalties and sacks kill drives.
