The Jets

[Danzig]

i think sanchez is taking far too much of the blame. that team they have around him is not helping him at all. he can't do it all himself, that's for sure. i think with a different coach, some changes, he'd be able to do better. they needed people at various positions, and their big offseason move was to get tebow. for what?

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by Danzig

they needed people at various positions, and their big offseason move was to get tebow. for what?

Attention?

The funny thing is I actually think they could really use Tebow effectively. They need to get some kind of a ground attack going and he can provide it.

But Sparano can't get the plays to Sanchez quick enough and he'd rather act like a lunatic on the sidelines then utilize the "weapon" they got in the offseason.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Attention?

The funny thing is I actually think they could really use Tebow effectively. They need to get some kind of a ground attack going and he can provide it.

But Sparano can't get the plays to Sanchez quick enough and he'd rather act like a lunatic on the sidelines then utilize the "weapon" they got in the offseason.

that's what's really baffling. why would you trade for a player that you then can't figure out how to use? exactly what was the plan?

[herkhorse]

Tebow and Sanchez should be on the field at the same time.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

Tebow and Sanchez should be on the field at the same time.

[golfer]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

Tebow and Sanchez should be on the field at the same time.

I'm not sure this would help. If Tebow is the QB, then you're basically playing with 10 guys. They tried Tebow as the "H" back a handfull of times in game 2 against Pitt, I believe, and the only memorable thing that came out of it was Sanchez hitting Tebow in the head with the one pass he threw his way.

At this point, with all the injuries, they really have 2 choices:

Tank the rest of the season to get a high draft pick, or

Rex and his staff consider this the ultimate challenge, to take a bunch of rag tag guys (for the most part) and figure out creative ways to win and get the best out of them.

This team ain't winning a Super Bowl (not that they were if completely healthy), but they can certainly aren't precluded from sneaking into a playoff spot at 2-3?

[Calzone Lord]

They need to run the ball between the tackles.

I hate Tebow, but he's the right option with the way the WR core is now. The Georgia Tech rookie is a big athletic freak with poor hands and he has never really played in anything that resembles an NFL style offense.

Let him run deep routes like Tebow's big Georgia Tech WR in Denver did. Georgia Tech is an option program like the military academies.

Let Sanchez be the change of pace guy. Give him about 12 plays a game (make sure at least half are handoffs to start with)

If you do this, it's probably a nail in the coffin for Sanchez. But they will run the ball better with Tebow. They should have more big passing plays with Tebow -- WR's will get deep 1-on-1 with no safety help. Even though he sucks throwing the ball -- guys like Georgia Tech and the Sire Cornerback will have many chances deep. The defense will benefit IF they can run it better.

[MaTH716]

The coaching reference is a great start. To say that Rex is a defensive minded coach is putting it mildly. He also had to endore a young inexpierenced cooridinator in his first 3 years. The Jets didn't even carry a veteran backup in his rookie year, someone for Sanchez to lean on and learn from.

The thing that boggles my mind is that they went to the AFC title game in his first two seasons (does that not count for anything). At times he struggled, but I can also remember him playing very well and leading them to some late 4th quarter victories. More importantly he played well in the playoffs. But that brings us to last season, where he struggled at times. But there were mitagating circumstances. There was a shortened trainning camp due to the lock-out. They didn't resign what seemed to be his favorite target in Braylon Edwards. On the flip side, Santonio Holmes cashed in, which seemed to change his entire attitude. And most importantly, the offensive line was not good (which affected their ability to run the ball and open up the passing game as well). All this lead to an 8-8 record and just missing the playoffs by one game. The three games that come to mind that cost them the spot would be the Broncos, Giants and the finale at Miami. I remember Sanchez being bad in Miami (the Holmes mutiny game), but they probably thought that they were already dead going into that one. The other two fall at the defense's feet. They let Tebow march down the field late in Denver. And then they had the Giants in a headlock and backed up in their own zone in a game they were controlling, then procedded to give up a 99 yard TD.

So instead of giving Sanchez a pass for one so-so season and making the team around him better, what do the do? They bring in another (lesser) QB, a new offensive cooridinator and try to totally flip the script, with no major upgrades on the offensive unit. It just all seems a little unfair. To make matters worse, the defense is not as good as it was a couple of season ago and they need Sanchez and the offense to score even more points. Unfortunately for Jets fans they are only 2 years removed from back to back trips to the AFC title game, and somehow this team seems to be on the decline and now needs to be overhauled.