Sanchez getting to know the “O”
We all know saw Friday that Mark Sanchez can physically handle being an NFL quarterback, but the mental side is a work in progress. In a great piece, Sam Farmer from the LA Times, writes that the mental aspect of Sanchez’s game is coming along.
“When [Sanchez] knows where he’s going with the ball, he’s pretty dang good,” Jets safety Kerry Rhodes said. “He can get it there. . . . For him right now, it’s going to be about getting reps. We try to make it as real as we can, but it’s not as real as it’s going to be when he can get hit.”
Sanchez says he feels very comfortable with the physical demands of the job and that the most difficult part so far has been knowing the offense to the point where it’s second nature.
“The physical mistakes, you fix those right away,” he said. “But the mental things, those are big. I’m getting those down. I’m making the right reads. Now I just have to put the throw there — and I can make all these throws. I’ve made them before.”
At camp Tuesday, Sanchez described two clear mistakes he made in his post-practice interview. It was a big relief to me to hear that because not a lot of young QBs see and understand their mistakes without it having to be pointed out by coaches. He watched the film, he knew the mistakes. It seems like he “gets it” to a degree. The key will be putting it all together in the face of guys like Terrell Suggs, Haloti Ngata and Ray Lewis. Needless to say, I’m very interested in Monday’s game.
4 Responses to Sanchez getting to know the “O”
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NorCal says:
Be happy you cannot remember how you felt about Browning Nagle. The less you remember about him the better!
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Sanchez looked pretty good with all 4 throws, he’ll do just fine this season and I plan to draft him as my backup. Look forward to tonight’s test.
It’s becoming harder and harder for me to retain perspective regarding Sanchez. Everything he says and does just seems so right. I tend to drink the kool aid by nature, so this exacerbates the problem.
I’ve got visions of super bowls dancing in my head.
I wish I could remember how I felt about Browning Nagle.