Before we turn the page to baseball for good, I wanted to bullet a point a few of my previous observations:
1) Rex needed to go before the 2012-13 season. He clearly needs to go now. Woody's on crack in keeping him, and he'll obviously be here until the '13-14 season.
2) Coming into last year, I said it was a "last chance" for Sanchez. He sucked. The guy's not going to be the man, and I pray the Jets bring in some real competition via the draft (they're too cash strapped to bring in pro-ready competition).
3) O line needs major rehaul, and the "stars" of the line are not as good as we think. Brick and Mangold are above average at their positions, but not even close to All-Pros. Faneca and Woody made them look better than they were as pups. A lot of upgrades needed, with little or no cash to be found. Ducasse pick killed us. Losing Turner and Woody hurt a lot.
4) Skill positions other than QB are bad, but fixing them is not top priority--OL and QB are. Good RBs are frequently found with middle-round draft picks (Leon Washington, Leon Johnson, Adrian Murrell all 4th and 5th round guys for Jets; Rudi Johnson (4th), Frank Gore (4th), Edgerin James (4th), Brian Westbrook (3rd), Mike Anderson (6th) from around the league). Not a position to waste $ or high draft picks on. WR is a position that simply won't get fixed for a while. It takes 3 years for even high-talent draft picks to pan out, usually. No money for vet stars.
5) The organization is a mess. As long as there are no clear lines of accountability, things will continue to suck. Drafting and signing by committee does not work. The GM needs to have clear authority over the Coach in player-personnel and evaluation decisions. Coach over the players for disciplinary and playing time issues. Oh yeah, and the owner needs to be evaluating the operation as a whole, not undercutting the GM by getting into personnel decisions. None of the above is true right now.
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I think most jet fans are dismissing Sanchez to easily. Yes he wasn't so good last season but with no O line and no receiving core you can't really expect much. Also don't think there is a qb that really stands out this year. Next year is a deeper draft. And don't even get me started on Rex
The problem with Sanchez is not the lack of success. It's the lack of poise, and most importantly, his penchant to be loose with the football and turn it over under pressure. These tendencies, and his "feel" for pressure, have not improved over time.
Not turning over the football has to priority one when you're running a ball control offense (which is what you have to run when you have no actual weapons), and Sanchez does not fit this team's needs.
To your point, it doesn't mean there's anyone better who is available. Is Garrard the answer? I doubt it, but I'm glad he's there to at least compete.
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