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tryfuhl · 04-23-2009, 08:22 AM

Anyways, here's my stance.

I wouldn't mind if we took Sanchez as long as we don't sell the farm to get him. Yes, we do have needs otherwise perhaps more important this year (don't beat me up over perhaps haha) but you can't underrate a great QB; great QB's can make things happen on their own. Campbell needs a great crew around him at this point in his career, but he's shown flashes that he can make things happen, more so in the scramble game and less in the Brady or Warner slings it to the end zone (though in Campbell's defense he doesn't have a Moss or Fitzgerald at the moment, though short lil Moss does have a good jump/grab game).

My biggest issue with taking Sanchez would be how long are we going to let him develop? I mean what do we really even know about the kid, not a lot, though he has a lot of upside. If we got him this year and he busts, do we take a QB next year, let Colt try, sign a vet? If he's not great after 2 years what do we do?

I'd trust the signing of Sanchez a lot more if I knew we'd give him a fair shot. And if the QB class is deeper next year, we'll likely have to move up again unless it's just THAT deep. There are plenty of teams this year without a very solid QB but have so far focused on other positions, they're going to be looking hard at the kids coming out next year as well. So unless we bomb this year, we're likely going to have to move our pick either way, so that doesn't bother me a lot. Final say is that though Campbell hasn't exactly shown flashes of "greatness" he's still relatively young to his position and system (which I'm not sure he's the right fit for, much like Saunders system) and we should hold off on picking up somebody new for now, but I'm not going to pitch a fit if we don't. I can't see Campbell having the breakout year that solidifies him as our franchise QB though I'm welcome to him doing so.

04-23-2009, 08:22 AM	#8
tryfuhl Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 42 Posts: 12,514	Re: Mark Sanchez at 13th? Anyways, here's my stance. I wouldn't mind if we took Sanchez as long as we don't sell the farm to get him. Yes, we do have needs otherwise perhaps more important this year (don't beat me up over perhaps haha) but you can't underrate a great QB; great QB's can make things happen on their own. Campbell needs a great crew around him at this point in his career, but he's shown flashes that he can make things happen, more so in the scramble game and less in the Brady or Warner slings it to the end zone (though in Campbell's defense he doesn't have a Moss or Fitzgerald at the moment, though short lil Moss does have a good jump/grab game). My biggest issue with taking Sanchez would be how long are we going to let him develop? I mean what do we really even know about the kid, not a lot, though he has a lot of upside. If we got him this year and he busts, do we take a QB next year, let Colt try, sign a vet? If he's not great after 2 years what do we do? I'd trust the signing of Sanchez a lot more if I knew we'd give him a fair shot. And if the QB class is deeper next year, we'll likely have to move up again unless it's just THAT deep. There are plenty of teams this year without a very solid QB but have so far focused on other positions, they're going to be looking hard at the kids coming out next year as well. So unless we bomb this year, we're likely going to have to move our pick either way, so that doesn't bother me a lot. Final say is that though Campbell hasn't exactly shown flashes of "greatness" he's still relatively young to his position and system (which I'm not sure he's the right fit for, much like Saunders system) and we should hold off on picking up somebody new for now, but I'm not going to pitch a fit if we don't. I can't see Campbell having the breakout year that solidifies him as our franchise QB though I'm welcome to him doing so.