NFL regular season thread (week 1)

[MTK]

Sanchez looks worse this year, but then again it's tough for any QB to look good against that Ravens D when they're on.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Sanchez looks worse this year, but then again it's tough for any QB to look good against that Ravens D when they're on.

No one can argue with you there Matty, the Ravens "D" is their salvation and you can't help but like the way they play it.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Sanchez looks worse this year, but then again it's tough for any QB to look good against that Ravens D when they're on.

Still the Jets offense was absolutely pathetic. Rex Ryan and company are nuts if they think that attempting 5 yard passes is going to help them win in the playoffs, let alone make the playoffs. Sanchez 3.5 YPA wouldn't have been so bad had they attempted a couple of deep throws.

What I want to know is why the hell would you not try to go deep against a team thats playing their second string corners and is currently without the best safety in the league. If the Ravens defense has a week spot it's that secondary. Sure you have to survive their pass rush, but again the deepest pass I saw attempted was an 11 yard curl to Cotchery. That is simply unacceptable for any team, let alone a team with Super Bowl aspirations.

They might try to spin it as they weren't trying to take risk so they could stay in the game, but the ironic thing is that playing low risk football sometimes ends up being a risk in and of itself.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Sanchez looks worse this year, but then again it's tough for any QB to look good against that Ravens D when they're on.

Except that there secondary is their weak link. There were many plays where Sanchez had time to throw but didn't get the ball out or threw a check down. It really looked like he was afraid to throw deep.

And their final drive - horrible. They got the ball at their own 30'ish w/ 1:37 to go. plenty of time to get into field goal range (and then some). They took 37 seconds to go 10 yards AND called their final time out. Sanchez showed no urgency in lining them up or hustling downfield. He certainly wasn't trying to throw it downfield.

Unless he speeds his game up a lot and takes some shots downfield, he is the next USC QB washout. He looked very much like a 2nd or 3rd stringer to me.