From time to time one simple sentence can sum up an entire teams philosophy. I love this quote from our head coach. You can tell that this is what he has been saying to Mark Sanchez for the past two weeks, and it's a huge departure from the week 1 debacle vs. the Ravens. Schotty has finally taken the leash off of his #1 draft pick and Mark is looking impressive. It's never a good idea to get too excited or too upset from week to week in the NFL. But, if you look at Marks last few games of the 2009 season including the playoffs and you add in the Pats and Dolphins games this year you are seeing a QB who is growing by leaps and bounds.
Marks accuracy has been outstanding and he is on a roll throwing 6 TD's and zero picks in the past 8 quarters. However, I have been most impressed with the passes he hasn't made. In the fourth quarter of the game in Miami we were winning by 1 point and the ball was at midfield. This was the drive where Mark ran the ball in for a TD and it was called back on a bullshit holding penalty. Earlier in the drive mark took the snap and Keller was streaking down the field. Mark locked in on him and was tempted to throw the ball into triple coverage.
Guys like Jay Cutler and Brett Favre would have launched a "laser rocket ball" (as Mike Holmgren would call it) right into the hands of an opportunistic defender. QB's always have to fight the urge to 'hear the music' (as I would call it.) When the game is on the line they always feel that they can make any pass. But, their better angels need to shout down their demons (as Toby Zeigler would call it) and check down to the RB and extend the drive. It's called being smart and selfless. Thats exactly what #6 did. He pumped the ball and pulled it back, eventually dumping it to LT for a 5 yard gain. That one play could have cost us the entire game. Sometimes less is more.
Bryan Thomas and Sean Ellis continue their dominate play. We have not missed Calvin Pace due to the contribution of Jason Taylor. Pouha and Devito are back in 2009 form and even Bart Scott is making plays. I have been impressed with Cromartie and Wilson. I can't help but dream of Revis Cromartie and Wilson all healthy on defense and Edwards, Holmes and Cotchery on the field at the same time on offense. If we don't have anymore catastrophic injuries the second half of the season is looking very very good for Jets fans.
My biggest surprises from the Jets so far revolve around Steve Weatherford, Cotchery and Greene. Weatherford has been playing very well and I have always felt a consistent punter is worth their weight in gold. On the other hand Greene has been non-existent and J-Co has been very quiet as well. I would love to see Brad Smith get more touches, but with so many mouths to feed that may be impossible.
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