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There’s been a lot of scrutiny on New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez and some of it has been warranted as he’s struggled the past two weeks but remember that his statistics are better than they’ve ever been with 31 total touchdowns this year and 15 interceptions. In my opinion, the person most at fault is the man calling the plays: Brian Schottenheimer. Few quarterbacks could (and should) throw 59 times in a single game and Sanchez clearly is not one of them. You can see that when Shonn Greene and LT are running the ball effectively, Sanchez can utilize the play action and becomes an effective quarterback. Schotty gave up on the running game unbelievably quick in Sunday’s all-but-season-killing loss to the Giants. Even down by 6 points with over 5 minutes remaining and the drive starting at the 50 yard line, Schottenheimer called 3 passes which led to these results: Incomplete, batted away and a sack. Blame Sanchez to an extent for not executing but it’s hard to perform with this kind of play calling. Everyone sees what can happen when you get the right coaches involved, look in San Francisco with Alex Smith who is much older and seems to have lesser talent than Sanchez. For the New York fans and media clamoring for change, don’t worry, it’s coming, just not from the guy taking the snaps…

There’s been a lot of scrutiny on New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez and some of it has been warranted as he’s struggled the past two weeks but remember that his statistics are better than they’ve ever been with 31 total touchdowns this year and 15 interceptions. In my opinion, the person most at fault is the man calling the plays: Brian Schottenheimer. Few quarterbacks could (and should) throw 59 times in a single game and Sanchez clearly is not one of them. You can see that when Shonn Greene and LT are running the ball effectively, Sanchez can utilize the play action and becomes an effective quarterback.

Schotty gave up on the running game unbelievably quick in Sunday’s all-but-season-killing loss to the Giants. Even down by 6 points with over 5 minutes remaining and the drive starting at the 50 yard line, Schottenheimer called 3 passes which led to these results: Incomplete, batted away and a sack. Blame Sanchez to an extent for not executing but it’s hard to perform with this kind of play calling.

Everyone sees what can happen when you get the right coaches involved, look in San Francisco with Alex Smith who is much older and seems to have lesser talent than Sanchez. For the New York fans and media clamoring for change, don’t worry, it’s coming, just not from the guy taking the snaps…

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