After a preseason of hype and post-season guarantees, the only thing New York Jets fans saw on Monday night was a
disappointing performance by Mark Sanchez, who threw for just 74 yards and reached the end zone a total of zero times.
As much as we’d like to believe that ‘The Sanchize’ is the godsend for the Jets, right now, he isn’t. Against Ray Lewis and the Ravens defense, Mark Sanchez looked less like the savior of a team and more like the puppy who lost his way.
As soon as the stadium lights peaked through his facemask, he performed like his knuckles were shaking and his palms were sweating. Before long, the misfired passes and bad decisions began to stack up along with his frustration.
By the time the third quarter rolled around, the game was out of his hands and when the final whistle blew, Sanchez and the Jets’ offense had been demolished. That offense finished the game with only 6 first downs and went just 1-of-11 on 3rd down conversions. Imagine the number of Rex Ryan F bombs that were flying around that sidelines.
Its situations like this that keeps speculators guessing at whether or not “Sanchize” can handle the pressure of being an NFL quarterback. Some people have the ‘It’ factor and some people don’t–right now Mark Sanchez doesn’t seem to have a trace of it.
We can blame the New York media and the Jets coaching staff all we want for putting too much pressure on this young slinger but the fact of the matter is, Mark Sanchez needs to start playing like a professional quarterback. Getting paid millions to perform, he needs to find a way to do it.
Although we are only one game into the season, if Sanchez cannot get things started soon, then it will be a long season for the Jets.
With limited patience of the Jets fans and the New York media, Sanchez better start bringing leadership into the huddle. In the meantime, this Jets’ offense has been looking like a bad work in progress in the hands of “The Sanchize”.
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Logan Rhoades is a Los Angeles-based writer and contributor to Sports Climax. With an extensive knowledge of ESPN topics and celebrity gossip, he is known for mixing sports and pop culture to entertain his readers. Check out his blog and Follow him on Twitter @loganrhoades.
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