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QB Mark Sanchez, New York Jets
HT: 6-2, WT: 227, Born: 11-11-1986, College: USC, Drafted: Round 1, Pick 5
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2011 Projections
| G | CMP | ATT | PYD | Y/A | PTD | INT | RSH | YD | Y/R | TD | FPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Dodds | 16 | 283 | 512 | 3410 | 6.7 | 24 | 15 | 30 | 105 | 3.5 | 1 | 277 |
| Bob Henry | 16 | 297 | 520 | 3465 | 6.7 | 24 | 14 | 33 | 104 | 3.2 | 2 | 288 |
| Jason Wood | 16 | 300 | 520 | 3415 | 6.6 | 20 | 16 | 30 | 100 | 3.3 | 1 | 255 |
Average draft position
Current as of September 6th. [Full ADP list]
Overall: M Cassel (123), J Ford (124), Mark Sanchez (125), J Nelson (126), D Woodhead (127)Position: J Cutler (110-QB17), M Cassel (123-QB18), Mark Sanchez (125 - QB19), K Orton (132-QB20), D McNabb (137-QB21)
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PPR Average draft position
Current as of September 6th. [Full PPR ADP list]
Overall: R Williams (132), M Williams (133), Mark Sanchez (134), Z Miller (135), R Meachem (136)Position: M Cassel (127-QB18), K Orton (131-QB19), Mark Sanchez (134 - QB20), D McNabb (149-QB21), R Fitzpatrick (152-QB22)
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Message board spotlight thread - July 19thMark Sanchez Spotlight - July 19th
Why he is undervalued
according to two of our writers (based on an ADP > 250 on Aug 17 --- go here for the complete article)Jeff Haseley - I am not ready to put Mark Sanchez among the league's best QBs, but I do believe he has an opportunity to finish in the Top 15 this year. The recent re-signing of Santonio Holmes and the acquisitions of Plaxico Burress and Derrick Mason add weapons to an aerial attack that wasn't there last year or years past. Rex Ryan has indicated the Jets will throw the ball more in 2011, which adds more intrigue to an offense that could see a good uptick in production from the passing game.
Matt Waldman - I watched enough of the Jets last year to know that other than Santonio Holmes, Mark Sanchez lacked reliable receivers. Braylon Edwards, Jerricho Cotchery, and Dustin Keller were all inconsistent. The addition of Derrick Mason and Plaxico Burress is an upgrade, despite their age and arguable decline in the corps overall athleticism. Just on the basis of more consistent play from the receiver position, I think Sanchez will have a better year than his value indicates.Why he is overvalued
according to one of our writers (based on an ADP > 250 on Aug 17 --- go here for the complete article)Anthony Borbely - The Jets are a run-first team with a strong defense and thus they simply do not throw the ball much. Sanchez does not have a strong arm, has a very low completion percentage, and has been very inconsistent thus far in his career. Outside of Santonio Holmes, there is very little in the way of weapons. The Jets are a very good team and are unlikely to be forced to throw all that often. His ADP is 132 and I just don't see any upside in taking Sanchez that high.
Latest News
Jets | Mark Sanchez underwent several MRIs after season (Sun Feb 5, 04:11 PM) - New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez underwent MRIs on his ankles, knees and shoulders after the season but everything appeared to be fine. link to story Jets | Mark Sanchez, Santonio Holmes to meet (Fri Feb 3, 03:41 PM) - Updating a previous report, New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez and WR Santonio Holmes plan to meet for a quarterback-receiver retreat to clear up some issues that took place in the locker room last season. Owner Woody Johnson also plans to meet one-on-one with Sanchez over dinner next week. New York is expected to make a decision on Holmes' contract situation in the near future, too. Holmes' guaranteed money will increase from $7.75 million to $15 million Wednesday, Feb. 8. Head coach Rex Ryan said there is no chance the team releases Holmes. Our View: The team looks to keep Holmes around in 2012 but clearly he has to get on the same page as QB Mark Sanchez. Perhaps they can work things out and improve their on field relationship.link to story Jets | Mark Sanchez, Santonio Holmes have spoken (Thu Feb 2, 04:04 PM) - New York Jets TE Dustin Keller said QB Mark Sanchez and WR Santonio Holmes have talked since the season ended and he does not believe there will be any problems in the locker room next season. link to story Jets | Plaxico Burress will not defend Mark Sanchez (Thu Feb 2, 09:07 AM) - New York Jets impending free-agent WR Plaxico Burress offered very little when asked to comment on the play of QB Mark Sanchez. 'Mark Sanchez is Mark Sanchez,' Burress said. When he was asked what he thought of the criticism heaped on Sanchez since the Jets' season ended, Burress did not stick up for his quarterback. Instead, he said, 'I haven't entertained any of it.' link to story
2011 Schedule
| Week | Opponent |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 3 | at Oakland Raiders |
| 4 | at Baltimore Ravens |
| 5 | at New England Patriots |
| 6 | Miami Dolphins |
| 7 | San Diego Chargers |
| Bye week | |
| 9 | at Buffalo Bills |
| 10 | New England Patriots |
| 11 | at Denver Broncos |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills |
| 13 | at Washington Redskins |
| 14 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 15 | at Philadelphia Eagles |
| 16 | New York Giants |
| 17 | at Miami Dolphins |
2011 Game Summaries
Week 1 - Sanchez started slowly, with small dinks and dunks, but going 5 for 5 to begin the game., after which he missed the next four passes. Still, he really began to pull it together on a touchdown drive at the end of the first half. You saw the good Sanchez, patient throws, good vision and capping it all off with a nice throw to tight end Dustin Keller. On the play, Sanchez rolled to his right and it looked initially as if he wanted to dump the ball to his running back, who would have had nowhere to go. Instead, Sanchez saw Keller move to the back of the end zone and threw a nice pass to him for a touchdown. Unfortunately, Sanchez was once again plagued by odd and occasionally outright decisions, resulting in a fumble and an interception. The interception was like so many of Sanchez's turnovers. On the pass, Sanchez seemed to lock onto his target (Keller again) very early on. Somehow he missed LB Sean Lee, positioned directly between Sanchez and his target. Possibly he thought he could finesse the pass over Lee. Either way, Lee picked the ball off and ran it back to the one yard line, which led to a one yard touchdown run by Felix Jones. As happens nearly every time the Jets look ready to give the game away, Sanchez manages to bring them back from the brink. In this case, he played extraordinarily well while coming back from a 14 point deficient in the fourth quarter, including a very nice touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress where he threw the ball to a spot only Burress could get it. Sanchez then capped the night off by moving the ball down field and putting kicker Nick Folk in position to win the game. Overall, Sanchez had his usual up and down performance and still struggles to be consistent for the whole 60 minutes.
Week 2 - Once again Mark Sanchez had a schizophrenic outing, at moments throwing a great strike to Santonio Holmes where he puts it over the head of the defender to let Holmes use his size and vertical ability leap up and make the catch for a touchdown. The next moment, he's picked off when he misses corner back William Middleton on a pass to Derrick Mason. How many times in a season do you hear an analyst say 'Well, I guess Sanchez must have missed (insert player X)'? Too many if the Jets want to make the Super Bowl. Sanchez has to take better care of the ball and he continues to lack the full-game consistency the Jets need to take the next step.
Week 3 - While Mark Sanchez passed for a career high 369 yards as well as two touchdowns, it was a disappointing day for the Jets as Sanchez and the team fell short on the last drive. Sanchez, who had run for a touchdown earlier in the game on a misdirection play, waited in the pocket for a few seconds, then ran forward towards the goal line. He was clipped by a defender and while reaching for the goal line, his shin and knee hit the turf before the ball could cross it. For the rest of the game, the third year quarterback was asked to throw a lot and take advantage of a banged up Oakland secondary. He did this often with little time as his offensive line struggled in the absence of C Nick Mangold. Sanchez had some nice throws, such as on his touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the mid fourth quarter. On the play, Burress was well covered as he ran straight for the end zone. Sanchez threw a hard pass to Burress, who caught it in stride. It would have been a better throw had he put it on Burress' back shoulder, away from the defender, but Burress had enough position to keep possession of the ball. Sanchez had accuracy issues though. including several throws towards tight end Dustin Keller which were well off target and an interception in he end zone, intended for Derrick Mason. On the play, Sanchez rolled to his right but the coverage was good and he had no targets. Instead of throwing it away, he tossed it into double coverage and it was intercepted. Sanchez also made a bad pass on a critical third quarter pass when the Jets were desperate to convert a fourth and two and threw behind Burress on a slant which would have given them a first down. Compounding things further, Sanchez eyed Burress the whole way and so the coverage had a good idea where the play was going. The poor decisions are still a huge issue for Sanchez and for every good play he makes it seems there are two he'd like back.
Week 4 - This was, by and standard, a tremendously ugly game but not all of it falls on Mark Sanchez's shoulders. With Pro Bowl Center Nick Mangold out due to a high ankle sprain, the lack of depth on the Jets' offensive line was in full effect as they were unable to give Sanchez any time to throw during the majority of the game. Hit so early, so often and frequently from his blindside, Sanchez got jumpy early and never looked comfortable. The result was a performance that looks much worse than it was, even though it wasn't very pretty. It all kicked off with the Jets' first possession, where Sanchez was hit from behind by an unblocked S Ed Reed. The ball popped out and was run back for a touchdown. There were a pair of bad snaps--one definitely on Sanchez where he should have caught the ball and one probably not his fault--and another fumble return for a touchdown when Sanchez was hit by DT Haloti Ngata after the Raven abused D'Brickshaw Fergusen and Vlad Ducasse. Once again, this was a blindside hit and Sanchez had no time to get rid of the ball. With no run game, the Ravens were able to lay back and wait for the short slants that were called all night, which made it nearly impossible to get the offense moving. All of the above does not absolve Sanchez of his issues--he still shows some poor decision making and ball protection issues (four fumbles, three lost, two for touchdowns) and was unusually rattled by the poor line play. However, much of this disaster was on the Jets offensive line which rarely gave him any protection to speak of.