Under Pressure: Mark Sanchez faces impossible task

[polamalubeast]

Around the League will examine one key player under pressure on each team heading into the 2012 season. First up: The New York Jets

Under Pressure: Mark Sanchez

Sanchez is the obvious choice in New York. I tried to write this post about Shonn Greene because Sanchez felt too easy, too obvious. But it felt dishonest when you consider everything Sanchez must do to avoid a quarterback controversy this season:


1. Never have a bad first quarter at home.

2. Keep the Jets above .500 at all times. Even 1-1 won't be good enough to avoid serious Tim Tebow talk.

3. Never lose two games in a row.

4. Don't allow Tebow to make game-winning plays.

5. Don't allow Tebow to have any good games throwing the ball as a backup.

6. Consistently play at a higher level than ever before. Or else there will be change.


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[BigNastyDefense]

1. Never have a bad first quarter at home.
This will happen, probably sooner than later.

2. Keep the Jets above .500 at all times. Even 1-1 won't be good enough to avoid serious Tim Tebow talk.
Not going to happen.

3. Never lose two games in a row.
I see this possibly happening at three different times this season - v. Buffalo/@ Pittsburgh; v. San Francisco/v. Houston; v. San Diego/@ Buffalo.

4. Don't allow Tebow to make game-winning plays.
This is out of his hands, if the game is close and Ryan puts Tebow in for some trick play type of thing or something, I doubt Sanchez can do anything to keep it from happening. Especially with what Tebow did last season with lesser talent.

5. Don't allow Tebow to have any good games throwing the ball as a backup.
Once again, out of Sanchez's hands. He has no control over how well Tebow throws it. However, Tebow is a pretty piss poor NFL passer, so I think Sanchez shouldn't be too worried in this category.

6. Consistently play at a higher level than ever before. Or else there will be change.
I think this is a possibility. Even if he doesn't play at a level a lot higher than he has before, I feel Rex Ryan wants Sanchez to be the starting QB for the Jets and will stick with him until management tells him to start Tebow.

[ALLD]

I say Sanchez plays for a different team in 2013.