Ron Jaworski: Jets Are Hindering Mark Sanchez's Development

by J.J. CooperFiled under: Jets, NFL Quarterbacks, Sports Business and MediaIn the aftermath of one of the worst offensive performances Jets' fans may ever see -- Monday night's 10-9 loss to Baltimore -- ESPN's Ron Jaworski thinks the blame needs to be shared between the New York coaching staff and Mark Sanchez.

Interviewed on ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike Show on Tuesday morning, Jaworski said that he believes part of Sanchez's awful night was because of the game plan and part of it was his unwillingness to take the time to go through his progressions.

Of Sanchez's 21 pass attempts, only two were thrown more than 15 yards downfield (a pair of incompletions). Sanchez also had a 33-yard pass to Dustin Keller called back because of a penalty. Eight of Sanchez's passes were thrown to running backs and another five went to the tight ends. Only eight passes went to the Jets' receivers and six of those were thrown on underneath routes. New York's longest pass play was only 13 yards.

Much of that, Jaworski said, comes from the Jets' defense-first mentality. Sanchez is taught to not make mistakes. Apparently that has led him to eschewing looking downfield and settling for short outlet routes, even if there is someone open downfield. It worked relatively well for New York last year, but as the former NFL quarterback sees it, it also is hurting Sanchez's development. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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