Re: Lombardi...The Jets want Brandon Marshall
You jump to conclusions based on your own ignorant logic. You try to convince yourself that players going to the Jets will make the team worse. It's ridiculous, and that's where the homerism comes in.
There is no way that you can deny that Sanchez will be a better QB than his numbers suggested. Yes he struggled MIGHTILY at times last year, as most rookie QB's do. Peyton Manning had like 28 picks in his rookie year. Just b/c Matt Ryan and Flacco had decent rookie years doesn't mean Sanchez is absolute garbage b/c he had a tough rookie year. He will be better in 2010, and he has the talent to develop into an above average starter at QB. You keep saying Sanchez is best when kept in limit. THAT WAS LAST YEAR. The reigns will be loosened a little more this year. He will most likely be better and more well prepared to read NFL defenses after a year of experience.
Marshall coming to NY would help the development of Sanchez greatly just like Plaxico helped Eli a great deal. Marshall would be a great asset to any team and would make any team better. The Jets aren't going to change their whole offense just to suit Marshall. That's not how it works. The reason they will be able to throw the ball more is because Sanchez will be a better QB than he was last year. A trio of Greene, Washington, and a FA like LT or a mid-late round draftee should suffice behind that line.
You try to spin every Jets acquisition in a negative way. There is no way an objective viewer can say that Cromartie isn't an upgrade over Lito Sheppard. There is no way that anyone can objectively say the acquisition of Marshall by the Jets wouldn't significantly help them. There's always a way to try to convince yourself of something if it's something you want to believe. Let's all keep telling ourselves Marshall to the Jets wouldn't be a big deal and Bodden is better than Asante. It's a joke.
Actrualy, you can argue Sanchez is worse than his numbers because the threw a lot of bad balls that were dropped. He is great if you can keep him under 20 throws and keep the defense out of his face with a playaction. He is a disaster if the offense needs to rely on him.
Marshall would be a significant upgrade for the Jets receiving corp, but I also think he would turn Sanchez back into a liability. The Jets get Marshall and they have to start throwing more. The more Sanchez throws the worse he gets. He is so bad with his decision making that they had to resort to childrens games like red light/green light to try to fix him. Most of the time, adding more turnovers is far worse than adding a playmaker on offense. If Sanchez leads the league in INTs next year (he was second this year with 20), then Marshall won't help much. Personally, I think the Jets would be better off trading for Darren Sproles and keeping the ball out of Sanchez's hand.
Cromartie is an upgrade over Sheppard who I think sucks. I never said he wasn't. I said when Cromartie was rumored to be traded to the Pats that I didn't want him and his 2007 season was overrated. I have proven that in other threads. So I am a homer because I still think he is overrated.
I never said Bodden is better than Samuel. In fact, I think in the Pats' system that Samuel is much better than Bodden. In hindsight, the Pats should have tried to keep him, but I think it was a mistake back in 2006 when they could have gotten him for a song more than 2008.
You want to hear about other mistakes by the Pats like signing Adalius Thomas, not being more aggressive to bring in one of the pass rushers they target last offseason (Peppers, Jason Taylor, or Greg Ellis), not being more aggressive on defense last year, etc. I am able to recognize the faults in this team. All teams have them.
Adding Marshall will give the Jets more big plays, but it would also give them more costly turnovers. Sanchez has not show that when he is not just asked to be a game manager that he can reduce or eliminate the costly turnovers. They took the ball out of his hands in the playoffs and they had success.
