Shockt327
Rotational Player and Threatening Starter's Job
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Seriously. How many times did Anderson knife in there? He looked fantastic, and so many times he got the initial pressure on Sanchez, and Carter cleaned up.
Say what you want about the Jets O -- but they do have a great offensive line. After ditching Haynesworth and making Shaun Ellis a rotational guy, Mark Anderson got his first start where he saw the majority of the snaps at LDE. He had 4.5 sacks as just a situational guy playing very, very sparingly. Clearly, more reps helped him out. He was so good tonight at pressuring Sanchez that -- as Collinsworth pointed out -- the Jets kept a TE to that side and kept Tomlinson in to pass block on that side too. The result? He got pressure and freed up Andre Carter - who lined up against D'Brick, with no help - and those two were able to generate more pressure tonight than all season long; when Carter was really the only constant pass rush threat. 4.5 sacks for him. 0.5 for Anderson, with many pressures. Best pass rush NE has shown in a long time.
But we need to credit Mark Anderson just as much as anyone. I think he is legit. With an actual pass rush tandem; this team could be so much better, especially with the injured players coming back.
Say what you want about the Jets O -- but they do have a great offensive line. After ditching Haynesworth and making Shaun Ellis a rotational guy, Mark Anderson got his first start where he saw the majority of the snaps at LDE. He had 4.5 sacks as just a situational guy playing very, very sparingly. Clearly, more reps helped him out. He was so good tonight at pressuring Sanchez that -- as Collinsworth pointed out -- the Jets kept a TE to that side and kept Tomlinson in to pass block on that side too. The result? He got pressure and freed up Andre Carter - who lined up against D'Brick, with no help - and those two were able to generate more pressure tonight than all season long; when Carter was really the only constant pass rush threat. 4.5 sacks for him. 0.5 for Anderson, with many pressures. Best pass rush NE has shown in a long time.
But we need to credit Mark Anderson just as much as anyone. I think he is legit. With an actual pass rush tandem; this team could be so much better, especially with the injured players coming back.












