so...continuing on in the 2011 season, we get to the mid point and the Denver game...if anyone is working out in Century City on game shows, you may want to think of "Spot The Excuses!" starring Raylogic Raylogic 19...ratings dynamite!...let's spot the excuses!!!
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Stop the nonsense about Sanchez, it's pass protection...1
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Earlier in the year it was due to Mangold's injury2, and then Rob Turner's injury on top of it.3
Hunter has been inconsistent, but it isn't all on him4.
The MAIN problem with our pass protection is our blocking TE5, all good passing teams need a GOOD blocking TE, that can play the strong and weak side, in many cases, those teams need two blocking TE's, our blocking TE's are horrible. Keller is decent, but then we lose him as a receiver, the guy that has been BRUTAL is Matt Mulligan6, and he is almost single-handedly the reason our pass protection has been brutal, why our passing offense has been inconsistent, and why the running game has been inconsistent. Earlier in the year it was the injuries on the OL7, Mangold's injury8, and before that Turner9, that was huge, but Mulligan has been a huge downgrade, and this will need to be addressed after the season.
Sanchez got knocked around on sacks by Von Miller because Miller abused Mulligan.10 Mulligan missed another critical pass play where he was abused inside and did not pick up his assignment.
People sit here and kill Schotty and Mark, you want more downfield passing, you think the playcalling is bad, Mark can't throw, or his accuracy is bad, the running game has been up and down, if the play of our OL as a whole, our pass protection, and blocking in the running game had been effective, ALL of that happens.11
It's the middle of the season, and it's tough to make personnel changes now, but Mulligan needs to get his **** together fast.
I'd like to see Shaun Nelson get an opportunity when ready and asap!!!
The season has been a rough one to watch, it seems the ball isn't bouncing our way sometimes,12 timely turnovers,13 timely penalties14, timely injuries15, losing Greene hurt bigtime last night16, his injury took away the effect of play-action17, and don't undermine that injury on a short weekHUH??..Wha??. Maybe a full week, guys like McKnight and Powell, knowing LT was going to be out, they get more reps, they get some practice time in pads, Greene's injury, coupled with a short week, a Thursday night game off of a Sunday night game ALL played a roll last night.18..."played a 'roll'...the Shaykespeer Shaykespeer of Jet Nation"..
18 reasons why it was never Sanchez...a record that will stand forever...or until the Jets play the Pats in the Swamp again....