Matt39 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Scouts Inc. analyst Matt Williamson provides some of my favorite observations about the game. His evaluations are not only educated, but he delivers them in an insightful way. That's why I wanted to share thoughts he expressed on Chad Henne versus Mark Sanchez in Wednesday's edition of Training Camp Chatter Live, the seemingly eternal chat on ESPN.com. Williamson's breakdown was triggered by a question of whose future he liked better, an answer that should be no surprise to frequent visitors to the AFC East blog. Williamson and I have debated this a few times. "Henne. By far. Not even close," Williamson replied. "Would rather have him for this season and certainly for the long term. Way better skills. Way better arm. Love his toughness. Henne is about to be a star. Haven't seen anything from Sanchez yet to indicate the same thing. "Sanchez is the reason that I won't pick NYJ as a playoff team this year." Chat moderator Steve Fox, sensing a strong riff ahead, prodded Williamson about why Sanchez doesn't measure up to Henne. "Doesn't have close to the physical tools," Williamson said. "Henne can drop back, stand strong in the pocket, stare down a heavy rush as he goes through his progressions and make any throw asked of him. "Sanchez's arm will never allow him to do that, especially in the weather late in the season for the Jets in that area of the country. Sanchez may develop into an efficient and accurate guy who can keep an offense moving with quick throws and designed QB movement, but he will never be that true thrower. "Henne will threaten the defense at every level and will be much more difficult to prepare for. Shows the toughness to deliver the ball and the guts to try the tough throw. He can be my QB any time. And he is just a puppy -- as is Sanchez, granted." Williamson added if the Indianapolis Colts had stuck with their starters in the penultimate regular-season game, then the Jets likely wouldn't have gone to the postseason, and we'd be viewing Sanchez much differently. Valid point there, but that doesn't mean Sanchez's postseason experience didn't happen. He did go 2-1 on the road, regardless of how much Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer limited Sanchez's involvement. "Not even saying it was a fluke," Williamson said in response to a chatter's comment. "But they got a break or two for sure. Plus -- and I did pick NYJ in both of their playoff wins -- but I thought Cincy and San Diego were ideal teams for them to play. Indy isn't. The Jets can't score with teams like Indy. They know it and went out and got a guy like Santonio Holmes. But still, QB is a problem until I see otherwise." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Already posted...it's on the first page too! It was previously posted by a Phags troll, what is your excuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Already posted...it's on the first page too! It was previously posted by a Phags troll, what is your excuse? Actually, I think this one was up first. The guy who turned all the Revis threads into one unreadable lump probably could've taken another moment to merge these two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aec4 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Let's see.. The Jets aren't a playoff team because of Sanchez in 2010. Yet, in 2009, they were a playoff team, WITH Sanchez. That implies 1 of 2 things: 1) He thinks Sanchez is going to get WORSE in year 2 (I don't see how that's possible, in particular the middle of the season last year) 2) He thinks the rest of the team has gotten WORSE, which I can't see with all the additions we've made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJ667 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Yeah because accuracy and leadership don't count. I don't even need to read it. I see what happens on the field. The overanalyzation of sports really is getting tiresome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Mevi$ gets merged, Hard knocks merged, yet we still have 2 threads about this crap? Heads should roll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphann4life Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I think both QB's are comparable, and it will take some time to figure out which of the 2 is better. If i had to make judgement right now it's Henne. I've seen his arm lead us to victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.S. Dylan Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Let's see.. one of them chokes in big games, the other strives in them. Hm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I think both QB's are comparable, and it will take some time to figure out which of the 2 is better. If i had to make judgement right now it's Henne. I've seen his arm lead us to victory. You know what, I actually don't even have a problem with what you wrote. Your a Phins fan, Henne does have a lot of positives, and you were fair in your assessment. Obviously I like Sanchez better. You like Henne better. That's perfectly cool. But I just hate when people troll, and I think the person that wrote that article is actually a troll. There was one guy's coaching tape reviews I really liked, but I forgot his name. That's the guy I would take more seriously than this no-name. Man I wish I remembered his name, I posted his stuff a few times on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphann4life Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 You know what, I actually don't even have a problem with what you wrote. Your a Phins fan, Henne does have a lot of positives, and you were fair in your assessment. Obviously I like Sanchez better. You like Henne better. That's perfectly cool. But I just hate when people troll, and I think the person that wrote that article is actually a troll. There was one guy's coaching tape reviews I really liked, but I forgot his name. That's the guy I would take more seriously than this no-name. Man I wish I remembered his name, I posted his stuff a few times on here. The guy who wrote this questions Sanxhez's arm strength, but for the mostpart when i saw Sanchez play he threw some frozen ropes and threw some deep accurate passes. I don't think his arm strength is a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revis is the GOAT Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Let's see.. The Jets aren't a playoff team because of Sanchez in 2010. Yet, in 2009, they were a playoff team, WITH Sanchez. That implies 1 of 2 things: 1) He thinks Sanchez is going to get WORSE in year 2 (I don't see how that's possible, in particular the middle of the season last year) 2) He thinks the rest of the team has gotten WORSE, which I can't see with all the additions we've made. matt williamson status: [] not told [X]f*cking told Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifth Amendment Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Yeah because accuracy and leadership don't count. I don't even need to read it. I see what happens on the field. The overanalyzation of sports really is getting tiresome LOL accuracy? Sanchez completed 53% of his passes and had the highest INT% of any QB in the league. Leadership? He's eating hot dogs an the sidelines and leading the AFC in picks (20) and fumbles (10). He was the weak link on an otherwise very formidable team, but that was last year. This year, all he has to do is carry the offense on his arm. B/c I can tell you right now no one is going to sit back and allow the Jets to run the ball 60% of the time. Opponents will force Sanchez to throw the ball and try to knock the snot out of him when he does. Will it work? I don't know. What I do know, is that Sanchez won't be able lean on his running game (36.6 per game) as much this year and that he'll have to play MUCH better than he did in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj devil316 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I think both QB's are comparable, and it will take some time to figure out which of the 2 is better. If i had to make judgement right now it's Henne. I've seen his arm lead us to victory. We've seen his arm lead you to losses too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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