Jets 10
The Tennessee Titans begged the Jets to win this game. The officials tired to give the Jets the game, (i.e. the roughing the passer call that really wasn't), but when it really mattered Sanchez came up snake-eyes killing the Jets dwindling playoff hopes, and likely writing the epitaph to his career in the Big Apple.
Sanchez turned the ball over five times in this disgraceful performance. He struggled to handle the Titans blitzes, struggled to find an open receiver, and even with the return of his favorite receiver, Braylon Edwards, he struggled to find him. The lasting image of this game will not only be of Sanchez on his back, but the cold shoulder that head coach Rex Ryan gave Sanchez when he passed him on the field after the game.
In the most important moments of this game, Sanchez couldn't get the job done. He floated a ball too low for Jeff Cumberland to catch in the end zone on the Jets first possession, killing a nice opening drive and forcing the Jets to settle for three, when seven would have really helped.
The Titans offense was putrid. Other than a nifty 94 yard touchdown run by Chris Johnson the Titans were begging the Jets to go ahead and win this game, but two interceptions by Sanchez in the middle of the game killed the momentum for New York. The Jets were fortunate that Tennessee didn't take adantage of those mistakes and turn them into points.
First Sanchez was picked off when he tried to heave a pass down the sideline to Edwards, but his pass floated and landed into the hands of Michael Griffin, preserving the Titans 14-10 lead.
Then the turnover machine went from bad to completely ridiculous. With the Jets driving for what appeared to be a game winning touchdown drive, and bouyed by the fact that the Titans were flagged for roughing the passer, Sanchez still killed the Jets. He threw a pick right into the hands Griffin at the Titans two-yard line with 1:53 to go, all but icing the game.
However, the Titans couldn't get out of their own way. After failing to move the football for a first down to end it, the Titans punter botched the punt and the Jets had the football at the 25 with 47 seconds to go. And what did the great Sanchez do? He fumbled the snap from center.
Sanchez was only able to catch the butt-end of the football before dropping it to the turf. Hence another mistake that Sanchez keeps making. Recall back to the Hard Knocks series, and Sanchez was tutored by Joe Namath on how to hold the football when coming out from behind center. I guess Sanchez didn't pass that class?
Tennessee recovered and the Jets were on their way to another defeat.
For as bad as Sanchez was, the coaching was awful. Suddenly in the middle of the game, Rex Ryan decided to use Tebow for one unproductive series taking the Jets completely out of their rhythm. If Ryan wanted Tebow to play, he should have left him in the game. And oh, by the way, Greg McElroy was inactive ... again! The play calling by Tony Sparano was very conservative, play not-to-lose football against a team that was begging to lose. Then again, when your quarterback is Mark Sanchez it's kind of hard to ... well ... play to win the game.
Jets fans should be happy, that's right HAPPY, that their team has been eliminated from the playoffs. If the Jets somehow managed to finish above .500 at 9-7, it would have legitimized this awful head coach, this clueless general manager, and this horrific quarterback. Don't be shocked if the Jets lose the rest of their games, because there is nothing left for this team to play for. They are toast, and so is Mr. Sanchez.
If Woody Johnson were smart, and was willing to take a salary cap hit, he would give Mark Sanchez his money and tell him to leave and never return.
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