Will Mark Sanchez Be The Next Big Thing?
On the surface it would appear that Sanchez has been the best in a landslide, but much of that has to do with the players around him. Sanchez is 3-0 as a starter in his brief NFL career, but his defense has as much to do with that as anything that he has done. Do not get me wrong – Sanchez has looked fantastic so far. The thing about Sanchez that is shocking to me is how poised he has been. The guy never looks rattled, and that is a sign of a future NFL superstar at such a young age. He has a quarterback rating of just below 90 which is great and has only thrown 2 picks against 4 Touchdowns. Again, that is impressive.
Stafford has had his moments as well. The problem that Stafford faces is that he plays for the Lions. This guy is already being thrown into situations that create character or destroys young quarterbacks. Thus far, he has stood up quite well though the stats do not seem like it. He is 1-2 with a quarterback rating of 57.0. He has also thrown two touchdowns and 5 picks. This is partly because they have played from behind all season with the exception of that lone win against the Redskins.
All in all, the competition is pretty darn close. I do give the nod to Sanchez for one reason. He has shown an ability to throw the deep ball as he has three passes over 40 yds so far. While not mind boggling, this is certainly respectable for an NFL rookie quarterback that is only now getting their feet wet.
Who will be the better quarterback in the end is anybody’s guess, but I have a feeling they will both be around for a very long time. These are two great young talents. Hopefully they are not snake bitten by their respective teams. They are for real.
The Tennessee Titans used a bit of trickery and a solid effort from the offense and defense in the first half to hold off a second half that was pretty much won by the Bills. Neither team played the starters for very long, and the game was pretty much what we expected it would be. The Buffalo Bills had only field goals, and was twice stopped at the goal line by the Titans defense in the first half alone.
Terrell Owens debuted as a Buffalo Bill and played only one series. In that series, he had two catches for 27 yds. Not a huge deal, but still Buffalo fans got to see their new wide receiver catch a few balls of the first time.
Another interesting storyline was the play of Titans quarterback Vince Young. He started off extremely shaky, but then did recover enough to make a nice pass for a touchdown to Paul Williams. Starter Kerry Collins was solid in limited action as was Patrick Ramsey.
Buffalo had little to feel good about on offense, with the lone exception of backup quarterback Gibron Hamden. He was extremely good under center completing 11/13 for 89 yds. Another bright spot was running back Xavier Omon. He was quite active with 36 yds rushing and 3 catches for 25 yds as well.
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