Mark Sanchez > Matt Cassel

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We begin our story with the New York Jets trailing the Detroit Lions by 10 points late in the fourth quarter, on the road.

CHAPTER ONE: Sanchez Infuses Hope In Jets Nation

1-10-NYJ 44 (4:26) (Shotgun) PENALTY on NYJ-67-D.Woody, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at NYJ 44 - No Play.

1-15-NYJ 39 (4:26) (Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass short middle to 89-J.Cotchery to DET 43 for 18 yards (54-D.Levy). DET-92-C.Avril was injured during the play.

1-10-DET 43 (4:11) (Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass short left to 81-D.Keller to DET 37 for 6 yards (27-A.Smith).

2-4-DET 37 (3:46) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass short left to 21-L.Tomlinson pushed ob at DET 31 for 6 yards (26-L.Delmas).

1-10-DET 31 (3:38) (Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass deep middle to 81-D.Keller to DET 6 for 25 yards (98-J.Peterson).

1-6-DET 6 (3:16) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 21-L.Tomlinson right tackle to DET 1 for 5 yards (33-B.McDonald).

2-1-DET 1 (3:00) (No Huddle) 6-M.Sanchez up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

2-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-46-T.Purdum, Holder-9-S.Weatherford.

NYJ 17 DET 20 Plays: 6 Possession: 1:40

CHAPTER TWO: Sanchez Saves The Day

1-10-NYJ 22 (1:40) (Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass short left to 21-L.Tomlinson pushed ob at NYJ 23 for 1 yard (27-A.Smith).

2-9-NYJ 23 (1:34) (Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass incomplete short right to 21-L.Tomlinson.

3-9-NYJ 23 (1:30) (Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass short left to 81-D.Keller to NYJ 34 for 11 yards (27-A.Smith; 98-J.Peterson).

1-10-NYJ 34 (1:08) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass short middle to 21-L.Tomlinson to NYJ 44 for 10 yards (33-B.McDonald).

1-10-NYJ 44 (:49) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass short left to 21-L.Tomlinson pushed ob at DET 43 for 13 yards (98-J.Peterson).

DET-27-A.Smith was injured during the play. PENALTY on DET-98-J.Peterson, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at DET 43.

Timeout #2 by DET at 00:40. Charged due to injury.

1-10-DET 28 (:40) (Shotgun) 23-S.Greene up the middle to DET 20 for 8 yards (54-D.Levy).

2-2-DET 20 (:20) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass short left to 23-S.Greene to DET 18 for 2 yards (98-J.Peterson).

1-10-DET 18 (:07) (No Huddle) 6-M.Sanchez spiked the ball to stop the clock.

2-10-DET 18 (:04) 2-N.Folk 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-T.Purdum, Holder-9-S.Weatherford.

NYJ 20 DET 20 Plays: 9 Possession: 1:40

CHAPTER THREE: Sanchez Cuts The Lion's Throat

1-10-NYJ 32 (14:53) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass incomplete short left to 10-S.Holmes.

2-10-NYJ 32 (14:50) (Shotgun) 6-M.Sanchez pass deep left to 10-S.Holmes to DET 16 for 52 yards (54-D.Levy).

1-10-DET 16 (14:07) 21-L.Tomlinson left end to DET 15 for 1 yard (58-A.Palmer).

2-9-DET 15 (13:28) 21-L.Tomlinson left tackle to DET 12 for 3 yards (91-Sa.Hill).

3-6-DET 12 (12:47) 2-N.Folk 30 yard field goal is GOOD

NYJ 23 DET 20

Totals: 10 for 13, 144 yards, 1 rushing TD, one comeback victory.

Note: The New York Jets are the AFC's #2 seed.

[CrazyHorse]

Cherry pick much.

Weak sauce.

[Deberg_1990]

What about the two games where he couldnt get his team into the endzone at all? We can do this all day long.......

[Fritz88]

Overrated. Cassel and Sanchez belong to the same shithole.

[MIAdragon]

A newer turd is still a turd, pass on both thankyou.

[Stinger]

This was the game:

DET-27-A.Smith was injured during the play. PENALTY on DET-98-J.Peterson, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at DET 43.

Had nothing to do with Sanchez.

And just so I am clear Sanchez > Cassel in short dump off passes?

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Originally Posted by Stinger

And just so I am clear Sanchez > Cassel in short dump off passes?

M.Sanchez pass deep middle to 81-D.Keller to DET 6 for 25 yards

M.Sanchez pass deep left to 10-S.Holmes to DET 16 for 52 yards

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Originally Posted by Stinger

This was the game:

I disagree entirely with this. Sanchez got the Jets to Detroit's 43 with a full 40 seconds left. Plenty of time for Sanchize to do his thing.

[Pioli Zombie]

Shit and Shittier.

[Stinger]

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

M.Sanchez pass deep middle to 81-D.Keller to DET 6 for 25 yards

M.Sanchez pass deep left to 10-S.Holmes to DET 16 for 52 yards

I am one not to defend Cassel or rip Sanchez but how can you cherry pick those when most of Sanchez's yard are YAC to the backs and short passes for the entire game/season.

M.Sanchez pass short middle

M.Sanchez pass short left

M.Sanchez pass short left

M.Sanchez pass short left

M.Sanchez pass short left

M.Sanchez pass short middle

M.Sanchez pass short left

M.Sanchez pass short left

Frankly, me personally I don't care about the Sanchez/Cassel feud many have on here. But this just seamed silly .... And like I said in the previous post the game was decided on a bone head penalty by the Lions D, not necessarily on the shoulders of Sanchez.

[BigMeatballDave]

I'm inclined to bring up Sanchez getting shutout at home. However, he is 4 yrs younger than Cassel and likely has more upside. I'll take the younger dink and dunker.

[Hammock Parties]

Wouldn't it be nice to have this feeling?

Originally Posted by pats-hater

He moved the ball when it counted, he's becoming rather clutch.

I def thought we were going to win outright before we tied the game. Once we won the OT toss, I knew we were taking the game.

Originally Posted by nyjetsrule

This is a good point... I feel like for whatever reason, Mark plays better in the "clutch" then he seems to the rest of the game. It seems like when he just says "**** it, lets just go wing it" he plays his best ball.

well whatever, don't care how or why, just as long as we keep winning and he keeps improving

Originally Posted by JackBower

Sanchez has proven how good he is leading the team late in the game. He does the job when it matters most.

Or this one?

The Jets won the overtime toss and got the ball first. The hurry-up and two-minute attack had been so effective at the end of the game, Sanchez lobbied to keep up that tempo in overtime.

“These guys can’t stop us,” he said he was thinking, and he made sure the coaches agreed. Sanchez stepped into the huddle and told his teammates, “Let’s go. Let’s win this ball game.”

On the second play of overtime, he found Santonio Holmes for a gain of 52 yards, despite juggling the snap. Holmes ran an in-route designed to cut into a void in the Lions defense and sprinted to Detroit’s 16-yard line, well within field-goal range.

“I saw his eyes,” Holmes said of Sanchez. “He saw mine. We were able to connect.”

[Deberg_1990]

I dont think either QB is bad, but neither one is anything special...Pioli went with Cassel over Sanchez most likely because Cassel had proven his worth already at the NFL level. End of story....

[CrazyPhuD]

Anyone > Cassel
Anyone - Cassel > Sanchez

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Originally Posted by Stinger

how can you cherry pick those when most of Sanchez's yard are YAC to the backs and short passes for the entire game/season.

Sanchez also hit Edwards on a long bomb for a TD in that game. And the throw was right on the money.