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**Tribal Warfare** · 02-22-2009, 07:08 PM

Confident Sanchez has solid showing
A ball of nervous energy, USC QB Mark Sanchez had a good throwing performance Sunday at the combine.

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INDIANAPOLIS -- One of the neat things about having a top quarterback participate in the combine is seeing how his personality is exposed before scouts, coaches and GMs for 32 teams.

USC's Mark Sanchez clearly showed his competitive nature Sunday.

Sanchez was in a group that featured 10 quarterbacks, but the only one who didn't throw was Matthew Stafford of Georgia, a close friend of Sanchez's who is competing with him to be the top pick in the draft.

Instead of throwing at the combine, most potential first-round QBs elect to hold their own throwing session in March at their college campuses with receivers they know. Peyton Manning, one of the most competitive quarterbacks in the game, skipped the combine workouts when he turned pro in 1998 and advised Stafford to do the same. Stafford did only the running drills and vertical drills Sunday.

Sanchez, a ball of nervous energy during the drills, elected to do all of them.

"That's just me," Sanchez said Friday, two days before his workouts. "I've got to do this. I feel like I want to do it. I'm a competitive person. I want to win, and that's what I'm about. It would kill me not to throw.''

Sanchez wasn't great in the throwing drills, but he was good enough. He proved he could make all the necessary throws to be a top NFL quarterback. His slant passes to his right were the strongest. He held the ball high and displayed good mechanics. He completed both of his go passes to the right side at 31 and 32 yards. His 40-yard go patterns to his left were accurate and had nice arc. Very few of his passes hit the ground, showing that he has a catchable ball.

I could tell this week that the competitive fire within Sanchez still burns after he had one of the best games of his career in the Rose Bowl. Sanchez completed 28 of 35 passes for 413 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-24 victory over Penn State. He was ready for his next challenge, so he applied for the NFL draft and skipped his senior season.

"I feel like this really was the right time for me," Sanchez said. "That was obviously the pinnacle of my career. I felt very tuned in, dialed in for that game. I visualized things very well, and we played at heck of a game as a team first. We peaked at the right time, and it was a good way to go out."

Sanchez showed confidence in his throwing motion and mechanics Sunday. He also had a good fan base, led by, of all people, Stafford, who cheered Sanchez when he ran his 40 and encouraged him during the throwing session. Although Stafford didn't throw, he took time to help Sanchez loosen up before the drills. Their friendship goes back to the Nike Elite 11 camp in high school.

Stafford edged Sanchez in the 40-yard dash, running 4.84 seconds twice. Sanchez ran a 4.88 and 4.97. Sanchez topped Stafford in the vertical jump, leaping 32.5 inches to Stafford's 30.5.

Should Sanchez go ahead of Stafford in the draft?

"Absolutely," Sanchez said. "I'd better think that. And I think he should think that, too. That's what we've got to think. As a competitor, that's all I want to do is be the best that I can be. And the best you can do in this draft is be No. 1.''

**dirk digler** · 02-22-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

This is why TW is hard to take seriously.
He's got tunnel vision.

I still want Sanchez in the draft, but I'm not so biased by my overall opinion that I can't see.

I agree you are not biased and I always respect your opinions and takes.

It seems to me we have tunnel vision Sanchez lovers and tunnel vision Sanchez haters on this board and very few that keep it real.

**doomy3** · 02-22-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Are you saying he's a SensibleChiefsfan?

Milk, you gonna stand for this shit?

milkman · 02-22-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Are you saying he's a SensibleChiefsfan?

Milk, you gonna stand for this shit?

Oh...It's on..

**Tribal Warfare** · 02-22-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MIAdragon

Possibly with the throws ( I don’t buy into the “hollwood” bs )

snaps under center deals with experience under certain situations and the pressure that comes with it. Sanchez took snaps under a pressure fueled program at USC which if the QB has 3 or 4 bad games his ass is benched for an equally athletic or talented backup. If your talking about experience and pressure Sanchez has lived it while playing QB at USC.

MIAdragon · 02-22-2009, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

snaps under center deals with experience under certain situations and the pressure that comes with it. Sanchez took snaps under a pressure fueled program at USC which if the QB has 3 or 4 bad games his ass is benched for an equally athletic or talented backup. If your talking about experience and pressure Sanchez has lived it while playing QB at USC.

Sure but again IMO I think he has quite a bit more to prove/show than Stafford simply do to Staffords more time under center.

**dirk digler** · 02-22-2009, 09:02 PM

I haven't seen it anywhere on here but does anyone know how Chase Daniels did today?

I know he doesn't have much of a shot to be drafted but I hope he did well.

**DaKCMan AP** · 02-22-2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

I haven't seen it anywhere on here but does anyone know how Chase Daniels did today?

I know he doesn't have much of a shot to be drafted but I hope he did well.

No one named Chase Daniels participated in the NFL combine.

**dirk digler** · 02-22-2009, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

No one named Chase Daniels participated in the NFL combine.

Oh shut up

philfree · 02-22-2009, 09:09 PM

Gruden said that he thought Sanchez really helped himself so far at the combine. Go figure.

PhilFree

milkman · 02-22-2009, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

No one named Chase Daniels participated in the NFL combine.

But the midget named Chase Daniel didn't do anything to embarras himself.

ArrowheadMagic · 02-22-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by philfree

Gruden said that he thought Sanchez really helped himself so far at the combine. Go figure.

PhilFree

The fact no one else, outside White stood out means he wont fall. The fact he did all the drills probably looks better in the eyes of a lot of the teams. The focus is more on mechanics and velocity not necessarily ball placement, due to not having worked with the WR's.

MIAdragon · 02-22-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by philfree

Gruden said that he thought Sanchez really helped himself so far at the combine. Go figure.

PhilFree

Yea the same guy that was sucking off Tebow, not much to figure.

blueballs · 02-22-2009, 10:31 PM

Mecca · 02-22-2009, 10:33 PM

Anyone and I mean anyone who makes a real assessment of what a QB can do at the combine is really setting themselves up for failure...

Drew Henson looked like a superstar in shorts.

**doomy3** · 02-22-2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

Anyone and I mean anyone who makes a real assessment of what a QB can do at the combine is really setting themselves up for failure...

Drew Henson looked like a superstar in shorts.

True, but it is just as absurd to say he looked solid today. If we are just judging Sanchez on his performance today, he failed. Luckily, that's not the case, but it doesn't excuse his pisspoor performance today.

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