It seems pretty obvious to anyone watching us that our offensive system is awful. Schotty's system is not a good fit for Sanchez and I'm hoping that we make an OC change after this season. My question though is what kind of system would you see Sanchez being able to excel in?
This is what I think too. I think Sanchez will become better as a passer as he matures but at the moment he's most suited for a heavily vertical offense that works off of play action and runs the ball extensively to set that up. Think Jim Plunkett and the Raider's offense or Terry Bradshaw and the Steelers. People who say this can't work today aren't really seeing the big picture. When offenses go nuts the way today's offenses are then one of the most effective things you can do is control the clock with quick strikes now and then when the opponent comes up close to stop the run. Add in an aggressive turnover producing defense and you still have a great formula for winning it all. Only a few teams play that type of offense today, the Ravens and Steelers still among them, but those teams do very well in the standings.
it's funny man, i was thinking about this exact same thing today. was gonna make this thread but i had made 2 threads already in the past 24 hours and thought it was too much. it's a good question.....i wish i knew the answer to
I don't think he is accurate enough to be in such an offense. Timing, accuracy and precision are areas of concern with Sanchez and the WCO is all about those things. I agree with that. He does have enough arm strength to throw deep. The Raiders offense of the 1970s might fit Sanchez better than any other type of offense.
Good posting. At least I won't be the only person in this thread who might be called insane by other posters.
He can play that game, but from a spread or quick offense. Bring in Charlie Weis, and you've got Pennington with an Arm.
I don't think you're ever going to get Chad with a gun out of Sanchez. Chad was one of the most accurate passers of all time. Sanchez doesn't have the touch on short passes to do what Chad did. On the other hand Sanchez defiitely has the arm to go up the seams 20 yards consistently and deeper and he has balls of steel to do that, although the word stupidity also comes to mind for this characteristic when he throws a ball he shouldn't have.
I knew when we drafted Sanchez he would never be Joe Montana. That's okay, because I figured we'd be ground and pound throughout the Rex/Sanchez era. He's so inconsistent it's hard to tell what Mark you're going to get from week to week. You can't really say he can't put the team on his shoulders and win a game because he did it a number of times late in those 4th quarter comebacks last season. Not to mention what he's done in the playoffs. To try and be a pass happy team throwing 45 times a game is ridiculous with such an inconsistent QB. We don't need to run 70% of the time like we did in 2009, but need to be effective on the ground without question.
Charlie Weis isn't coming. He specifically went to UF and took less money because of his family. his son goes there and his wife is a horse nut i believe and has some type of horse ranch in Ocala.
Not sure if joking or not. Sanchez has nowhere near the accuracy that Montana had. Plus, throwing the ball with accuracy is not an easy thing to coach a player to do. Sanchez will (should anyway) improve his 54.5% after he gains more experience. Problem is, three years into his career and he is still stuck in the mid 50s. In this era, that is an abysmal mark. If Sanchez is going to be anything like Montana, he will need to be in the high 60s. I don't see him making that kind of jump. Drew Brees was at 70.6% in 2009 and 68.1% in 2010. Remember his first two years of starting for SD? He was mediocre at best. His pcts those two seasons were 60.8 and 57.6. Sanchez isn't even at mediocre/crappy early career Brees level yet! It is cause for concern. Also, I would be okay if you want to adjust Sanchez's numbers slightly for having to play in bad northeast weather for 5 or so games a year. Still, his completion percentage would be bad.
Chad had better touch, but Mark is bigger in big spots. He makes mistakes. All Qbs do. In Big spots, (4th qr, Game winners...he's impressive) Get him a real OC.... He would never be in those spots. Look at his (brief) USC resume. Thats the guy he would be under Weis.
