That's why it was unprecedented. Rex NEEDED that game. That's why Sanchez haters refuse to acknowledge it, while most every media outlet continues to call it a blunder. I know, you don't believe the media. _
Your argument makes no sense. If he needed to win the game why didn't he put all the starters in? You refute that by saying that's not how it works, just watch the history of the game yet the history of the game tells us the same fucking thing about the starting QB. I also thought it was stupid to put him in BTW, but that's a different argument than saying Sanchez won the competition.
Continue to put your head in the sand, just like the last time we discussed this when you were equally confused. Sanchez was the starter by any measure--good or bad, but Rex put him out there to try to steal a win never imagining he'd get hurt. You can ask a QB that hasn't played to put his helmet on and go in. You can't ask 5 starting lineman that have already played in the game the portion they were shceduled to play to put their pads BACK on. That's just the history of the game. BTW, why did you change your username? _
But he NEEDED to win! You don't put your starting QB into the third quarter of the 3rd preseason game with the scrubs. That's just the history of the game!
I think it's very likely it was a combo of the two. Woody needed it, Rex was damned determined to get it. He let his emotions and competitive spirit get the better of him. _
Putting all the starters back in would have seemed insane. It's just not done. Sanchez was engaged in a QB competition going into that game and likely would have seen extended time with the second unit if Geno had lit it up in the first half. Furthermore, it was plain as day that Rex's new boss wanted to see Geno on the field at some point during the season. Sanchez had won the competition but he wasn't going to be anything more than a short term starter. In that context, Rex probably felt he had nothing to lose by putting Sanchez in to try to sew up the win.
My theory on it was that they wanted to give Geno some extended reps since he missed the previous preseason game. But they also wanted to give Sanchez some reps as well. I believe that's all it was. It's unfortunate that Sanchez got hurt. Now if Sanchez had the starting job locked up like some people claim they wouldn't have ever put him in there. What would've happened was they probably would've had Sanchez start that game.
Putting the starting QB in with the scrubs in the 3rd quarter doesn't seem insane? You guys can argue about what you imagine Rex's feelings and emotions were but that's all spin. I like to deal with facts.
What "facts"? This isn't an argument that's rooted in analyzing data. The nature of the debate requires speculation about Rex's feelings and motivation.
And your arguments are self defeating. You make claims that something would be insane to do to try and backup something that would be equally insane for the same reasons! It's insane to put the starters in during the 3rd quarter! Sanchez was obviously won the starting job! But Rex just wanted to win so he did put Sanchez in! You already claimed that would be insane! Is your argument that Rex is insane?
Again with the nonsense. Folks just can't accept that Rex is an emotional guy and oftentimes makes decisions by the seat of his pants. No facts involved. That just about everyone in the the NFL world has asserted this was a massive blunder by Rex is either lost on or purposefully dismissed by the Sanchez "detractors". I'm shocked--SHOCKED--I tell you that 1985 and LongTimeJetFan disagree. _
My argument is that he took a foolish risk with one player who he knew was not in the organization's long term plans.
Rex always wants to win. Preseason, season, exhibition, scrimmage, that's just his attitude. Michael Kay was ranting like a loon about this repeating it at least a dozen times yesterday. There is nothing that proves Sanchez won the competition. Hell, I was even cheering for Sanchez to come in and deliver us a win during that game. It probably would have won him the job for sure. I bet plenty of teams have done similar things in the past, we just don't hear about it because none of them got injured and they don't have a media as scrutinizing as ours. It was bad luck. Who cares if it was 3rd stringers? They were play against 3rd stringers, and Sanchez did the same thing he always did and panicked in the pocket. He fumbled it on the first possession then got sacked horribly on the next, pretty much exactly what he did the prior 2 seasons. His recent history is a big part of the reason why he hadn't won the competition yet, IMO.
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And I'm shocked that a lawyer would blatantly contradict themselves and still think they've made a sound argument. No one is saying Rex isn't an emotional windbag.
