With a week gone by now since Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets offense put up their latest putrid effort it seems apparent that Ryan will stand by last week’s postgame declaration that Sanchez would remain the starter moving forward. That would presumably still leave Tebow, who the Jets traded multiple draft picks for in the offseason, as the little-used backup.
When asked Monday, according to a report on the team’s website, about whether Tebow would have an increased role, Ryan responded, “We'll see.” Meanwhile Ryan also mentioned he would talk with Sanchez about the Miami performance, though no major changes seemed in order.
This would seem to spell a continuing problem.
To recap the Jets season thus far, keeping Sanchez in at quarterback would appear to be the safe, yet unproductive move that would keep the Jets headed toward another unacceptable, non-playoff ending season. The fourth-year quarterback Sanchez boasts a quarterback rating of 72.8—good for 30th in the league out of 34—and has shown little signs of improvement.
Obviously the 3–5 last-place Jets need to improve on offense, if they want to avoid a 6–10 season and another offseason of second-guessing. Remember the Jets, after playing five of their first eight games at home, are now away for five of the final eight, making a significant run toward the postseason even more difficult.
If Ryan is intent on going down the same road with Sanchez as the starter while Tebow bides his time on the sidelines at least he should change the way Sanchez drives—go to the no-huddle offense.
The only time the Jets had any semblance of a capable offense against Miami Sunday was at the end of the first half and the end of the game when they were in desperation mode and just scrapped the huddle for parts of the series.
