MarloStanfield
Rookie
CORTLAND – Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez agrees with Bart Scott that he can be a top-10 quarterback in the NFL.
"Sure," Sanchez said. "You've got to think that. You've got to play like that. As soon as you step out there, you've got to be the baddest guy out there, the toughest, the best, the most accurate and you've got to want to win. I think we have a lot of guys like that. That's good for us."
When first told about Scott's proclamation he said, "Thanks, Bart. No pressure."
Sanchez had a strong training camp. He finished up 94-for-180 (52.2 percent) with five passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown, seven interceptions and was sacked 20 times.
Beyond the numbers, he threw the ball well and he impressed teammates with the way he carried himself. Sanchez said he worked on his leadership.
"One of the things I felt more comfortable doing, especially with the younger wideout group," Sanchez said, "was getting on those guys and letting them know when you come in the huddle, I'm not being selfish here, but this is my huddle. Don't talk. Name your position quickly and let's go. Get lined up because there's a lot of stuff I need to go through to get us in the right position to be successful and coach is expecting me to do that. If you're not on task, I'm going to get yelled at. I'm going to be standing there holding the ball."
Backup quarterback Tim Tebow finished 53-for-109 (48.6 percent) with two passing touchdowns, three rushing touchdowns, three interceptions and 29 sacks.
Read more: Jets' Sanchez agrees that he should be a top-10 QB
That's my Quarterback
"Sure," Sanchez said. "You've got to think that. You've got to play like that. As soon as you step out there, you've got to be the baddest guy out there, the toughest, the best, the most accurate and you've got to want to win. I think we have a lot of guys like that. That's good for us."
When first told about Scott's proclamation he said, "Thanks, Bart. No pressure."
Sanchez had a strong training camp. He finished up 94-for-180 (52.2 percent) with five passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown, seven interceptions and was sacked 20 times.
Beyond the numbers, he threw the ball well and he impressed teammates with the way he carried himself. Sanchez said he worked on his leadership.
"One of the things I felt more comfortable doing, especially with the younger wideout group," Sanchez said, "was getting on those guys and letting them know when you come in the huddle, I'm not being selfish here, but this is my huddle. Don't talk. Name your position quickly and let's go. Get lined up because there's a lot of stuff I need to go through to get us in the right position to be successful and coach is expecting me to do that. If you're not on task, I'm going to get yelled at. I'm going to be standing there holding the ball."
Backup quarterback Tim Tebow finished 53-for-109 (48.6 percent) with two passing touchdowns, three rushing touchdowns, three interceptions and 29 sacks.
Read more: Jets' Sanchez agrees that he should be a top-10 QB
That's my Quarterback
