Detailed Game Review – WAS 31, PHI 6

Posted: November 22nd, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 35 Comments »

Oh, boy. Mama never told me there’d be days like this. I wasn’t counting on a win, but I just knew the Eagles would show me something. The Skins have a bad defense. The Eagles had lost 5 straight games and were due for a good showing. Plus, the Eagles almost always do well in division games. I just knew the offense would come alive or the team would show a lot of energy and make some big plays.

I did not expect a 31-6 beatdown.

Watching the game live was pretty darn miserable. Re-watching it wasn’t a whole lot better. I did feel better about the defense after watching the 1st half. WAS scored 17 points, but 10 came off turnovers where the Skins got the ball inside our 15-yd line. They only gained 129 yards in the 1st half. They were 1 of 4 on 3rd downs. If not for the turnovers…

The 4th Qtr is when things got out of hand. The Skins gained 143 yards and just completely dominated.  RG3’s running was really effective.  WAS mixed in some good option plays.

The offense was the group that disappointed me, once again. 6 points against one of the worst 5 defenses in the league? Even with a rookie QB and re-shuffled OL I thought we had enough weapons to score points against that defense. Didn’t happen. I didn’t think the gameplan was anything special. Foles had a bad game. His receivers didn’t help him. The running game wasn’t consistently effective. Penalties really hurt several drives. And field position didn’t help. Only 2 drives started outside the 35-yard line. But other than that…

Usually when you play a young QB the rest of the team will pick up their level of play. Didn’t happen. Brent Celek bobbled an early pass that was then picked off and run back inside the 10. That was a metaphor for the whole game. When Foles can’t rely on the reliable guys…what chance do you have?  

COACHING

There really are a couple of key things to discuss in regard to Reid. First was the decision to run the ball late in the half. There was :36 left and the Eagles were pinned deep. Shady got a hand-off and went to the left. He was hit and fumbled, giving the Skins the ball in FG range. I don’t mind taking that chance. Shady is a big play runner. If he can make someone miss, he can go for 40 yards. At that point, you might be able to “steal” a FG and cut the score to 14-6. Shady did fumble early this year, but hasn’t fumbled much in his career. To the coaches, this felt low risk, with the possibility of a big reward. Clearly it didn’t work out that way, but I do think they were making a reasonable, logical decision.

Late in the game Reid had Shady run and he suffered a concussion on the play. This was stupid. Beyond stupid, really. I’m sure Shady let Reid know that he wanted to be in the game. This is where Reid needed to be smart. He needed to protect Shady from himself (and the Skins). Down 25 points? That is 4 possessions. As ZooWithRoy said on Twitter, “We’d all have felt pretty stupid if Shady had run for a 26-point TD to win the game”. When you trail by that kind of a margin, you put in the backups. We do have young RBs in Dion Lewis and Bryce Brown. Use them. For the love of god, use them.

I didn’t like Marty’s gameplan. Instead of running, he fed the ball to Shady with passes. This was reasonable, but still put pressure on Foles, the OL, and Shady. Why not run? And we kept running to the edges. In the past, we’ve had some luck vs 3-4 teams with quick hitters up the middle. I was disappointed that we didn’t do more of that. Bryce Brown didn’t get a carry in the 2nd half. He ran well in the 1st. Why not use him? Starting WRs finished the game with 2 catches. The rookie QB had a lot to do with this, but sure seems like the playcalling was to blame as well.

Jimmy Bama broke down an interesting 3rd/5 play. Shady, DJax, and Mac were on the sideline. The Eagles went empty with an odd collection of players. Many people thought this was insanity. It was odd, but the Eagles did that in hopes of getting a particular matchup. We don’t know what that was or if it worked, but there is logic to using odd personnel combinations. The hope is that the defense will be confused and have certain personnel on the field that offer a favorable matchup. Doing this for a drive would be stupid. Doing this for a play is fine.

The defensive gameplan worked fine early. Things fell apart in the 2nd half. This was more about execution than design.

OFFENSE

* Team was 7 of 19 on 3rd downs. Good progress from last week (1-10).

* 0-1 in the RZ.

* The Eagles had success with the screen game. Andy Reid is great with  designing screen passes, but the last two years have delivered mixed results. Teams have focused on screens and made them very difficult to run. Either Reid or Marty Mornhinweg came up with some twists and they worked.  That was fun to see.

* The Skins used CB blitzes effectively.  Vick struggled with them, but those were slot blitzes.  On Sunday WAS was sending outside CBs.  This worked vs the run as well as on pass plays.

Players

QB 

FOLES – 21-46-204. 2 INTs. 3 fumbles, none lost. Sacked 4 times. Nick did not have the game that any of us hoped for. He looked like a rookie quarterback. For every good play, there was a bad one and a shaky one. Rough day. The lowlight for me was his first quarter interception when he tried to get the ball to DeSean Jackson. Foles forced that ball into coverage. He also had terrible mechanics on the play. Foles was falling away and that led to the ball being high and off target. It was an easy pick for the safety. Foles had a chance to hit Jackson for a touchdown later in the game. Jackson ran a go route and got behind the defense. Foles put the ball too close to the sideline and Jackson wasn’t able to catch it inbounds.

He started off okay, going 10-16-106. He got sloppy as the game went along. There were rushed decisions. There were poor mechanics. There were some bad throws. You could read his body language and see that the game getting out of hand affected Nick. This is okay because it was his first start, but it is definitely something to watch. In the future, he must deal with problems better. Good QBs have thick skin and a short memory. If you screw up, move on to the next play. If the team gets down, don’t obsess on it. Just focus on getting a 1st down. Keep getting 1st downs and you’ll score points. That’s how comebacks start.

Foles did have some good moments. The best play came on third-and-17 when Foles stepped up in the pocket and hit Damaris Johnson over the middle for a gain of 21 yards. That pass required accuracy and zip. Foles put great touch on a pass to Brent Celek down the seam. That netted 22 yards and set up a field goal. There was an early third down pass where Foles seemed to audible at the line. He threw a quick screen to Cooper that went for 15 yards and moved the chains. Good read and adjustment by Foles.

RB/FB

SHADY – 15-45. Had a bad fumble late in the 1st half that gave WAS 3 easy points. Shady didn’t have much room to work with, but I also didn’t like some of his reads. Seemed to be overly-focused on big plays. With a rookie QB, should have focused on getting 4 yards and keeping the chains moving. Shady did have a big game as a receiver, going 6-67. Had gains of 20 and 25 yards on screen passes. Pass blocking was up and down. Was beaten by Kerrigan for a strip-sack.

B BROWN – 5-35. Had one great run early in the game. Showed the vision to find space to the left. Had the speed and quickness to get wide. Ran through a big hit while working his way out there, showing strength and balance. Gained 14 yards on that play. Brown has big time potential. Had a bad block attempt on WR screen. Failed to get a hand on CB and the guy tackled DJax for a loss.

HAVILI – Caught an early pass on 3rd/short in the left flat and got upfield for 9 yds and moved the chains. Didn’t block much from the I-formation.

TE

CELEK – Made a huge mistake on the opening drive. Had a ball hit him in the hands. Bobbled it and it was picked off by a DB. That gave the Skins the ball inside the 10-yd line. Barf. Was 5-42 as a receiver. Best catch came on a seam route. Got 22 yards on that play. Had another drop later in the game. Up and down as a blocker.

HARBOR – Bad game. 1 catch for -1 yard. Had 6 passes come his way. Dropped one. Had another that he got his hands on and then took a big hit. Ball went to the ground. I thought it was a fumble, but was ruled incomplete and not challenged. Had a sloppy block on the opening play that forced Nick to throw quickly. DB blitzed and Clay didn’t seem to notice him early enough. Did block the guy, but didn’t have good leverage on the play and couldn’t sustain the block.

WR

MACLIN – Shut out. 0-0-0. Had 3 passes come his way. Not good throws.  I have not had a chance to study the All-22 tape to see how much of this is on Mac and how much is Foles/playcalls.

D JACKSON – 2-5. Caught 8-yd pass, -3-yd pass. Had 9 passes thrown his way. Should have had a 40-yd TD, but Foles put the ball too wide.

COOPER – Good game. 5-61. Got 15 yds on WR screen. Also got 23 yards on a pass play. Showed good RAC skills. Fun to see a big WR out there making plays. Had one “catch” taken away by replay. Good ruling. Ball clearly hit the ground.

D JOHNSON – 1-21. Catch came on 3rd/17. Got open over the middle.

OL

DUNLAP – Moved back to LT. Much better than last week’s debacle at RT. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a good game, but was manageable. Had a holding call on run play to his side. FOX replay showed there was one moment when Dunlap had both feet off the ground. Tough for a LT to be a good run blocker with both feet in the air. Was involved in one odd play. WAS ran a stunt at him. DL grabbed his jersey and pulled to keep King from getting a hand on player attacking the outside. Should have been defensive holding, but that is a rare call. Both Dunlap and Mathis were furious after the play.

MATHIS – Good job in pass pro. Able to engage and sustain blocks. Had some good blocks in space. There was an early screen when Deangelo Hall was right there to be crushed, but he went low and took himself out of the play. I was really hoping Evan would get the chance to light him up.

REYNOLDS – Pleasant surprise. Had one clearly bad play. Got moved back on run and that led to TFL. Other than that, had an okay day. Getting faster in transition from snap to block. Has plays where he’s very good with his hands. Still needs work.

SCOTT – Went from unemployed to starting in a matter of days. Had a problem with false starts. Take them away and he had an okay day. Was able to get out wide and block well in space. Played for Mudd in Indy and that familiarity with the system was obvious. Was a bit rusty, but also looked good at times. Handled a stunt early in the game with ease. Those have been giving us fits all year.

KELLY – First start at RT. Showed promise, but has a lot of improving to do. Kept Kerrigan under control, but not by much. Rode Kerrigan wide, play after play. That was effective, but isn’t ideal. You prefer the OT to engage and block the rusher near the LOS instead of letting the guy run deep and get behind the QB.

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DEFENSE

* RG3…14-15-200 with 4 TDs, 0 INTs. Perfect rating. Ugh.

* 5 off 11 on 3rd downs. Not good.

* Did have a good sequence when stopping WAS on 3rd/short and then 4th/short.

* 2 of 4 in the RZ

PLAYERS

DL

COLE – Too quiet. No sacks or solo tackles. Got pressure on some plays, but it was too little and too rare.

BABIN – Good game. Credited with 2 tackles and a sack. The sack, interestingly, came when he was at right end. For one series early in the third quarter, he and Cole switched sides. There were a couple of plays when Babin just destroyed right tackle Tyler Polumbus by basically running over him. Babin used a spin move to the inside on one rush and came close to another sack. Did have hands to the face penalty on long TD pass.

LANDRI – Did some good things. Only credited with 1 tackle, but was disruptive a few times. Was effective out in space when chasing after RG3. Took good angles.

JENKINS – Had a couple of tackles. Got his hands on RG3 a couple of times, but wasn’t able to make the tackle.

TAPP – Hustled his way to 3 tackles, including a TFL. Called for penalty when he hit RG3 late, high on scramble. Good hustle to chase the ball, but should have seen that RG3 was going down. Didn’t get much in the way of pressure on pass plays.

GRAHAM – More quiet than in recent games. No tackles or sacks. Came close to getting a sack, but couldn’t get hold of RG3.

COX – Good game. Played more snaps than the other DTs. Was able to overpower the RG a few times. Fletch led the team with 8 tackles. Also had a sack. Got penetration a few times. Mostly used strength to be blockers. Blew up 3rd/short and then 4th/short on consecutive plays.

THORNTON – Only played 11 snaps. As Patt comes back, the reps have to come from someone. Cedric has been inconsistent vs the run. Struggles with double teams at times. Isn’t lack of effort. Needs to work on technique and get stronger. Light years better than last year and can get better.

PATT – Best game so far. Had a real spring in his step. Has fresh legs from not playing/practicing for most of the year. Was in on 3 tackles. Got into the backfield on a couple of pass plays. Him vs RG3 isn’t much of a competition, but Patt did his best while on the move.

LB

KENDRICKS – Up and down game. I went ballistic early in the game when Kendricks took a poor angle on a play and let RG3 get wide of him for a nice gain. Dumb. Kendricks needed to play that outside-in and force RG3 to the middle, where help was. Kendricks did some good things in coverage. Was credited with 7 tackles, including an TFL. That came on early 3rd down when he read the play well, showed good discipline and then got into the backfield to make the stop. Kendricks must continue working on shedding blocks.

RYANS – Good game. 7 tackles. Big part of the reason that Alfred Morris only went 20-76 as a runner. Tackled well. Got to the ball. Finished plays when that was needed.

JORDAN – Started sloppy, but then played better, esp vs the run. Had 4 tackles, including TFL. Shot gaps a few times effectively.

S

ALLEN – Per Reid, Nate made one costly mistake. Didn’t get back deep on play-action pass and left WR wide open for 49-yd TD. Bit on early play-action pass to FB and that led to short TD. Credited with 6 tackles. Did a good job on end around that came his way.  Fought through blocker and kept contain.  Play gained 6 yards, but could have gotten more.
COLEMAN – Bad game. Was in good position on 3rd Qtr pass, but slipped as he tried to get ready to break it up. Moss was able to grab the ball and score. Got burned for 17-yd TD in the 4th Qtr. Let the guy catch the ball over the middle.  Kurt tried to pop him, but it was a bad hit.  Then tried to make the tackle, but the player was able to fight through it and score.   Credited with 7 tackles, including TFL.

CB

NNAMDI – Had 3 solo tackles. Didn’t have many passes come his way. Was involved in the 49-yd TD. Had the WR initially. Let him go as he started to cross the field. Expected S help. Needed to make sure of that before coming off him.  Best play came on early 3rd down when he let his guy catch a short pass and then tackled him a yard short of the chains, forcing a punt.  Failed to take a good angle on RG3 scramble in the 2nd half.  Let him get to the sideline on that play.  Dumb.

DRC – Had a chance for a big play late in the half. RG3 threw quick pass to DRC’s side. DRC jumped it, but only reached forward with one arm. Knocked the ball to the ground. Had a chance to get both hands on the ball. If he picked that, would have been a TD. 3 solo tackles. Had one real bonehead moment. Came across the middle on play where RG3 ran. DRC launched himself at him. Whiffed, but had he hit RG3, would have given them 15 free yards. Also costly financially. Dumb. No idea why he’d do that.

BOYKIN – Quiet game. Didn’t have the ball come his way much. Was burned on the 61-yd TD. Receiver was able to get away from him. Coleman was there to help, but the TD pass was still completed.

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ST’s

MCBRIAR – 5-234. 1 touchback, 1 inside the 20.

HENERY – 2 of 2 on FGs. All 3 KOs were touchbacks.

* Damaris Johnson had good PR of 16 yards. Ran wide and was able to turn up the field.

* Bryce Brown got his first shot at KOR. 3-66 with long of 25 yards. Showed some potential.

MISC

* Akeem Jordan stripped Brandon Banks on a PR, but the ball went out of bounds.

GAMEBOOK


35 Comments on “Detailed Game Review – WAS 31, PHI 6”

  1. 1 Wayne Boyer said at 5:48 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Not too much to say. No fire. A new coach will light that fire that is gone.

  2. 2 Ian said at 6:12 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Tommy,

    Off-topic a bit, but what are your thoughts on Alex Smith in PHL next year. Looks like he is on the out’s in SF and may be a nice, consistent pocket passer to allow Foles some competition or some understudy. Assume others have mentioned this as well.

    Been reading you daily for years. Keep up the great insight and literary humor.

    Ian

  3. 3 TommyLawlor said at 9:15 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Can’t say too much until we see who the new staff is. Alex needs to be in a certain system. If the offense is very different next year, he could be a target as the short term starter. If the new coach also believes in throwing the ball vertically, Alex wouldn’t be an ideal fit.

    Matt Hasselbeck could be of interest, it he’s available. Ryan Fitzpatrick is a guy who interests me. Not good enough to be a franchise QB, but can get hot and carry a team for a season or part of a season. Think of him as Ty Detmer from 1996, but with a better arm.

  4. 4 shah8 said at 2:08 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Seen enough of Hasselbeck to know that the guy is done as a full time starter. He’s also an injury risk. Seen less of Fitzpatrick–think the Thursday night game is the only extended view since last year’s Eagles game. He has a really overvalued contract, and the Bills have a good chance of letting him go–but that’s because *Tarvaris Jackson* might be considered better than him. Both Smith and Fitzpatrick essentially require scheme fits. Fitzpatrick is also a Delhomme risk as well–wants to throw before looking, and while I know it’s a thing to desire for a QB to throw before a guy is open, coaches and gms want guys with strong arms so you don’t have to do that, at least not all the time. That sort of game can be shut down, either by interceptions, like Delhomme, or by red zone ineffectiveness, like Kyle Orton. Fitzpatrick has looked like both in stats, and like Orton on that Thursday.

  5. 5 austinfan said at 8:52 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    I think there was a legitimate reason for Shady playing at the end of the game, and a 26 point TD wasn’t it. At that point, the Eagle offense had been dreck all game, and Reid wanted Foles to have one good drive to set him up for next week. So he wanted the starters in the game to protect his rookie QB. Either that, or AR has officially lost it.

    I thought Kelly played pretty well after the first Q, when the rust showed, he’s not your nifty feet OT, but I see flashes of Runyan in him, especially when he fills out (I think he’ll grow into a 6’8 330 lb RT). He’s quicker on his feet than say Austen Howard, and certainly looks more comfortable at RT than at RG, which isn’t surprising given his frame and his college experience. One bright spot is he’ll get to start the last six games at RT, didn’t some rookie OL get to start 4 games in 2005 at LT before he got injured? Which is why you have to play young players, Kelly will learn more about playing RT in those games than the whole offseason.

  6. 6 TommyLawlor said at 9:16 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    I don’t like Shady on the field then. No issues with the OL/receivers being out there. Nick did need guys to work with. And I do agree that having a good drive late would have helped his confidence.

  7. 7 Eagles_Fan_in_San_Fran said at 10:36 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    “So he wanted the starters in the game to protect his rookie QB. Either that, or AR has officially lost it.”

    One vote for the latter.

  8. 8 TommyLawlor said at 9:27 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    So what’s it gonna be…Skins or Boys? I’m pulling for the Skins, but barely. I prefer Sad Jerry Jones to Sad Mike Shanahan, but not by much. I sure hope RG3 does to them, what he did to us. And I want London Fletcher to knock the crap out of Tony Romo one last time.

  9. 9 Corry Henry said at 9:29 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    I feel dirty, but ‘Skins. I want Ryan Kerrigan to wipe that stupid Gomer Pyle smirk off of Romo’s face.

  10. 10 Daniel said at 10:16 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Definitely a fan of sad jerry. Maybe he can get his son-in-law to dry his tears too.

  11. 11 Average__Joseph said at 10:44 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    I think we let the Cowboys and Redskins fight to the death and then shoot the winner…too harsh?

  12. 12 Jeppe Elmelund van Ee said at 11:30 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    I wanna see the ‘Boys loose. I’d be happy if the ‘Skins beat them something like 35-6…

  13. 13 bdbd20 said at 12:33 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    I’ve got a few friends who are ‘Skins fans. I feel for them. As bad as we’ve been this year, they’ve been depressed for much of the last 20 years. Fletcher is a good dude. Always try to pull for him.

  14. 14 Eagles_Fan_in_San_Fran said at 10:40 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    You simply CANNOT, under any circumstance (even if it benefits the Eagles), root for the Cowboys and still call yourself an Eagles fan. Period, end of story.

  15. 15 Corry Henry said at 9:28 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    These are so hard to read anymore. This season has been brutal and just deflating.

    Anyways, Happy Thanksgiving, Tommy! I appreciate what you do and even more so this year since you’ve had to watch most of this crappy season more than once to provide us with these game reviews. Hopefully brighter days are ahead for this team!

  16. 16 TommyLawlor said at 9:35 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Happy Thanksgiving to you. Maybe losing will be good for us. Will make us appreciate the good times that much more when they return.

  17. 17 dandynator said at 10:13 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Tommy,

    on the all-22 tape, it seems like Nate just went for the middle crossing route leaving Nam alone deep with no help. Got to know better, it was only a two man route combo. Also they were already 3-4 eagles near the middle route…

    On all-22 go to the 20m mark( outside run to the right) There is a play where Trent is in pursuit and the way he runs is just … Awkward.

    tell me know what you think

  18. 18 Daniel said at 10:14 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Tommy, any thoughts on the obsession with shotgun formation? Can’t remember the last time we had a good play out of it, but always seem to be in it.

  19. 19 Arby1 said at 10:54 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    On one of DeSean’s receptions, he went out of bounds 2 or 3 yards before the 1st down marker. I couldn’t tell if he was pushed out by a pursuer or he just wanted to avoid the oncoming hit but it looked like he could have fought for the 1st down a little more. Any thoughts, Tommy? I’m one of the those who argued for re-signing DeSean but plays like that and ‘talking up’ Foles while Vick was still healthy is not team play, IMHO.

    On a side note: have you noticed how rookie LB’s Lavonte David, Lukie the K, and Bobby Wagner are 1, 2 and 3 in tackles for rookies (or were a week ago)? Kendricks was 8th among rookies last time I checked. Can’t help but wonder what the D would look like with David at Will and Wagner at Sam….

    Happy Turkey Day!

  20. 20 Cal Setar said at 10:55 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    I have the sneaking suspicion the Eagles would have been really happy if the Bucs didn’t draft David right before our second, second round draft pick, which of course ended up being Vinny Curry. Not saying I’m upset with getting Curry instead, though we don’t yet know what we’ve got with him. I just get the feeling David would have been an Eagle if not for the Bucs. Or maybe it’s just wishful, Thanksgiving day thinking on my part.

  21. 21 Jeppe Elmelund van Ee said at 11:33 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Tommy,

    Even though we don’t really have Thanksgiving Day in Denmark, I would like to personally thank you for all your hard work and dedication! Thank you for making me as an Eagles fan feel so damn good – even this year!

  22. 22 P_P_K said at 11:38 AM on November 22nd, 2012:

    You’re wrong, Tommy. Mama did say there’s be days like this. Ask any Motown fan about the Shirelles.

    Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

  23. 23 Gregory Post said at 12:47 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Tommy, do you think that somehow the game has changed too much for Andy and Marty? In the sense that what worked a decade ago for them doesn’t work now. Looking at your last posts, you mentioned how Andy was able to utilize players like Jermaine Mayberry and Jeremiah Trotter and turn them into pro-bowl caliber players. Is it possible that new players cannot be utilized in the same way for the new style of play in the league?

  24. 24 shah8 said at 2:11 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    I have wished that BBrown had a higher top speed watching him do returns. One thing I am noticing is that the dude has really good vision and is pretty comfortable in body-filled space. If he could explode out of the hole, he’d be…well, not a 6th round pick.

  25. 25 SteveH said at 9:43 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    7th.

  26. 26 shah8 said at 6:03 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    RG3 absolutely killing the Cowboys is making me feel better. Our defense doesn’t look quite so much bad as erratic. I’m definitely keying on the defensive line not closing properly on the QB and tempting them to hold the ball as long as they can as a critical problem. Fix that, and our secondary will look MUCH better. I vote Jarvis Jones. Who’s with me?

  27. 27 GermanEagle said at 6:20 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Dallas sucks!

  28. 28 P_P_K said at 9:42 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Carve it in stone, brother!

  29. 29 SteveH said at 9:44 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Anyone else watching the Pats-NE game? Sanchez running into his own guy, fumbling, and NE picking it up and scoring. Thats the one good thing I have to say about the Eagles, at least we don’t have Sanchez.

  30. 30 TheRogerPodacter said at 10:19 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    that play was hilarious. he ran into the back of his own OL, then seemed to somehow slide underneath of him while fumbling. if that happened to us, i’d flip out…

  31. 31 SteveH said at 11:10 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    My favorite part was it wasn’t even like he didn’t know there was an OL there, he just ran right into him like he didn’t even see him. Just the goofiest shit. I have no idea why the Jets are still hitching their cart to Sanchez, the guy has been a liability forever now.

  32. 32 Michael Winter Cho said at 12:24 AM on November 23rd, 2012:

    Collingsworth claimed Wilfork pushed the OL into him, but he seemed to be exaggerating–it looked like Sanchez just ran into his ass. Then again, RGIII also ran into one of his own players’ backsides in the earlier game.

  33. 33 SteveH said at 12:52 AM on November 23rd, 2012:

    Yeah Wilfork pushed him back maybe 6 inches tops. Sanchez was going to run right into him either way. I don’t understand what he was doing, the guy was literally directly in front of him, theres no way he couldn’t have seen him.

  34. 34 SteveH said at 11:15 PM on November 22nd, 2012:

    Rofl, look at this replay, he just runs right into the lineman’s ass and fumbles. What a doof.

    http://deadspin.com/5962839/the-jetsiest-jets-play-ever-mark-sanchez-fumbles-after-getting-floored-by-his-linemans-ass

  35. 35 ceteris_paribus1776 said at 8:38 AM on November 23rd, 2012:

    Does anyone else get the sinking feeling that we are squarely the worst team in the division. Ugh