Bolts From The Blue: Sanchez Will Be Under Fire

If the Jets are to continue their hot-streak, Mark Sanchez will need to play like a vet, not a rookie. The Chargers offense will score points. The Jets defense will probably slow them down some, but they’ll still score. Dallas held them to their season-low of 20 points, and they averaged 28.4 points on the season. The Jets offense will need to match it, and it won’t all come from the running game. So can Sanchez get it done? Bolts From The Blue doesn’t think so.

When the Jets have the ball, the advantage lies in the hands of the Chargers. Again, that’s just my belief, but it’s supported by the fact that the Chargers have been a pretty stable defense this year. For all the yards they’ve given up, and all of the random drives where they’ve slipped into “soft zone” and looked terrible (twice against the Browns), this is not a defense that gives up a ton of first downs or a ton of points to opposing offenses.

On top of that, it is a defense that can be a bit confusing. Corner blitzes, Safety blitzes and a mad genius MLB in Stephen Cooper means that there’s a good chance Mark Sanchez may not know where the blitz is coming from when it’s coming. I like that.

Rookie QBs are usually in that group of players that get five times worse when the playoffs come around, and I think that trend will continue on Sunday.

They reason that Sanchez played a banged-up defense last week, one that was too predictable and rarely blitzed. Things will be different in San Diego.

Video: Chargers defensive action.