Getty ImagesJets fans are nearly unanimous in their belief that Mark Sanchez is a pathetic excuse for a quarterback whose benching was overdue. But the man Sanchez will replace as the Jets’ starter on Sunday, Greg McElroy, doesn’t see it that way.
McElroy says Sanchez has taught him a great deal about playing quarterback, and that he’ll try to emulate Sanchez this week.
“Everything that I’ve learned at this position in this league has been from Mark,” McElroy said, in comments distributed by the Jets’ PR staff. “He’s the guy that I’ve seen every day. Every day that I’ve been an NFL player, I’ve been looking up to him. I’ve been observing him and trying to follow after his lead. I’ve been watching him. I understand how to play this game because of him.”
McElroy has said that last year’s Jets team had a bunch of selfish guys who didn’t care if they won or lost, but this year McElroy says Sanchez and Tim Tebow have been model teammates.
“I can’t say enough about Mark and Tim,” McElroy said. “Those guys are unselfish and have been nothing but helpful. I talked to Mark [after Jets coach Rex Ryan made the quarterback switch] and he was very encouraging, very helpful, and Tim’s been the same way. I can’t say enough about those guys.”
It’s classy of McElroy to say that. It’s also probably not quite what Jets fans wanted to hear.
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oh man… not what anyone wanted to hear
Poor guy.
Uh oh.
I am sure that is great news to all Jets fans. So how many interceptions is he planning to throw Sunday?
Maybe he learned what NOT to do
That’s a good sign for the Jets.
he COULD just be saying that, through extensive observation of Sanchez, he now has a thorough understand of what not to do as an NFL quarterback.
whoa boy.
Uh oh.
Dear Lord, is everyone delusional in this franchise?
well this should go well then
Oh boy…i hope you’re just being nice greg
He who can does…..
I’m VERY sorry for all you Jets fan out there. Talk about a big F U to Nick Saban.
The QB coach of the Jets must have a pretty easy job.
LOL the jets and their endless supply of entertainment! The comments on this article are cracking me up haha
better than learning from that other guy who thinks he is an NFL caliber QB!
FinFan68 says:
Dec 20, 2012 11:34 AM
Maybe he learned what NOT to do
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LOL, good point!
So…..he learned how to throw interceptions and not act like a leader?
All the while you have Tebow a prooven winner sitting on the sideline who’s not good enough to play….
As a Charger fan, I just have to say, the embarrassment that is my team right now, makes me proud to still be a Charger fan when I look at what the Jets are doing.
The Chargers lack talent across the board, the Jets possess a lot of talent, and just purposely choose to not use it. Thank you Jets, things arnt so bad in San Diego after all
McElroy: Everything I know about playing QB I learned from Sanchez
oh God, not what anyone wanted to hear. he should just say nothing.
LOL, not good news for the JETS fans!
Is he going to pose in GQ in those ridiculous outfits?
Wow … just wow.
Did he teach you the butt fumble?
I hope he learned the “butt fumble”. I really liked that one.
that headline is just too easy. fish in a barrel. and I’m a Niners fan!
Shut up your mouth!
By looking up to Sanchez and Tebow, I’m hoping that Greg also learned what NOT to do…
As fan of another team in the division, I cheered for it. I love Sanchez II.
Love that Sanchez will go from Captain Checkdown to Captain Clipboard!
Greg, I don’t think I would have phrased it quite that way, talk about the kiss of death with Jet fans!!!
So you’re telling me you learned nothing about football.
Jim Jones would be proud of the coolaid the Jets are serving their players.
By the responses, I think its obviously clear to everyone here what our first and only collective thought about McElroy’s comments was. Everyone, except of course, anyone associated with the Jets)
Maybe he should learn how to pray from Tebow
He learned that constantly throwing picks and fumbling the ball will get you replaced by a this string QB, so that’s good
I wonder if McElroy’s first play, he runs right into one of his lineman’s ass and fumbles.
Just when you think it can’t get any worse.
is he going to run up the linemans ass……..
this could get messy.
Genius of him to pre-emptively blame Sanchez for any bad play.
Way to aim low Greg.
The Eagles would be a lock to beat the Jets, maybe.
This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You can learn a lot by watching someone make mistakes so you know what not to do.
The best move in the Ravens’ franchise history was taking Jon Ogden and Ray Lewis with their first two draft picks in 1996.
A close second was hiring Harbaugh as head coach instead of giving it to Ryan.
You just can’t make this stuff up! I hate everything Jets but I’m even starting to feel sorry for this bunch of lunatics. Will the fun ever stop?
McElroy is brilliant. He’s giving himself an out by saying “when I suck this weekend, blame Sanchez”.
Ah, the media trying again to stir the pot. So Jets fans are going to be shocked that he made these comments? What’s he going to say that he hasn’t learned anything behind Mark and Tim and that they are selfish. Greg’s obviously a classy guy and he made some nice remarks about his “friends”. Good for him and good luck.
BTW, I’m not a fan of either but I bet that both Mark and Tim will once again be starters in this league and they will both probably be successful. The Jets coaching staff is bad. The “new” offense is a gimmick. Put Mark in a conventional offense and Tim in a Shanahan type offense and see the difference. You have to have the right people for your scheme.
Well that couldn’t have taken long.
Yeah, he’s learned a lot from Sanchez…what mistakes NOT to make!
Everything I know about playing QB I learned from Sanchez————boy , are you in trouble
Jets fans should be hoping he is just being a nice guy to Sanchez by saying that… which is probably the case…
maybe McElroy will be the guy… it’s definitely the best Jets decision all year…
I think Tebow just Tebowed when he read that!!!!!
Let’s hope he didn’t learn Sanchez’ lack of fashion sense as well
Packaging McElroy, Tebow and Sanchez in a trade would get you…………a bag a donuts!
Trying to kiss Sanchez’s butt but talk about a total backfire!
I had hopes for him until he opened his mouth.
And the rest of the AFC East locker rooms break out with severe abdominal pain due to uncontrolled laughter. The dominoes have only just began to fall for this horrible team. LOL.
So Sanchez has been by McElroy’s side since pop warner?
Obviously the lessons from Sanchito didn’t include what to say and what NOT to say to the media.
This is nearly as scary as when Jake Plummer was mentoring Jay Cutler.
Wow. That’s the worst of thing he could have admitted publicly to.
McElroy opens his mouth and says the entirely wrong thing. The guy can’t even sense which way the wind is blowing. This is his moment to distance himself from Sanchez, and offer something different to the fans. Apparently he is not feeling very confident to go out there and play his game without support on the sidelines from Sanchez.
OMG! If this means what I think it means, the Jets have three useless quarterbacks. Ouch.
Maybe they could find some team stupid enough to take all three for a first round pick.
Looks like you’ll be on the trading block too.
If Tebow was helpful showing him how to pass, this kid is really screwed. Put a fork in him.
I am not a Sanchez fan, however something to remember is that those who can’t teach. Maybe Sanchez is a better teacher than player.
“Everything that I’ve learned at this position in this league has been from Mark,” McElroy said. Man, is he really going to suck.
As a Dolphin Fan is there any chance that Greg could pass some of that wisdom on to Tom Brady and that Tom could emulate Sanchez as well when playing the Fins. It is Christmas so it doesn’t hurt to ask.
He might want to hold that thought!
Maybe he should use google instead
“Genius of him to pre-emptively blame Sanchez for any bad play.” LMAO!
Smart kid. If he stinks it up, it proves he’s a great study. Can we then trade him temporarily to NE or Denver so he can learn from Brady or Manning?
dowhatifeellike says: Dec 20, 2012 12:17 PM
The best move in the Ravens’ franchise history was taking Jon Ogden and Ray Lewis with their first two draft picks in 1996.
A close second was hiring Harbaugh as head coach instead of giving it to Ryan.
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“Yeah, thank God we hired the guy who’s gotten us to one AFC Championship Game in the last four years instead of the guy who’s been to two AFC Championship Games in the last four years!”
Here’s a bulletin: if you measure success by how far you advance in the playoffs–and really, that’s the only measure–then Ryan’s been more successful than Harbaugh.
So, McElroy is saying he’s learned zero about playing QB in the NFL? Or is he just going to to the opposite of what Sanchez did?
Greg sounds like a smart guy and can learn some things from the veterans while not learning bad habits. Take Aaron Rodgers. He was behind a legend, but one of the biggest divas in the league. Favre flat out refused to teach or even talk to Rodgers during the three years they were together. Favre had his own dressing room and parking spot, which no other Packer had. Despite all that Rodgers turned into the best QB in the league by being the anti Favre: Be a good teammate, don’t throw the ball all over the field, don’t text pictures of his junk, don’t throw the organization under the bus, etc.
If McElroy is smart and his own man, he’ll be ok. It remains to be seen, however, if he is talented enough to be an NFL QB.
“Everything that I’ve learned at this position in this league has been from Mark”
I’m still laughing half an hour after reading that quote.
Could there be any single phrase Jets fans wanted to hear from the mouth of McElroy less than that one ? I don’t think so.
So what position did he play in college then?
Nick Saban thinks March Sanchez gets too much attention.
But the man Sanchez will replace as the Jets’ starter on Sunday, Greg McElroy, doesn’t see it that way.
Um, what?
O god, I wouldn’t be parading that statement around
I honestly don’t get it. Sanchez is exactly the same guy he’s been for the last three years, except — perhaps unbelievably — he has even less talent around him than ever before. Nobody to catch dump-offs, nobody to go deep, nobody who could start for 20 teams in the league… what kind of production were you expecting from Sanchez, or Tebow, or anyone else?
Ahhhhh LOL! Where to start?
So did I. That’s why I am not a QB in the NFL.
i saw the headline and thought i was on the Onion
“I know nothing about the QB position.”
-Greg McElroy
Does he need to be checked for concussion
I think he may need to be checked for concussion
I hope Sanchez has not been teaching him how to throw INT. We don’t need another Sanchez. I think Sanchez will do fine with the Sea Hawks.
I could hear that were it a Manning/Brady/Farve/Montana etc situation he was in…..but for Sanchez, Nope!! You can spout the team line only so much and then it get stupid. Now, if he’d said, “I learned where to get the best shirts and photo gigs from Sanchez,” I could buy that!!
i saw the headline and thought i was on the Onion
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I would have double thumbs up’d that if I could!
McElroy is a smart guy. (Rhodes Scholarship applicant) He’ll be much better than Sanchez or Tebow. He is saying the right things for the team’s purposes.
Too easy lol. Waaaaayy too easy haha
Even if it is true…why say it out loud? J-E-T-S = J-O-K-E
Being honest: I only clicked the link to read the comments. I knew they’d deliver!
en41563 says:
Dec 20, 2012 2:23 PM
dowhatifeellike says: Dec 20, 2012 12:17 PM
The best move in the Ravens’ franchise history was taking Jon Ogden and Ray Lewis with their first two draft picks in 1996.
A close second was hiring Harbaugh as head coach instead of giving it to Ryan.
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“Yeah, thank God we hired the guy who’s gotten us to one AFC Championship Game in the last four years instead of the guy who’s been to two AFC Championship Games in the last four years!”
Here’s a bulletin: if you measure success by how far you advance in the playoffs–and really, that’s the only measure–then Ryan’s been more successful than Harbaugh.
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Ryan: 2 playoff appearances in 5 years. Lost two AFC championship games.
Harbaugh: 5 playoff appearances in 5 years. Lost two AFC championship games, this year TBD.
If you’re using a stat to make your point, make sure you have the right numbers.
And you know nothing
Okay, according to you guys, both John Harbaugh & Rex Ryan are great coaches because they brought their respective teams to two AFC Championship Games? Since when is making the AFC Championship Game something to hang your hat on? Great!!! Wonderful!!! You guys made it to the Final Four, TWICE!!! Gimme a break guys, it’s all about Championships, not appearing in Conference Championship Games. My team won 2 Conference Championships in 4 years, and, oh yeah, 2 Super Bowls during that same time period. Since Sexy Rexy has come to the Jets, my Giants have won 2 more Super Bowls than Rex has won even division titles (2 Super Bowls in 4 years is also the same amount of division titles the Jets have won since 1970). When you win an actual championship, even a division title, then you can talk how good Rex Ryan is. I have never seen a coach get so much praise & be labeled as “great” without having won ANYTHING during his head coaching career. As for Harbaugh v. Rex, Harbaugh is clearly the better coach, no contest. While both have the same amount of Conference Championship APPEARANCES (which means nothing), the Ravens have been consistently a top 4 AFC team every year Harbaugh has been there. Harbaugh has never had the type of season Rex has had this year & he never will – all the while having a QB in Flacco who is far from elite. Turnover & roster changes have occurred, but Harbaugh’s Ravens are always there. Once Rex butchered Mangini’s team & put together a team of his own, one he had significant input in, Rex’s Jets have been horrendous. You can’t even mention Harbaugh & Rex in the same breath. Rex Ryan is more comparable to Rich Kotite or his buddy Tony Sparano than he is John Harbaugh. Jets fans need to wake the F up.
Mclroy: everything i know i learned from sanchez… *troll face*