2009 NFL Draft Prospects:
Mark Sanchez Profile

Strengths: Solid size and adequate bulk … Impressive statistical production in junior season … Extremely fluid athlete … Outstanding mobility … Great pocket awareness and knows how to step up into and around the pocket to get the ball off … Has the sixth sense for the pass rush … Strong arm and can make all the NFL throws, but it isn’t elite … Very solid, consistent accuracy … Fluid footwork … Very quick release … Nice touch on the football … Throws a sweet deep ball … Looks like a natural in the pocket and throwing the ball on the run …. Highly intelligent … Spent four years at USC around a traditional West Coast playbook … Field general … Reportedly great work ethic … Extremely high upside.

Weaknesses:Very inexperienced; only threw 487 pass attempts in his career with only one year of starting experience … Started out hot, but had inconsistent accuracy during the middle of the season … Unimpressive as a sophomore … Needs a little more work on reading defenses … Could put on a few more pounds of muscle … Major durability concerns … Will likely need a year with a clipboard before he is ready to start … Got arrested for sexual assault as a freshman, but there was no found evidence.

Summary: Talent-wise, I absolutely love Mark Sanchez. I think he has more natural talent than Matthew Stafford. BUT, Stafford has the experience factor and arm strength over Sanchez which will propel him to be the first quarterback taken. Sanchez has it all when you talk about a franchise quarterback, and the work ethic Matt Leinart does not. The team that drafts Sanchez might have to be a little patient. The sexual assault charge does not concern me at all (no evidence, no further problems) and it will not concern GMs.

Player Comparison: Aaron Rodgers. When I saw Rodgers play at Cal, I saw a natural at quarterback with the ability to improvise outside the pocket. Sanchez has the same level of athleticism, and both are proficient passers.





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