AS I SEE IT

Now that the NFL is back in full swing with the Minnie-camps opening, I thought I’d lie out some things that are on my mind.

The New York Jets have brought in an interesting situation and introduced it to football for the world to judge and time to test: two starting quarterbacks. What happens if this is a good idea? What happens if the Jets succeed beyond their wildest imagination?

If you look at most teams, or all teams, they prepare for one opponent a week, and when they do: it is one quarterback that their defensive game plan is laid out for. You study the tendencies of the starting QB, and make your alignments, pass rushers and pass defenders play accordingly. You place certain tendencies that the QB has as part of your game plan. Certain plays require certain alignments and personnel, with prescribed strategies.

One Sunday you are playing a team like the Jets and what is a third and short situation. You practiced all week long for this particular play defensively and send the players out that have practiced to defend against it. But wait; it’s not Sanchez it’s Tebow! The ball is snapped and goes for a TD!

Perhaps there is a play that calls for a second same kind of situation but this time they leave in Sanchez, what do you do as a defensive coach? Play what happened the last time or what you practiced?

Now let’s look at the draft, and the idea of trades-do you start looking at drafting with the idea in mind that you have to have two starters? Does this drive up the price of the ticket, does it impact the salary structure of the team, do you need two offensive coordinators or two defensive coordinators?

Suddenly a lot of aspects of the game become affected by a new twist in all areas of the game. Is there going to be a rivalry within the locker room? Is the starter considered the #1 man, or do you start a different QB every week? Is someone on the team unhappy about 2 QB’s? Does it affect the whole offensive?

This year will be very interesting, and everyone will be watching closely, it may turn the whole NFL upside down offensively.

That’s all I wrote, folks!