The right side of that table is significant, as Sanchez has cut his interceptions dramatically. However, although defenders have not been catching the ball, they have been getting their hands on it. Jets opponents have defensed 5.0 passes per game this season, up from 3.4/game in Sanchez's 15 starts last year. All told, Jets opponents have intercepted or defensed 18.1 percent of Sanchez's passes so far in 2010; that's only slightly lower than last year's rate (19.5 percent). In other words, Sanchez has avoided turnovers in 2010 not because he has been more careful with the ball but because opponents have been dropping their interception opportunities. As we've seen in the past two weeks, Sanchez will still make mistakes, and good defenses will be able to capitalize on them.
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