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Sep 21, 2009 12:00 PM
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Mark Sanchez possesses a certain je ne sais quoi. So how to describe him, just two games into his NFL career? If only there were some hackneyed bit of praise that elevates competence into a kind of holy state ...
Clifton Brown, Sporting News:
Sanchez's poise. ...
USA Today headline:
... Sanchez's poise creates excitement for N.Y. Jets
Peter King, Sports Illustrated:
What made his performance more surprising was his poise.
Tom Pedulla, USA Today:
Extremely poised performer.
Boston Globe headline:
... showed poise
Shalise Manza Young, Providence Journal:
... continues to show poise.
Manish Mehta, Newark Star-Ledger:
... showing poise under fire.
RealScouts, Sporting News:
... showed a great deal of poise ...
Rich Cimini, New York Daily News:
... showed remarkable poise.
... displayed a lot of poise ...
Aaron Wilson, National Football Post:
... displayed poise and touch ...
Greg Bishop, The New York Times:
... displayed poise rarely seen from rookie quarterbacks ...
Dave Hutchinson, Newark Star-Ledger:
Displaying the poise of a veteran ...
Barbara Barker, Newsday:
... displayed the poise of a veteran ...
Marcia C. Smith, Orange County Register, quoting wide receiver Chansi Stuckey:
... has poise, humility and can handle the pressure like a veteran.
Wallace Matthews, Newsday, quoting Joe Namath:
... has poise, but he's been playing football for a little while. He's supposed to have poise.
Mike Vaccaro, New York Post:
... precocious poise under pressure ...
Matt Bowen, National Football Post:
... looked poised and mature ...
Rich Cimini, New York Daily News, quoting Rex Ryan:
... clearly has that kind of poise and that awareness ...
Dave Hutchinson, Newark Star-Ledger:
... poise and a plan.
Michael Lombardi, National Football Post:
His poise, his command and most of all his leadership skills ...
Gary Myers, New York Daily News:
... has the arm, poise and charisma.
Jennifer Toland, Worcester Telegram:
... certainly has charisma and looks, and ... poise, presence and talent, too.
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