By definition, passengers don't lead anyone anywhere. They just stay out of the way.
This from a 2011 article on NFL.com:
"f the Jets are serious about making a Super Bowl run, they must take the ball out of Mark Sanchez's hands. He's not ready to be the driving force of the offense, and the team must return to their "ground and pound" roots to have any chance of reaching their aspirations.
The Jets have been one of the few teams able to ride a run-heavy offense to a playoff run the past two years. New York ranked among the top five rushing offenses in each of those seasons, including a league-best 172.2 yards per game in 2009. More importantly, the team averaged 35.6 rushing attempts over those 32 games."
From an article after the Jets beat Indy in 2010:
" In the second half on Saturday, the Jets’ offense went old school. This offense resembled last season’s offense. It featured handoffs, running backs and offensive linemen, the big boys, all pointed straight ahead.
Thus continued the offensive theme in the four postseason games of the Rex Ryan era. In those contests, the Jets have averaged 149 yards rushing and 37 carries. Not coincidentally, they also won three times."
So in 2010 and 2011 WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING, everyone realized that Sanchez was simply a passenger.
that means nothing w/o links and it was 2009 and 2010 when we went to title games and 2010 he was HUGE for us. He did much more than Tannehill this year who hasn't even helped his team to the playoffs yet.