Jay Glazer of FOX reports that Jets coach Rex Ryan has informed his team's quarterbacks that Mark Sanchez will be the starter this year.
So Sanchez has won the competition with Kellen Clemens.
But, frankly, we don't think there were actually was a competition. We think that Sanchez was destined to be the Week One starter the moment the Jets pulled the trigger on a trade up by 12 spots in round one to get Sanchez with the fifth overall pick in the draft.
Instead of merely handing the job to Sanchez, however, the Jets forced him to "earn" it. If nothing else, it's a great way to push the kid during training camp, and to keep him from becoming complacent.
In the end, there's no way Ryan was going to go with anyone other than Sanchez. Last year, G.M. Mike Tannenbaum decided that the Jets needed to trade for Brett Favre because 2006 second-round pick Kellen Clemens wasn't the guy. So if Sanchez can't beat out the guy that wasn't the guy in 2008, how much longer would Tannebaum be the guy deciding which guys will be on the team?
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2 comments:
If Sanchez gets knocked down and stains on his uniform, will be be a "Dirty Sanchez?"
LOL I had to do it Joe- love ya bro!
Billick did the same thing with Boller. You'd think Rex would have learned something from that...
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