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The Sky Is Falling! Mark Sanchez Named Starting Quarterback

Found December 05, 2012 on Turn On The Jets: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Mark Sanchez,  Mike Tannenbaum,  Greg McElroy
TEAMS: New York Jets,  Jacksonville Jaguars
The New York Jets are staying with Mark Sanchez as their starting quarterback this Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. While this has come as a shock to many, we detailed here yesterday how there was a reasonable argument for this to happen. Not surprisingly many Jets fans are acting like the sky is falling right now…threatening to abandon the team…cursing out Rex…cursing out Sanchez etc… Here is the simple reality – Mark Sanchez is getting paid 8.3 million dollars from the Jets next year regardless of whether he is on their team, another NFL team or laying on a beach in California. The Jets are finishing up a playoff-less season against four mediocre football teams. The hope is that he plays well in these games, builds some measure of confidence back up and becomes a reasonable option to start in 2013 (he should still be forced to compete with a veteran next summer). Believe it or not, this team is going to give every chance possible to a former first round pick who has won mo...
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