When the New York Jets drafted Mark Sanchez Jets fans were happy and skeptical. The Jets of New York traded up in the draft to pick Sanchez fifth overall. After that Sanchez was quick not to make any brash promises or predictions and chose to let his play do the talking, but before he even stepped on the practice field he was being dubbed as " the new Broadway Joe" when he posed like David Hasselhoff in Baywatch. Sanchez took the good ribbing and when the season started Sanchez showed he should have been a top draft pick at quarterback and he made the right decision to leave USC after only playing one season. He started off the regular season even better by leading his team to a 4 and 0 start as New York named him Mark Franchize. The media was praising Rex Ryan for the coaching job he was doing on both sides of the ball and then it happened. Darren Sharper in a comment before the Jets and Saints played each other he said he's been studying film and Sanchez has a few tales before he makes a decision. Well Sharper must have been right because during that game Sharper had two interceptions and returned one of those for a touchdown. The Jets went on a three game losing streak and it took no time for the mild manner New York fan and media start to question Sanchez and the Jets ability to win. It looked like Sanchez got his swagger back when they ran up the score on the Oakland Raiders, but we realized that it's the Oakland Raiders and they only play hard against teams that have a great chance of reaching the playoffs. Then Rex Ryan cried and then Jets fans cried and the team was on the skid again. Look Sanchez is a winner because he came from that great USC tradition. He's showed more skill than Jamarcus Russell, Brady Quinn and Mark Stafford, but is a rookie so he showed some immaturity. Rex Ryan was doing a great job when he was keeping Mark in his rookie bubble and wasn't making him win the game, but as soon as Ryan opened up the offense more and more it seemed Mark kept messing up throwing interception after interception. All I have to say is Mark has had two different halves of his rookie season. The first half he was a lock at Offensive rookie of the year, but now he isn't even close. Mark shows to much trust in his arm right now thinking he can squeeze the ball in coverage or throw the ball with more touch than he really can. Those areas of trouble will change with time will and next year Mark Sanchez will be back to Mark Franchize and every Jets fan will be back on the bandwagon looking forward to the playoffs.
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