Mark Sanchez named starting QB for the New York Jets

Mark Sanchez has just proved Pete Carroll and all the naysayers wrong. It was announced today that Sanchez, who left USC after his junior year to enter the NFL draft against the advice of the Trojans head coach, will be the starting QB for the New York Jets.

This was bound to happen from the day the Jets traded up to the number 5 spot in the draft to snag the young QB. Although he didn’t look very good against the Baltimore Ravens, he had done enough to impress in mini-camps and OTAs. And lets remember, he was up against one of, if not the best, defenses in the league and on the road in a preseason game that had all the intensity of a regular season matchup.

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It may have been something that he didn’t show in that game that was a major factor in the Jets going with Sanchez of Kellen Clemens, and that was panic. Even though he looked really bad to start the game and had tossed a pick-six before the game was even a minute old, he stuck with it and ended up putting together a scoring drive near the end of the second quarter that was capped off with perfectly thrown ball to Leon Washington for 6.

Sanchez now steps in to fill the spot vacated when Favre, ahem, retired and will open his NFL career against the Houston Texans on September 13th. Jets fans get one more chance to see him in action before the season starts as they face the Giants in what should be a very entertaining preseason football game.