TWTW: Sanchez Takes New York

One of the more interesting subplot of the week was the fact that rookie quarterback from USC who only played sixteen games in college got the starting job with the New York Jets this past week. I think this is a good idea but there are a couple things that have to happen.

1. The Joe Flacco Effect: I think the Jets have one of the most underrated defenses in the league with guys like Kris Jenkins, David Harris, Kerry Rhodes, and Derrelle Revis just to name a few. They can make things happen and if they force enough turnovers where Sanchez would then have a chance to become anywhere from a 7-9 to 9-7 team. Now if a couple of those guys go down then the Jets are going to be drafting in the top ten again without trading up for it this time.

2. Ignore the NYC Media There will be a time in the season where shit hits the complete fan with Sanchez and the New York Post with others are going to tear this guy apart. Granted, he is the perfect type of guy to lead a New York team giving them a sort of "swagger. I feel that comes from being coached by Pete Carroll and USC Football in general. I find hard to believe that Sanchez will wilt under pressure of the media. This also goes for Rex Ryan who may be the biggest hardass in the NFL right now. He has made his bed with Sanchez and now he has to live with it for the year. I am dead serious too because if one thing to screw up Sanchez would be to take away his starting job past the eight game of the year.

3. Running is #1 Option You cannot expect Sanchez to be the key to your offense. That will lead to bad things. Some might say that Thomas Jones only had a big year because of Brett Favre but I beg to differ. Jones is one of the most underrated running backs in the game today. In addition, they have Leon Washington whose an explosive threat and Shonn Greene who can give you the "tough yards".

-Charlie.