Hate Mark Sanchez, but Don’t Bench Him

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Published: October 19, 2009

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... while leading the surprise New York Jets to a 3-0 start.

But I never said this was a Cinderella story. I said this was a playoff team , but I never alluded to the dream that he was a playoff-caliber quarterback .

He's a rookie, folks. This is what rookies do.

See: Joe Flacco

See: Matt Ryan.

While they both had impressive overall numbers on the season last year, they both also had their share of weak performances. They both also caved in the playoffs. (Flacco more so, but you get the idea.)

The point is to realize that we didn't give Sanchez enough credit for how prepared he was to start the season, and now when it's turned around, we're giving him too much flak now that he's getting rattled.

Sure, he played without Jerricho Cotchery on Sunday. But that's no excuse. Quarterbacks don't play like this. Not unless they have a good reason.

And when Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are combining their efforts for ...

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