Will Sanchez Make His Mark Against Saints? Donkey or Thoroughbred?

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Published: October 3, 2009

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... going to win Sunday. I guarantee you."

It ain't braggin' if you can back it up.

By late Sunday afternoon on Jan. 12th, 1969, Joe Namath's bold prediction became reality as the sun set on South Beach. The charismatic kid from Alabama with nimble feet and a laser arm, nicknamed "Broadway Joe," had backed up his boast.

The New York Jets upset the Baltimore Colts to win Super Bowl III. Forty years later, it is still considered the greatest upset in football history.

Guess those media smartasses won't be laughing at us anymore! 55-0 my ass!

Fast forward to 2009 and Jets fans are saying rookie Mark Sanchez is Joe Namath reincarnate. The USC rookie has New York off to a surprising 3-0 start in grand style and has Jets partisans dreaming about that magical afternoon in Florida so many years ago.

As I spent last week in Washington, D.C. witnessing the local media excoriate Redskins coach Jim Zorn, an old man sitting on the bank of the Potomac...

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