Are You A Jets Fan Worried About Mark Sanchez?

Well, you shouldn’t be.

There are four reasons why the move to get Sanchez and the subsequent experiment were the right ones, and here they are.

1. The Jets Lost Nothing:

-I have no idea how Woody and Rex pulled this off, but this trade was thoroughly loss free. Abram Elam and Kenyon Coleman did indeed make solid contributions to the Jets; especially Elam who forced a series of incredible fumbles last season. But the bottom line is that Ryan’s game plan didn’t cater to either of them, and one of them was getting replaced anyway.

Jim Leonhard didn’t follow Rex Ryan to New York to be Abram Elam’s backup. So Elam was looking at a limited role as it was. Mangini ended up getting two talented players and a potentially good quarterback, but all three of them happened to be totally expendable.

2. Rex Ryan’s Style Supports New Quarterbacks:

-Remember that time the Ravens went a half a season without scoring a touchdown and won the Super Bowl that year? Well; that’s the school of thought that Rex Ryan is coming from. Ryan was pulling the strings on the Ravens’ defense from the first day that they were scary. This included playoff appearances with six different starting quarterbacks.

The reality is that Rex Ryan composes dominating defenses regardless of the offensive situation. This should ease your minds regarding potential offensive woes that could be chalked up to youth.

3. This Is A New Jets Team:

-So remember like three sentences ago when I said that Rex Ryan is capable of composing dominating defenses regardless of the offensive situation? Well, before training camp opens, Ryan has already filled every hole.

The Jets couldn’t stop the pass last season, mostly due to poor cornerback coverage on the weak side. Well, now the Jets don’t have a weak side. In fact, they don’t have a weakness in their whole secondary. Beyond that; the acquisitions of Leonhard, Sheppard and Scott transform the Jets defense into a squad that boasts eight pro-bowlers.  Let us also not forget that Leon Washington, Thomas Jones and Jericho Cotchery are all coming off stellar seasons, thanks in large part to a new look offensive line.

I guess what I’m trying to say is this: Even if the next two seasons are transition years, the Jets are on paper more talented than the AFC’s other wildcard hopefuls.

4. Mark Sanchez Has “It”:

-I’ve gone an entire page in a Microsoft Word document talking about why the Mark Sanchez deal was so good; and I haven’t even talked about Mark Sanchez yet. I honestly don’t even need to. The Sanchez deal was such a risk free deal that even if he is the bust of the millennium, it won’t really even matter.

But there is something you should really take to heart when you see Sanchez…And that is his swagger.

Now, I’m well aware that this isn’t a Lil Wayne video. But the last QB that I have seen with this much confidence was Broadway Joe. And I wasn’t even alive for that, I just heard about it.

But so far, we’ve got scouts from half the league saying that they’ve had private workouts and that he’s already making pro reads. They’re also saying that Sanchez is mobile, with a cannon. What makes him (according to me) better than Stafford however, is his confidence and swagger.

Now we’ve seen a confident QB in a Jets uniform before. Chad Pennington was a great ambassador and a confident leader. But if you are a chick, Chad Pennington strikes me as the guy that is absolutely going to dazzle mom and dad.

Mark Sanchez is the guy that’s going to go to the club, target the married girl, make out with her, take a picture of it, and then autograph it and mail it to the girl’s husband. That’s the kind of confidence Mark Sanchez has.

Stafford may have aced the Wonderlich; but Sanchez has the confidence that already makes me think he could lead the Jets to a comeback victory. And Jets’ fans; does that remind you of anyone?

No, not The Fonz.