ESPN, I'm looking at you. You single-handedly raised Mark Sanchez from a 8th-14th pick in the 2009 draft to a top five pick. This is a man who has started only 16 games in a conference that really isn't all that strong. The PAC-10 is really just USC and 9 also-rans. Now Sanchez in a NY Jet. The Jets gave up a first round pick, a second round pick, and three players to get an unproven rookie quarterback with very little arm strength (comparatively speaking).
Now everyone at ESPN is acting like the Jets made the steal of the draft, and that they had the best draft ever, when they only selected three players. I have nothing against Mark Sanchez, I wish him the best. But to act like he's the greatest football player in the history of history is a bit much, even for Mel Kiper and Todd McShay.
Sanchez started 16 games in the PAC-10. Matthew Stafford (drafted 1st overall, but apparently a dud compared to Sanchez (again, I'm looking at you ESPN)) won 27 games in the SEC. I will repeat that, Stafford WON 27 games in the defense laden SEC. Most PAC-10 teams (outside of USC) don't know what a defense is (until they play USC). The defenses are so good in the SEC, that last season there was a game played between Auburn and Mississippi State, and Auburn won the game 3-2. I'm not kidding.
So let's get off the Mark Sanchez bandwagon for a while. In fact, let's not have player bandwagons at all. Let's wait until these guys get on the field in game situations before we start crying aloud that one is better than the other.
Signed,
A True SEC Fanatic
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