Just when I thought the 2009 draft would be another let down by the NY Jets, I was thankfully and ironically made aware by my friend Matt, a die hard Patriots fan, that it wasn't going to be. "Hey bro, great move by the Jets to get Sanchez." Read the text I received on Saturday afternoon, while walking home from playing basketball outside in the beautiful NYC weather. Was my pal from good old Rhode Island really being serious, that the Jets had somehow traded up to draft the best QB in the draft? I got home as quick as I could and turned on ESPN, checked the bottom ticker and saw #5-Mark Sanchez, USC- NY Jets. I couldn't believe it! Prior to finding out this information, I was not at all excited for the upcoming season, with either Clemens or Ratliff at the helm, I believed the Jets would have another laugh er of a season and would just be recovering from the Favre debacle winning 4 games maybe. But now, new coach Rex Ryan put his "Mark" on the team and the draft, sending a message to the fans that he was serious about the offense and was confident in his defense. Now fans have something to look forward to all summer, a new QB from big bad USC, who played in an NFL-like program, and a Jets team loaded with confidence. When a team drafts high and makes the big move during the draft, like the Jets did, fans get fired up and begin to imagine great things. There is a possibility that Sanchez can turn out to be a bust, but the point is that the Jets hierarchy was willing to do whatever it took on draft day to right the wrongs of the past. People and fans will forget the Favre era and look towards a new one, with a fresh, young and talented QB as the face of the franchise. Who knows, maybe Sanchez will be New York's answer to Tom Brady.
