In his four years as a starter for the Jets his record was not a great quarterback, however, that didn't stop them from Jets of signing the quarterback up to a multi-million-dollar extension. And, let's not forget: the butt fumble.

The butt fumble took place during an NBC-telecast of a primetime Thanksgiving game played against the rival of the division, one of three Jets mishaps that lead to three Patriots touchdowns in the span of 52 minutes. It was a rare sports phenomenon that went viral outside the sports world; EVERYONE saw it.

That was pretty much the end for Sanchez as a Jet. Rex Ryan spent the rest of the season shifting from Sanchez or Greg McElroy as the starter and neither made a compelling case for the position. They both made arguments to serve as a backup in the end.

The next year, 2013. was Sanchez's last at New York. He was injured in his shoulder playing behind a improvised offensive line in the fourth quarter of a preseason matchmedia outlets and sports radio swooned over the incident. Ryan appointed rookie Geno Smith the starter as Sanchez recuperated. On October 1. Sanchez endured a last-minute surgery in preparation for his release in the spring following. It was a fitting end to a bleak two seasons.

And yet.

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There is his playoff success in the form of He made two AFC Championship Game appearances in the first two years of the league. He also picked up four wins in the playoffs on the road along the way. Wins are a faulty metric to measure quarterbacks, but Mark Sanchez notched as many wins in the playoffs in his initial two seasons Mut 24 coins  like Russell Wilson. Again: faulty metric However, it's still. This isn't nothing.

Any condemnation of Sanchez's career is also hampered by his newfound success in Philadelphia. In his four appearances with the Eagles following the time that Nick Foles broke his collarbone, Sanchez has completed 62.3% of his passes, that includes seven touchdowns along with six interception. He has thrown for over 300 yards in all three of his games, and in his last game against the Panthers the other night, he completed over 265 yards without an intercept for the very first time during his entire career. In other words, he's performed ... decent. This is a testimony to coaching: another feather to Chip Kelly's cap, and enough reason for Brian Schottenheimer to never hold another coaching job in pro football.

It's not common to have an experienced quarterback with five years of experience who's an unknown quantity, but that's the nature of Jets' issues. Mark Sanchez may yet prove to be more than adequate and perhaps very good. For now, he is an enduring character, and that is good enough.

The storylines that connect Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart as well as Mark Sanchez are privilege and talent. All three went to their high schools in Orange County and were highly-sought prospects who started with Pete Carroll at USC. They all were among the top 10 picks from the Madden NFL 24 Draft.

Where they diverge and become intertwined -- is injury and the subsequent hardships of the Madden NFL 24. Palmer has twice suffered an ACL tear that is catastrophic. Leinart's final game action in his debut in Madden NFL 24 was replacing an injured Palmer with the Raiders in 2012. And Sanchez who was out of action for a year because of a shoulder injury but is now given a second chance to play for a new team because of the starter's broken clavicle , the same injury that derailed Leinart's chance to play again. Sanchez might yet be able to replace Palmer for the position of Cardinals the team's starting pitcher, to complete the ouroboros.

In a moderately uninformed assessment the decade of Palmer's successful footballing has elevated his Trojan team to "almost the average" while headlines generated by the younger two guarantees a baseline of entertainment. Ultimately, though, I wouldn't suggest any USC quarterback for your pro team, unless the only other option is one of the Notre Dame alumnus.

Jim Harbaugh told me that 28 years ago, he and I had an interview one-onone with him at Bicycle Jim's Restaurant in Ann Arbor. He was in Michigan, I was covering the team to The Detroit Free Press and we were both drawn to the awe and fascination of the then Michigan coach Bo Schembechler.

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It was the only way to go with Bo. Whether you played for him or wrote about him, his direct, blunt but also adamant sincerity took hold. As a player, Harbaugh was not a fan of his opponent. As an author, I didn't agree with Harbaugh's writing style. But his integrity and perseverance could not be denied. He made you think. He made you take a second look -- and sometimes even a third.

This is the core of Jim Harbaugh, the blueprint the coach followed throughout all 14 of the years of Madden NFL 24 playing career as well as for all of his head coaching stops at University of San Diego, Stanford and the San Francisco 49ers.  cheap madden 24 coins His parents, Jack as well as Jackie, helped to lay the foundation.