Instead of trying to put together a bid for the NFL’s Mr. Call Me, I’m Available (Peyton Manning), the Jets have decided on a re-commitment ceremony with the NFL’s Mr. You’re Not the Worst That I’ve Seen (Mark Sanchez). Hey, we all got to go along to get along sometime in our lives.
Financials aside (lots of zeroes, do you really need to know more?), the reality of NFL contracts aside (the only thing that matters is the guaranteed money), the Jets and Sanchez have exchanged promise rings. The Jets are saying, “Regardless of the lack of leadership or the poor in-game decision-making process Mark possesses, we have confidence in his ability to lead the New York Jets to the Super Bowl sometime in the next three years. We’re funny like that.”
And Mark Sanchez is saying, “I can’t freakin’ believe they’re giving me more money after that 2011 season. I should’ve turned it over 30 times.”
I don’t think anyone else in the AFC East is saying, “OMG, Becky! The Jets and Mark Sanchez are BFF!”
Ultimately, this is non-news. Mark Sanchez was going to be the Jets’ starting quarterback. Mark Sanchez is going to be the Jets’ starting quarterback. Oh. Okay.
Maybe it’s the optics. This move wasn’t spun as Sanchez restructuring his contract to free up cap room for the good of the team; it’s Kobe’s ring (Yes, Mark, we talked to Peyton but we never took our pants off). And while the Jets were restacking the deck chairs on the Titanic, the Washington Redskins were going all in to secure the #2 spot in the draft, also known as Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III. Would you rather be a New York Jets fan or a Washington Redskins fan today?
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