His playoff success is evident that includes the two AFC Championship Game appearances in his first two years in the league, and cheap MUT 23 ltds four road playoff wins in the process. They are not a good metric for measuring quarterbacks, but Mark Sanchez notched as many wins in the playoffs during his first two years in the league as Russell Wilson. It's a flawed metric, but still. It's not a minus.

Any condemnation of Sanchez's career is also hindered due to his rebirth in Philadelphia. In the four games he has played for the Eagles since Nick Foles broke his collarbone, Sanchez has completed 62.3 percent of his passes which includes six interceptions and seven touchdowns. He has thrown over 300 yards in each of his three appearances, and when he faced the Panthers in the playoffs, he threw more than 265 yards with no incident for the first time ever in his professional career. In the end, he's performed ... pretty good. It's a testament to coaches: yet another feather to Chip Kelly's cap, and sufficient reason for Brian Schottenheimer to never hold any other coaching position in professional football.

It is rare to have a veteran quarterback of five years who isn't well-known, but that's the nature of Jets' issues. Mark Sanchez may yet prove to be more than just adequate maybe even excellent. He is, for now, the only survivor and that is enough.

The threads of narrative that connect Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, as well as Mark Sanchez are privilege and talent. All three went to the high school of Orange County and were highly-sought players who started with Pete Carroll at USC. Three of them were among the top ten picks from the MUT 23 ltds for sale Draft.