The two did not make a case to serve as a backup in the end

It was the final straw for Sanchez as an Jet. Rex Ryan spent the rest of the season vacillating among Sanchez in the absence of Greg McElroy as the starter however neither could make a compelling case for the position. The two did not make a case to serve as a backup in the end.

The following year, 2013 was the year Sanchez's last in New York. He was injured in his shoulder playing behind a improvised offensive line during the fourth quarter of a preseason gamethat's when the tabloids and sports radio were awed by this . Ryan announced rookie Geno Smith the starter while Sanchez was recovering. After the October season, Sanchez was treated for a season-ending injury which was a prelude to his eventual release in the spring of next year. It was a sweet end to a bleak two seasons.

And yet.

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His playoff success is evident that includes the two AFC Championship Game appearances in his first two years in the league, and 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 Madden 23 ltds coins 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.