The question as to what should the New York media expects from New York Jets coach Rex Ryan and rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez in 2009:
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Expectations for the Jets' Mark Sanchez are enormous, and the rookie quarterback promises to do what he can to fulfill them. And that's great, but what else do you expect him to say?
What I want to know is what he's really up against -- a rookie quarterback playing in New York with the whole world watching and the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Eli Manning blazed the trail that awaits Mark Sanchez. Manning, the No. 1 pick in the 2004 draft, has been the Giants’ starting quarterback since the middle of his rookie season and has led them to the playoffs in each of his four full seasons as a starter. He engineered New York’s Super Bowl upset of New England in 2008 and was the game’s MVP. He led the Giants to the NFC East title this past season and earned his first Pro Bowl berth.
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The problem for Sanchez is that the Jets of today are not where the Giants were in 2004. They're better. The Jets were a playoff-ready team a year ago before collapsing down the stretch, losing four of their final five games. Nevertheless, they finished 9-7, the second time in the past three years they had a winning record. The feeling is that had their quarterback, then Brett Favre, not self-destructed in December the Jets were a cinch for the playoffs. That was why the club felt an urgency to trade up for Sanchez.
Now Sanchez carries the expectations that Manning shouldered his rookie season, and take it from Eli: You better fasten your seat belt, Mark.
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Source: USA Today, New York Post