...PAY CUT??? Back in 2009 Alex Smith was going into the 5th year of a his bloated rookie contract, which was prior to the current CBA; it did not have the rookie scale. Up to that point, he had put up numbers that would make even Sanchez throw up in his mouth. In 4 years he completed just 54.6% of his passes, threw 19 TDs to 31 INTs and started roughly half the games due of injury or poor play. Like Sanchez it was a far gone conclusion that the 49ers would cut Smith as he was set to make approximately 10M the upcoming season, an amount not commensurate with his play up to date. However, a funny thing happened on the way to the guillotine. Rather than starting over with a new team, Smith restructured his contract and sharply reduced his base salary. In short, he took a massive pay cut. All he asked and was given in return was the "opportunity to compete" for the QB1 spot. In hindsight, this deal turned out great for both parties. Maybe, I've missed it but I yet to see this scenario discussed anywhere. I see this as a very possible outcome with Sanchez and the Jets when you look at it from both sides. Here are some reasons I thought off below. Sanchez 1. He loves MM, Lee and the WCO. 2. It's a competition he could win. 3. Where else is he going to find a team with a good defense and running game and that's young? 4. He would have the chance to dish out a WHOLE lot of crow if he were to turn his career around here. Jets 1. At worst Sanchez we have a viable veteran back-up that's PROVEN he can win with a good defense and running game at a reasonable price. 2. We he will be a good teammate and not a malcontent. 3. We prove that the "competition" mantra is not just lip service. 4. We have played ourselves out of contention for a bluechip QB prospect in 2014 and we are still not completely sold on Geno. 5. Maybe we can flip Sanchez into a draft pick in a couple years like the 49ers did. Thoughts?
That's all nice, but there is the biggest NO that you missed and that IMO the deal-breaker. Instead of giving Sanchez "reasonable" veteral backup money, Idzik can draft a backup QB in 3rd-5th rounds and pay him league min saving $3-4M. You save money and there is always a possibility that your backup can actually be good. With Sanchez there is no such possibility, so why spend $$$ on a stop-gap? Oh and one more thing. "Losing" Sanchez will mean another draft pick next year.
This....there's absolutely no reason to keep Sanchez. Not to mention how awful of a QB he is. He'll be holding a clipboard for another team next year.
No way geno is benched in his second year for Sanchez (especially if Geno performs well over the last couple games and Jets are in the playoffs)
Unless he's willing to take vet min, it ain't happening. Idzik can draft one and forget Sanchez existed.
Teams don't get draft picks for cutting players, only losing them to FA. Sanchez is not a FA this upcoming offseason.
Remember when Sanchez said he felt he won the job? We need everybody on the team to be on board with Geno. Sanchez being around would create a distraction.
Yep, you're right. Well, a couple of mil savings + possibility of catching a lightening will be enough anyway.
Ive said this before- as much as I disliked the Matt Simms talk at the beginning of the season, he is probably better than any player that we would draft in the 3rd round or later. And there is no way in hell this team is using a 3rd round pick, even a 4th round pick, on a backup QB with the amount of holes this team has.
This is shaping up to be another "Geno sucks more/less than Sanchez" thread. Awesome. The cap savings alone make it necessary to cut Sanchez. Factor in that he's coming off labrum surgery and that we don't want to deal with another QB controversy. We have to move on.
Mark was a good teammate, I don't see why it would be a toxic environment. Last thing I remember, Geno hasn't proved himself to be the long-term starter. Garrard hasn't stayed healthy in years. When you consider $$$ though, Mark's price tag isn't worth him being here.
This. I'm in the camp that thinks Sanchez could be a late bloomer, but it doesn't make sense for him or the team for him to remain in New York.
Regardless of how Geno develops we know Sanchez is not the long term answer for this team. Right now Geno is the QB and we need everybody to be on the same page with the QB. If Geno has a game or two where he struggles you will hear about how it's time to consider starting Sanchez. That creates distractions.
problem with your argument is that it simply addresses similarities between the two situations but ignores the most important aspect of formulating a strong argument -- identifying the differences in the scenarios you are comparing. 1. The 49ers did not have a viable QB option when they restructured and kept Smith. The Jets have Geno, so there is no reason to restructure Mark to keep him. 2. There is no QB competition for Mark to win so that assertion is complete fantasy. Geno is the starting QB for this team. 3. Since there is no QB competition, Mark is not going to have the opportunity to be flipped for a draft pick. Mark's successor is already on the team and is the starting QB. that isn't even remotely similar to the 49ers who had Smith, drafted Kapernick, and then traded Smith. horrible argument all around on your part.
