7. Were Mark Sanchez’s New York Jets’ years really that bad?
Believe it or not, the Jets were more productive and won more games during the Mark Sanchez era than they have won over the past four seasons without him.
In Sanchez’s first two seasons, the Jets made it to the conference championship round and the team had 20 regular season wins. During Sanchez’s four years as a starter, the team won a total of 34 games and placed second in the AFC East three times.
Post Sanchez, from 2013-2016, the team has missed the playoffs each year. During this time, the Jets won only 27 games and finished last in the division twice.
Geno Smith, selected in the second round in 2013, has essentially been a bust. Ryan Fitzpatrick had one star year in 2015, then helped tank the Jets’ season in 2016.
Defensively, the Jets allowed their opposition to score 409 total points last year. This made for the highest allotment of points scored against the Jets since 1996.
Needless to say, the Jets’ brass has a ton of homework to do this offseason. Finding a quality-caliber starting quarterback is of the utmost importance.