Morning Wrap: Mark Sanchez Celebrates Eagles Win With Cheesteaks

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Mark Sanchez, you've won your 1st game quarterbacking the Philadelphia Eagles Monday night vs. Carolina, resurrecting your once near death career.

How are you going to celebrate?

Cheesesteaks!

Hey, why not, you are in Philly after all.

Apparently Sanchez admitted that in his few months in the City of Brotherly Love, he'd not had the local delicacy, Cheesesteaks.

So after the 45-21 win, which he threw for 300-plus yards and 2 TD's, the Sanchize fulfilled his quest, making stops at both legendary Philadelphia Cheesesteak haunts, Geno's and Pat's.

He left full, and if his stomach is anything like ours, with the feeling that he'd eaten a brick.

Philly TV station WPVI was there for the festivities:

The New York Jets are Stupid

You know, we've grown weary over the past couple of seasons being bombarded with non-stop, blow-by-blow, stupid mistake-by-stupid mistake coverage of the hapless New York Jets.

And every time we think the ESPN and NBC Sports of the world are going to finally figure out nobody outside New York likes or cares about the ineptitude of the Jets, we get this.

Saturday night during the teams exhibition game with the New York Giants, which the Jets actually  won, head coach Rex Ryan made another in his long list of bizarre coaching decisions.

Inexplicably, Ryan put the man most think would be the starting QB for the team, Mark Sanchez (he of the butt fumble), back in the exhibition game in the 4th quarter with the backups instead of 3rd teamer Matt Simms.

And almost immediately, Sanchez got hurt. He was hit by the Giants Marvin Austin and came off the field with what appeared to be a pretty significant shoulder injury.

Granted, there was no guarantee that Sanchez would be the starter when the season begins, the massive media throng covering the team has been hoping rookie QB Geno Smith would get the nod. But Smith played like a green rookie throwing 3 INT's during the game and pulling a Dan Orlovsky by stepping out of his own end zone trying to complete a pass.

Anyway....

As dumb as the Ryan move was, it got worse when he got kinda defensive about it at his press conference:

Rex Ryan Tattoo Sends ESPN and NY Media Into Feeding Frenzy

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It appears the world will never be exposed to enough stories about the New York Jets. The fact that they were one of the worst teams in the NFL is somewhat irrelevant to the amount of coverage the rest of us are subjected to.

And the latest story has the New York tabloid media and our friends at Tim Tebow's favorite network all aflutter.

It seems as though Jets coach Rex Ryan was stalked and found sunbathing at a hotel in the Bahamas by a New York Daily News photographer. That photographer snapped a photo of sexy Rexy's arm, adorned with a rather large tattoo of his wife---wait for it---wearing a Mark Sanchez jersey.

Okay, please stop laughing now.

The above photo is NOT of that tattoo, but it is Sanchez, possibly the leagues worst QB and Ryan together.

**ED NOTE--We didn't steal the NYDN photo because we run the risk of getting in trouble for it**

If you want to see the offending tattoo photo, you can click on the NYDN link HERE

Unfortunately, Ryan is heading back to his friends in New York City and the team is slated to hold their overdue "Season Ending" presser sometime today. We are quite sure it will be a live breaking news cut in to programming in New York and probably on "The Worldwide Leader" too.

NY Jets a team only Benny Hill could love

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Okay, this is pretty funny. And yes, we are suckers for anything with the Benny Hill theme involved (we've mentioned this before)

Check out this video that someone with lots of time on their hands made of ESPN's favorite NFL team, the Ultra-Pathetic New York Jets.

Laugh along at such plays as "The Butt-Fumble" and "Mark Sanchez throws another Pick 6". You too will laugh in amazement that a team this BAD actually gets more play on ESPN than, well, just about every team that is playoff eligible.

Fireman Ed Retires

The HQ, probably, should have taken the hint when he hung up his Twitter feed...

But one of the iconic figures in NFL fandom, the NY Jets Fireman Ed, has decided to retire from being Fireman Ed. At the end of the last nationally-televised Jets game, he had taken off his fireman's helmet and had even decided to leave before the game was officially over.

Ed Anzalone, Fireman Ed's real name, had decided that fights among Jets fans had become too commonplace. He had even changed his jersey-wearing allegiance from Bruce Harper's 42 to Mark Sanchez's 6 as a show of support for his quarterback.

Here's what we'll remember him for...
Actually starting this...
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Funniest NFL Game Ever: Patriots Rumble, Jets Bumble

By now, if you are a sports fan, you probably know the New England Patriots destroyed what's left of the New York Jets, 49-19.

But did you see the highlights?

This may very well have had the funniest play of all time in it.

Sure, there were lots of "Lowlights" for the J-E-T-S, but the worst may have been when QB Mark Sanchez ran into the butt of one of his offensive linemen, the impact caused a fumble that Steve Gregory or the Patriots grabbed and returned for a touchdown.

No, seriously, that actually happened.



And to make it worse, on the ensuing kickoff, Joe McKnight of the J-E-T-S fumbled too, that also was returned for a score.

Here is a question to all of you? Do you find the implosion of a team that ESPN spent the entire preseason covering as funny as we do? Or a team that has a coach who promised they'd make the playoffs?

Heck, at this point, we'd be surprised if Sexy Rexy makes it through the season. And quite honestly, a little dose of humble pie wouldn't be such a bad thing for Rex Ryan.

But that is just our thoughts. Or maybe yours too.....

Anyway, here are your highlights (or lowlights--depending on your perspective)

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Rex Ryan: "We Got Our Ass Kicked." Yes The Jets Did By The 49ers 34-0

New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan has had some memorable press conferences but this is by far the angriest after the Jets were shellacked by the San Francisco 49ers 34-0.

"I was going to say we got our butt kicked, but really, we got our ass kicked," Ryan said.  

Short, sweet and to the point.

Here’s the rest of Ryan’s post game presser. (Thanks SNY)

I’m willing to bet film session and practice is going to be real fun this week for the Jets.

What really got Rex Ryan pissed off is the Jets defense gave up 245 yards rushing to the 49ers.  No Niner running back went over 100 yards but three had over 50 yards on the ground.

Then again the Jets offense stunk too.  Mark Sanchez’s box score will make a Jet fan puke going 13 of 29 passing for 103 yards, no touchdowns and an interception plus sacked three times.

The Jet offense could only total 145 yards all day, 45 yards rushing. 

Hey look on the bright side your still 2-2 on the year.

Oh yeah, I forgot that Darrelle Revis is out for the year with a torn ACL and today to add insult to injury Santonio Holmes had to be carted off after he was injured.

The fella’s from SNY discuss the Jets carnage and the fact they think Mark Sanchez sucks.  (Thanks SNY)

I have family members that are passionate Jets fans and I'm sure they are having the same conversation.  The only difference is the language is a lot more colorful.

ICYMI: Ooops, reporter calls Mark Sanchez, Tim

We aren't sure if this can be classified as a broad brush statement on stupid reporters or if it was just a Freudian slip.

Either way a reporter at the opening day of New York Jets training camp will go down in infamy for her question to current starting QB Mark Sanchez.

Why you ask?

Because she called him "Tim", as in Tim Tebow, the most over hyped back-up quarterback in the history of professional football.

Aside from laughing and the realization that we are going to be subjected to an endless bombardment of New York Jets, Sanchez vs. Tebow stories, we feel the need to share this video, much like everyone else has.

The Word Of The Day: "Excited"

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And that was the word that Brad Smith Tim Tebow used a lot at his press conference where he was introduced as the starting back-up quarterback for the New York Jets...

The HQ appreciates John Mara's sense of humor on all of this where we wait for the David Carr press conference in conjunction with the one in Long Island.

30 television cameras were present. There were double security check-points and a lot of people wondering what would actually be said...

Well, here's some of your answer...

N.Y. Jets introduce Tim Tebow: MyFoxNY.com

Tebow admits that he's a "football player" first, and not a "quarterback" but the HQ thinks that the first time The Sanchise throws a few picks, the crowd will be chanting for 15...

Bet on it...

Your Tebow Headlines in New York

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Yeah, we can't resist. We feel compelled to do this...or something like that. It's kind of..a little like watching a train wreck or whatever it is that draws people to watch some of the incredibly bizarre reality TV shows that now exist in our universe.

We find it utterly fascinating that The Tebow is now in The Big Apple. Land of tabloid newspapers. Place of maniacal football fans who nitpick over every detail of their team.

Kind of like SEC Football fans.

Yeah, we know, the rank and file Florida fanatics are mystified as to why the hometown Jacksonville Jaguars didn't try harder to get him.

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And yeah, it would have been a great novelty thing for a year or two, but unless he developed with the lack of talent around him into something he currently isn't, the Jaguars would be assured of never getting any better than they are.

The flip side is Blaine Gabbert isn't making anybody think he is a savior either. And Tebow probably would be an improvement.

You may be right.

The thing that we think of here, and we know the Florida/Jacksonville faithful are loathe to admit it is that the guy isn't everything you think he is. In fact, we'll probably be called haters or worse for saying this...but The Tebow is in this for him.

Think about it.

The marketing opportunities on a national basis in New York as opposed to Jacksonville. They are probably 10,000 times more...at least. But we aren't disparaging the River City because he would have been the face of the franchise, but when push comes to shove, it is still Jacksonville, market 49 in the world of TV. We love Jacksonville, heck, we lived there for several years and have a lot of friends there, but there is no comparison.

But it ain't New York.

No, we feel, strongly, that this was a marketing based decision on The Tebow and his handlers part. We don't begrudge either party for it. They are doing what they feel is in their best interest. And heck, Mark Sanchez, despite his contract extension isn't reminding anyone of Joe Namath either.

Tebow will be a role player in New York. And if they can tailor what they do to his skill set, he can be very successful at it. And if he can be successful at it, he will be a HUGE marketing commodity. And again, Florida folks who look at him as this god-like figure: He isn't that different than other pro athletes, they are all in this for the money and fame.

And ultimately, like it or not, that is what it is all about.

Unnamed Jets take shots at Sanchez

Mark Sanchez

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Nobody says "Team Chaos" like the dysfunctional New York Jets.

On the same day the team relieved offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer of his duties and replaced him with former Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano, comes an gossipy story from the New York Daily News.

In the story at least one "Unnamed" player and several "Unnamed" sources say that Jets QB Mark Sanchez has become lazy and content.

At least one goes on to speculate that the team should try and get Peyton Manning from the Colts to replace Sanchez. Others just say the team needs a good veteran QB to push Sanchez to be better.

And yes...it seems Sanchez has fully embraced the lifestyle of a "Celebrity".

Read the Daily News story RIGHT HERE

Despite our extreme distaste for "Unnamed" players and sources for stuff like this, there is probably a measure of truth here.

However, Sanchez is far from the only person to blame on the Jets. It should start with Head Blowhard/Coach Rex Ryan and work down. One thing the Jets did prove this season is money doesn't buy you titles. There is something to be said for "Team Chemistry" which it appears they don't have.

Yes, Sanchez was pretty awful for the most part this season and that cost Schottenheimer his job. But if you add in Santonio "The Sulker" Holmes and other "Attitude" guys then you realize there are multiple problems here. But the QB always gets the blame and in this case it isn't totally wrong.

We think the bigger problem is Ryan, who while immensely popular as a "Players" coach, he seems to have lost his team. Add that with Ryan's mouth having a tendency to write checks his team isn't cashing and you have all the ingredients you need for a pending implosion.

It's only a matter of when.