Mark Sanchez at 13th?

[JoeRedskin]

In some ways this year reminds me of the 2002 draft. There was a clear No. 1 QB (David Carr) and the next guy (Joey Harrington) shot up the boards a bit during the "Draft Season" (i.e. - Feb-April) that Danny was, by all accounts, in love with. DS tried to trade up to get Harrington, but wasn't able to because he wouldn't pay the price to move up to no. 3. Instead, he traded down from 18 twice (to 21 and then 32) picking up a couple of third rounders and still getting a QB he liked- Patrick Ramsey.

I liken Sanchez to Harrington - they both seem to became media darlings during the drive to the draft.

BTW - The players picked as a result of the trades: Ramsey, Rashad Bauman, Ladell Betts and Greg Scott.

The two players picked in the first round in the slots we traded out of: T.J. Duckett (18) and Daniel Graham (21). Also, the player picked 31st? Our new linebacker, Robert Thomas.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

I liken Sanchez to Harrington - they both seem to became media darlings during the drive to the draft.

I've seen people make this argument and to be honest I don't buy it. Yes there are a lot of similarities but theres also a lot of differences. For starters Sanchez didn't play in the QB friendly Tedford system that Harrington was in. Sanchez instead played in a pro style system.

On top of that Carson Palmer and Matt Cassel have proven that USC knows what they're doing when it comes to coaching up QB's. Matt Leinart on the other hand would be the Cardinals starting QB if he got his head on straight. Fortunately Sanchez doesn't have the party bug, at least not as bad as Leinart does.

"Sanchez has had no off-the-field issues since (sexual assault case where charges were dropped). He is a hard worker with excellent football character. He takes his responsibility as a role model very seriously and anyone who interviews him will find him to be one of the most impressive individuals in the 2009 draft class."