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There were unfair expectations for Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez coming out of USC as the fifth overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The high expectations were not because of draft position or alma mater. They were because of the spectacular seasons rookie quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan had in 2008. Flacco led [...]

The success of rookie quarterbacks Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco in 2008 will make Mark Sanchez’s rookie season pressure filled, especially playing in New York.  The fact is that rookie quarterbacks do not do well in their rookie seasons.  Ryan and Flacco’s success as rookies is the exception.  It just so happens they did it [...]