Mark Sanchez has thrown for less than 50 percent of his
passes in every start this year. His passes were inaccurate Monday night. His
decision-making was suspect. At this point, there’s nothing that says he should
be keeping his job. But he is because the alternative is a cult hero in Tim
Tebow who isn’t much better.
I don’t care if Sanchez went to two AFC title games and has
no help around him. He’s not a NFL starting quarterback right now and he’s
barely a capable game manager. But to be honest, it’s not his fault. It’s the
USC QB curse.
In the 10 years that USC has been relevant, all of their
quarterbacks haven’t panned out well in the NFL. Matt Leinart? Mentally wasn’t
ready despite his gifts. John David Booty? Barely got any burn. Sanchez is next
in line and unless something changes, so is Matt Barkley.
