Yes this entry is about former USC Quarterback Mark Sanchez. No, it has nothing to do with the 7 Eleven drink except for the illustration above. :) When I first heard of the rumor of the Chiefs trading for Matt Cassel from the Patriots I honestly didn't think much of it. The Pats later franchised tagged the former USC QB and that was the end of that for this season as far as I was concerned. Back to following the combines and the NFL Draft talk I went. Would Stafford go #1? Would Sanchez then go #3 to the Chiefs??? Well that's been the talk all summer.

So when the trade became official and the news broke, three things happened

1. Chiefs fans said, "yay"
2. Cassel on chance of starting said, "sweet"
3. Sanchez who left college early took a BIG nervous GULP and said "uh oh"

Mark Sanchez had a shaky 2nd day of throwing at the combines and unless he lights things up on his pro day, he likely won't be packing his bags to go to Detroit. So where does that leave him? Would the Chiefs draft a QB w/ the 3rd overall pick and write a big check for another QB when they just let go of draft picks in exchange for a highly paid QB? So if not Kansas City where would Mark go?

Some experts say the 10th pick for San Fransisco would likely be a place for a QB, but would they really roll the dice again on a highly paid QB after what has happened with Alex Smith? Sanchez today isn't as highly regarded as Smith was when he came out of college. It looks like there is a strong chance that leaving college early is going to cost Mark a lot of money after all. Would he be the draft's next Brady Quinn? Is this a good thing in the long run? Is he going to fall back to a team and land in a good situation? That's what we thought Leinart was falling in to but from what I remember the Coke commercial got more play time than Leinart did in this past Super Bowl.

Well regardless of what happens, I'm sure Mark Sanchez will keep his high spirits, work hard, and take advantage of the opportunity when it comes. Good luck and fight on!!!