People say that the most popular guy on any football team is the backup quarterback. That was certainly the case back in 2013, although Geno Smith wasn’t the backup quarterback for very long with the New York Jets.
In the infamous annual “Snoopy Bowl,” the ill-fated decision of one Rex Ryan led then-starting quarterback Mark Sanchez to an untimely death. He was still under center when the team funneled through their second-and-third offensive line units deep in a meaningless game.
Sanchez got hurt and was out for the season and that was the end of “The Sanchize.