Mark Sanchez is really upset about being benched in place of Kellen Clemens this week against the Tampa Bay Bucs. Mark will not be making the trip to Tampa Bay for the game but instead will remain behind to get extra days in rehabbing the knees.
Mark is Not Happy he has been Benched.
“I’m pretty upset about it,” Sanchez said. “I understand [Ryan] wants to make the right decision for me, but it’s just a frustrating part of this game. I asked him if I could at least try to practice [today] and he said, ‘No way,’ because he said, ‘I know if you practice [today] you’re going to play, and we don’t want to run any risk of further injury.’ ”
Sanchez, who suffered a slight tear in the posterior cruciate ligament, didn’t practice yesterday, instead rehabbing by riding a stationary bike.
The news jolted Sanchez. It was the first hint of any disagreement the prized rookie quarterback has had with his coach since their marriage.
Ryan described Sanchez as “mad as a hornet,” at him.
“That sounds about right,” Sanchez said tersely.
So Mark is “Mad as a Hornet”. I can understand the competitive nature of always wanted to be the starter and do all you can do to help this team, but he needs to realize that sliding headfirst and being a “Knucklehead” got him in this situation. He wasn’t benched because of his action; it is my understanding that Mark is being benched because of the injury.
So, Mark most likely will get his starting job back once he heals. He’s got to know that Rex isn’t doing this to send a message to other players and shake things up to change attitudes, similar to other moves he made this year. You know I’m referring to the starting safety position situation. Rex response has me believing that he’s had enough about the drama surrounding Kerry Rhodes and Eric Smith:
Yesterday, when asked about it, Ryan snapped, “Go ahead and name the starter if you want. I don’t care. I mean, all those guys are going to play. If you’ll feel better about it, we’ll quit getting all those questions, so ahead and name the starter.
