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NFL history lesson: Be patient with Sanchez

New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez warms up

Photo credit: AP Photo | New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez warms up before a preseason NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Jets.

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Before we put Mark Sanchez's Monday night meltdown to bed, I'd like you to keep one thing in mind: While the Jets rookie quarterback's deer-in-the-headlights performance against the Ravens was cause for concern, please remember that this is the same defense that made Donovan McNabb look so bad that the Eagles quarterback was benched after his own first-half meltdown.

And that was last season,...

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