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Jets players want Sanchez out

With Brian Schottenheimer now disposed of as Jets offensive coordinator, apparently several players want Mark Sanchez to follow.

Several reports say that anonymous players are disgusted with Sanchez and want him out of town. They also want to see the Jets bring Peyton Manning here immediately to replace him.

"We have to bring in another quarterback that will make him work at practice," one player told the New York Daily News. "He's lazy and content because he knows he's not going to be benched."

When asked if the Jets can win with Sanchez at quarterback, he didn't get a ringing endorsement.  "How can we when he's not improving at all?” one player said. “He thinks he is, but he's not. He has shown us what he's capable of."

The unknown Jets player or players added that if the Jets have an opportunity to get a healthy Peyton Manning, the franchise has to go all out to get him.  "If you have a chance to get a healthy 36-year-old Peyton Manning and you don't do it, then you're stupid. If I could get a healthy 36-year-old Peyton Manning, then, hell yeah, I would trade Sanchez."

So who said this? Was it Santonio Holmes who had a rift with Sanchez in the final weeks of the season? Was it Plaxico Burress? An offensive lineman? Whoever it was, and I am not pinning blame to anyone here, thanks for the honesty.

Sanchez is, and has been, awful. He rode the coattails of the running game and the defense the last two years, while showing very little improvement from year 1 to year 2. This year, his third, was supposed to be the year he would take off. He didn't. He completely regressed and looked like the timid, inaccurate quarterback the Jets drafted in 2009. If the Jets are smart, they will invest in another veteran quarterback who can push Sanchez for the starting job, and possibly take over the position.

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