Why Does Sanchez Get More Respect Than Stafford?

Their has been plenty of controversy going around the last couple of weeks about whether or not Matthew Stafford will be picked #1 overall in the NFL draft. Now of course nobody knows who the Lions will choose yet, but some sports fans are brave enough to testify that Stafford doesn't deserve to be the #1 pick, and that Mark Sanchez does! I couldn't believe my eyes when I read an article on how Matthew Stafford isn't worthy to go to the NFL. How come Mark Sanchez gets worshiped, and Matthew Stafford doesn't get any respect? This is a quarterback that stepped in and took control of his team during his freshman year, went up against some of the best defenses in the nation, and still put up decent numbers. But that wasn't it. The next year, he improved drastically by more than doubling his touchdown passes. He came into this year with very high expectations, ranked #1 in the country, and was expected to dominate. He came out throwing for two touchdowns and no interceptions in their win against Georgia Southern. USC did the same by beating unranked Virginia. But for some reason, despite both teams winning, USC hopped Georgia in the polls. And let the spiral begin. Georgia then lost a blow-out to rival Alabama 4 weeks later. Although none of the game could be blamed on Stafford as he put up 274 passing yards, along with two touchdowns and only one interception, he wasn't seeming to live up to expectations. Although many injuries to key players had stumped his team throughout the season, Stafford finished the year with only three losses on his resume. He ended up with 25 touchdown passes, 61.5% completion percentage, and only 10 interceptions; making himself one of the top QB's in the nation.

But then their's the conflict. How come Mark Sanchez gets so much respect? Is it cause he's from USC? The answer is yes. When it comes to football, USC is the most spoiled rotten team in all of college football. How come it's that every time USC wins one game, all of California celebrates like they just prevented the Holocaust? USC blows out winless Washington and Washington State, and the next day everybody's talking about how their defense is the best in the history of college football. It's the PAC-10! The PAC-10 can't play football. That's why everybody go's to USC! Cause it's in California were their's sparkling beaches, great weather, and when it comes to football they play a bunch of Po-dunk high-school teams, so every year you hear about how they're going to the Rose Bowl! AGAIN! Doesn't it ever occur to everybody that USC is in the Rose Bowl EVERY YEAR, and then you think I wonder how they got so good? Well if you want your favorite college football team to be The Team of the Ages and be respected for the rest of eternity, then write a letter to the head of your school persuading him to join the PAC-10. Their is no reason that Mark Sanchez should be ranked ahead of Matthew Stafford. The biggest challenge for him came when he played Arizona State! That's the game in which he threw one touchdown and three interceptions! Matthew Stafford played some of the best passing defenses in the nation including Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Ole Miss. Now for my last point. If your a quarterback, you want the ball as many times as possible so you can make more plays. Obvious, right? Well it's A LOT easier to get the ball when your team has the best defense in the nation. And if you said that they were playing crappy offenses, it would be an overstatement. Georgia doesn't play passover offenses. They played a very tough schedule when it comes to the opponents offense. They played Florida, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, and Central Michigan. All of which could score 20+ on USC's defense. If Stafford doesn't get the ball, then he can't make the plays. Don't take my word for it, just look at where Matt Leinart ended up.