Is Mark Sanchez destined for elite QB franchise status?  No one seems to be able to say and Jim Trotter writes today for SI just how hard it is in this day and age to know what the model for success is in an ever accelerating passing league.

If nothing else, Sanchez’s situation illuminates how the barometer for quarterback play is changing in the age of pass-oriented offenses and fantasy football leagues. QBs were once judged on wins and losses. Now victories carry less weight with some people if they’re unaccompanied by big stats.

I’d agree that it’s a shame if victories carry less weight, because at the end of the day, that’s what matters.  If anything last week’s victory should prove that stats / game tape DO matter.  Sanchez had one of the most confounding days for a Jets QB that I can remember in recent memory – but still won.

But at the end of the day, I’m not going to give Sanchez an ‘attaboy’ for figuring it out on the team’s last drive.  It’s hard sitting through a game and basically freaking out any time a ball is thrown deep on the TV screen to an as-of-yet-unseen receiver … who’s out there again?  Who’s in coverage?  Are there three defenders converging?  Will the ball be behind the receiver?  Some times, it can be a bit too much.

I’m not looking for a Peyton Manning record-breaking stat line … but I’m asking for consistent solid play … how can that be skewed?

From thejetsblog.com. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.