5 replacements for Teddy Bridgewater
By John Buhler
3. Mark Sanchez
With Mark Sanchez failing to win the Denver Broncos starting quarterback job over Trevor Siemian in fall camp, the former No. 5 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft might soon become available.
Sanchez isn’t more than a decent emergency starter at this point of his career, but that is exactly what the Vikings need at this time. Though it has been years, Sanchez did quarterback the Rex Ryan New York Jets to back-to-back AFC Championship Games as a game manager behind that great defense.
Minnesota has superior skill positions than those early Sanchez/Ryan Jets teams, but are constructed similarly with a top five unit on the defensive side of the football. Having Peterson still as an elite running back should only aid the Vikings if they are forced to start Sanchez under center.
Sanchez has had more in-game experience than any of the reportedly available quarterbacks on the market. With the Vikings being in contention for another NFC North crown and maybe a deep NFC Playoff run, Sanchez might be a guy that Minnesota can look to game manage in these dire quarterbacking circumstances.
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