GM Ryan Pace is known for being a man who will explore any and all avenues to make his roster better. No player is off the table at any position. If there is one out there he thinks will help, he’ll find it. Of course people are having a hard time understands what his and the Chicago Bears’ interest could possibly be in journeyman quarterback Mark Sanchez.
According to Mike Garafolo of Pro Football Talk, the team has a meeting set up with the former first round choice of the New York Jets. He spent last season as a backup of Dak Prescott in Dallas following the injury to Tony Romo.
After spending last season as a backup QB for the Cowboys … Mark Sanchez will visit the Bears on Thursday, source says.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 22, 2017
Sanchez is 30-years old with 72 career NFL starts under his belt. He went 37-35 over that span with a 56.7 completion percentage, 86 touchdowns and 86 interceptions. His career high points came during his first two seasons in the league. During that time he helped the Jets reach back-to-back AFC championships, winning four playoff games in a two-year span. After that thing sort of went off the rails for him.
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He left New York and spent two seasons in Philadelphia before heading off to Dallas last season. Though he had some nice moments, the reality is he was never more than an average quarterback who was responsible for some ugly highlights. His experience can bring definite value to the roster, but only if the Bears do indeed plan to draft a young quarterback. Otherwise this feels like a step down from what the team had last season. Considering they went 3-13 last season, that’s saying a lot.
