Although Sanchez, the young gun slinger, made his share of mistakes on the field, it was easy to see that he would be a premier quarterback for years to come; barring injury. Of course, the Jets are planning to run the ball just as much as they did a year ago, and it would not be a surprise if Sanchez completes more than 60 percent of his passes this season.

Alongside Sanchez, veterans Santonio Holmes and LaDainian Tomlinson will add a 50-plus-reception wideout and an accomplished pass-catching running back to an accomplished receiving group that includes Braylon Edwards, Jerricho Cotchery and tight end Dustin Kellere.

Truth is, Stafford has a stronger arm than Sanchez, but it should take him a couple more seasons to reach the same success. As the first pick in the 2009 draft, he had the misfortune of landing on a Detroit Lions team that went 0-16 the year before.

Although Stafford completed 20 passes a game, he was doomed from the start. The future franchise quarterback was usually playing from behind and was constantly pressured. His completion percentage was 53.3. He threw 20 interceptions and only 13 touchdowns.

The good news is that the usually tame Lions did get Stafford some help. Tight end Tony Scheffler should pull some coverage away from wide receiver Calvin Johnson, and Nate Burleson is a threat at split end that wasn’t there last season. One of the problems was that Stafford would drop back and not have many places to go with the ball last season.

While reviewing film from 2009 - 2010, Stafford was amazed by how boxed in the offense was. Not only did teams put a cornerback and a safety on Johnson, but they would buzz a linebacker near him to completely make it impossible for a pass to be thrown to him. The surprising thing is that Johnson caught 67 passes for 984 yards with that type of attention.

On the other hand, Sam Bradford, the Oklahoma Sooner product, will not have a Calvin Johnson-type receiver in 2010. He does, however, have one of the best runners in the game in Steven Jackson, but the receiving corps is pretty anonymous. Donnie Avery offers some quickness from the flanker position, but he has averaged only 50 catches for 632 yards in his first two seasons. Laurent Robinson is a work in progress at split end, but he has only 55 catches in three seasons. Currently, The Lions don’t have a solid pass-catching tight end.

Bradford has excellent accuracy and touch on his throws. But unfortunately, Rams receivers aren’t open often enough to be targeted. Bradford will also be taking snaps behind a suspect offensive line.
Bradford and Stafford haven’t shown any signs of jealousy, but they sure wouldn’t mind being in Sanchez’s shoes behind center.

One could make the argument that the NFL has not seen this talented a quarterback pedigree since the likes of Dan Marino and John Elway graced the gridiron fields in the early 80’s. Now, at long last, the NFL may be in for a great run of talented quarterbacks. Are you ready for some touchdowns?