UPDATE: Rex Ryan all up in my face, kid: Jets have made a play for Mark Sanchez by trading into the top five. PK calls it "paying a ransom."Before the draft started, many folks across the realm of sports media predicted that Mark Sanchez could fall all the way down to the Redskins, mostly predicated on the Chiefs taking Tyson Jackson third overall. Or, at the very least, the 49ers. This was in stark contrast to the earlier notions (even leading up to the Rams' pick) that he could go as high as second.
But Sanchez might have wisely avoided New York for the lack-of-public-embarrassment-safety of California. Why? Because the Chiefs just picked Jackson.
It's entirely possible that the Seahawks will still take Sanchez. Or that the Packers or Jaguars will bounce out of their spots and Sanchez will go top-10. But right now, it's tough for the Seahawks to pass on a talent like Aaron Curry, who just slipped to them at four.
Not to mention, they still have Matt Hasselbeck calling snaps, and probably believe that with the talent on their team, they can contend as soon as next year, especially in the NFC West.
And that could mean that, given the needs of the remaining teams in the top-10, Sanchez could find himself falling into the hands of Washington or San Francisco. Which would be kind of surreal in a way
