This article is about the New York Jets and their two quarterbacks. It is basically talking about how the Jets are struggling and how their number one quarterback Mark Sanchez is struggling. It brings up some weird numbers about Sanchez. It talks about his statistics so far and pretty much every passing statistic has the number “6” in it. It says, “No. 6, has six touchdown passes and six interceptions so far. He’s averaging 6.6 yards per attempt, and his longest completion is 66 yards. His passer rating: 66.6.” They make this a big deal because Tebow is really religious.
I think this is a good story because it has some really good writing and is very detailed. I think its kind of long and talks about stuff that a lot of other people have talked about or already wrote about. “I’m fairly sure that Ryan, in an effort to support his starting quarterback, is stretching the truth like Nick Mangold in Spandex. No question?”, this sentence is my favorite in the story and the author has others like this which make the it good writing.
Sports writers have more leeway (than regular reporters) in humor and subjectivity. In New York/New Jersey EVERYTHING about the sports teams is news. Ask anyone who plays for the Yankees.
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