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The Daily Mark Sanchez to Canton Watch: Ginn and bear it

It’s safe to say the next time Mark Sanchez orders a drink it won’t be gin and tonic. Or a gin martini or a gin fizz. Hide the Tanqueray when you see him or any other New York Jet is what we’re saying.

Despite outgaining the Miami Dolphins 378-104 in offensive yards and winning the time-of-possession battle 34:06-25:54 and having their rookie quarterback total three touchdowns while outplaying his counterpart, the Jets still lost 30-25 at Giants Stadium on Sunday.

The reason why is New York allowed Ted Ginn Jr. to turn all Gayle Sayers. He returned two kickoffs of 100 and 101 yards, juking around the Jets’ special teamers who looked like a sorry Vaudeville act as they failed to tackle him. Ginn broke the kicks to the outside and zipped down the sidelines on both scores in the third quarter. He became the first player to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same quarter since Green Bay’s Travis Williams in 1967, according to STATS LLC. Ginn lost his starting receiver’s job after Miami (3-4) decided to bench the former Ohio State star, but came out determined to make a difference on special teams.

His work sends the Jets (4-4) reeling to their fourth loss in five games.

“This stings, going into the bye with a loss like this,” said Sanchez, who was 20-for-35 passing for 265 yards and two touchdowns. He also scored on a 1-yard run, his third rushing TD of the year, which is the most for a Jets QB since Richard Todd ran in five in 1980.

If The Sanchise is to take his team into the postseason, the Jets will likely have to go 6-2 in their final eight games on the schedule. They play at New England (November 22) and at Indianapolis (December 27). Those should both be losses. Winnable games include contests against Jacksonville, Carolina and Tampa Bay. Atlanta and Cincinnati are the two other opponents and both are good teams. The season-ending game against the Bengals (5-2) on January 3 at Giants Stadium could determine an AFC wild-card berth.

*The DMSTCW forecasts Mark Sanchez will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2030 after an 18-year career during which he will accumulate: 111,186 passing yards (he was born on November 11, 1986); 6 Super Bowl championships (to go along with his uniform number); $1 billion in endorsements (including several deals involving teeth-whitening products); 11,550 panties (same numbers as the zip code of the Jets’ headquarters in Hempstead, New York, which incidentally, will be renamed Sanchezstead upon his retirement); enough pats on the behind from Fireman Ed to make him feel uncomfortable; and 1 kiss from Suzy Kolber (willingly given).

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