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The Daily Mark Sanchez to Canton Watch: Giving thanks for the support

You couldn’t blame Mark Sanchez for channeling his inner Sally Field on Wednesday and saying, “They like me, they really like me.”

They would be his teammates, several of whom came to his defense in light of lambasting from the New York media and an increasing number of Gang Green fans who suddenly think the Sanchise should be sandbagged.

“We like the kid,” said tackle Damien Woody. “Has he made a couple of mistakes? Yeah. But we win as a team and we lose as a team.”

Receiver David Clowney, in the news for suspicious Twitter activity from his account, added, “There’s not one person in here who wasn’t a rookie and didn’t make mistakes.”

Sanchez had another brutal performance in Sunday’s 31-14 loss to the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Massachusetts. He threw four interceptions, bringing his total to 16, and fumbled the ball away for the ninth time in his rookie campaign.

“You draft a guy No. 5 overall. You’re not going to just yank him at this point. It just doesn’t make sense. You just have to let him work through it,” Woody said.

That working-through-it process continues this week when the Jets (4-6) host the Carolina Panthers (4-6) in a battle of two of the NFL’s top three rushing attacks. New York is favored by a field goal against the point spread. Game time is 1 p.m. ET on FOX.

In the meantime, Sanchez will enjoy his first Thanksgiving Day as an NFL quarterback, perhaps feeling a sense of relief that the men in his locker room remain on his side – for now.

*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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