The year 2009 was largely filled with human disaster. An outbreak of swine flu crippled us with fear, brush fires in Australia killed hundreds, two major plane crashes resulted in catastrophic loss of life -- the New York Jets selected Mark Sanchez.
SB Nation selects... Super excited Jets fans
Lets remember a time where Mark Sanchez meant happiness.
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Yes, picking Sanchez pales in comparison to these real tragedies but there’s no question that selecting the butt-fumbling SoCal QB helped create apathy in the world’s financial center. This would spread, unstoppable like a freight train and eventually cause the global economic collapse.*
There was so much hope, so much faith, the unalienable belief that Sanchez would save the Jets. Awww, we were all so naive back then. Heck, even Mike Mayock is drinking the Kool Aid.
*This is not true
