A reenergized Mark Sanchez ready to make most of his time in Philly
Matt Rourke/AP
PHILADELPHIA -- When the Eagles held their first OTA workout of the offseason that was open to the media on Thursday, a quick check of the quarterback lineup showed Philadelphia's newest passer, Mark Sanchez, wearing No. 3, while second-year Eagle Matt Barkley continued to sport a No. 2 jersey.
But in reality, it would seem that order already has been reversed on the depth chart, with a re-energized Sanchez, the former Jets' starter and erstwhile savior, taking most of the second-team snaps in the team drills. Barkley, who has what was thought to be the key edge in experience in Chip Kelly's style of fast-break football, was working mainly with the third team, just as he did during his rookie season of 2013, behind starter Nick Foles and backup Michael Vick.
No real surprise there, given Sanchez is entering his sixth NFL season and holds a vast advantage when it comes to game experience over both the third-year veteran Foles and Barkley. But after Sanchez's lost season of 2013, when a preseason shoulder injury cost him the entire year, no one really knew what to expect from the ex-New York franchise quarterback. On Thursday at least, Sanchez looked to be in a new place, in more ways than the obvious one.
Calling his new home with the Eagles "everything I could have dreamed of,'' Sanchez showed almost a rookie's enthusiasm for his new surroundings throughout a 90-minute practice, then met the media for the first time since his introductory news conference in late March -- on the same eventful day the Eagles released receiver DeSean Jackson.
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This should end up well!!!!
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Playing like a rookie has been Sanchez's precise problem!
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