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It Isn’t something any coach would, or should, ever admit, that any franchise-rattling decision is based on a player’s contract.
But ask yourself this question: If Jets owner Woody Johnson owed Greg McElroy $8.25 guaranteed million next season, do you think he would have had a better shot at starting Sunday in Jacksonville?
What was it Deep Throat advised Woodward and Bernstein? Just follow the money. And what was it the late George Young used to say? It’s always about the money.
Reintroducing Mark Sanchez, the Moneyball starting quarterback of your New York Jets — aka the $anshise.
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