Both Mark Sanchez and Matthew Stafford have high expectations from their respective teams going into the 2009 season.
Sanchez is looking to turn an already decent team into a playoff team, while Matthew Stafford is looking to turn around a Lions franchise that is notorious for losing.
Sanchez came into his first preseason late in the first quarter, and it only took him one to show why the Jets moved up in the April draft to get him.
The first play from scrimmage for Sanchez ended up being a 48-yard completion to second year player David Clowney. The Jets ended that drive with a touchdown by Thomas Jones.
Not a bad outing for Sanchez who finished 3 for 4 with 88 yards passing in limited action.
As for Matthew Stafford, his first outing in the preseason wasn't perfect, but still solid overall.
Stafford got into the game in the 2nd quarter where his first drive stalled after two incompletions.
The first taste of failure in the NFL for Stafford came after a short pass was intercepted and taken the other way for a touchdown.
However, Stafford showed great resiliency by throwing a nice 25-yard touchdown pass on the next drive. Stafford will need plenty of resiliency if he's going to play for the Lions.
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