Mark Sanchez’s NFL career has been a roller coaster ride for the former first round pick out of USC. Sanchez’s redshirt junior season, the team finished with an overall record of (11-1), highlighted by a 38-24 victory over Penn State in the Rose Bowl, in which Sanchez threw for 413 yards. Sanchez then led the New York Jets to back-to-back AFC Championship appearances in his first two NFL seasons.

After things fizzled out in New York, Sanchez was given a second opportunity in Philadelphia, where he was given a chance to run Chip Kelly’s system, but ultimately rode the pine for the majority of the past two seasons. Sanchez had some decent outings for the Eagles, but like everything associated with Kelly’s tenure in Philadelphia, the QB situation was a mess and unstable.

Fast forward to the present, where Sanchez is attempting to reestablish himself as a legitimate NFL starter with the defending Super Bowl champions. “This is like a gift-wrapped opportunity from heaven,” Sanchez said, according to NFL.com’s Michael Silver.

“As soon as it arrived, I told myself, ‘Take advantage of things. Assert yourself. Be the guy you know you can be. Win the job. And then go win some games, which is the most important thing of all.”

Since arriving in the land of the rockies, Sanchez has done a terrific job saying all of the right things. Now that training camp is here, he has a chance to back up what he has been stating.

The national media has essentially written the Broncos off as a non-factor for 2016. Even with one on the league’s most elite defenses, the national agenda is that the Broncos do not stand a chance with Sanchez at QB, but members of the organization are not worried.

“I don’t think there’s much respect out there,” said Denver general manager John Elway, according to Silver.

“We think a lot more of Mark Sanchez than maybe the public does. [That’s from] watching tape on him, and really watching him in Philly last year, and also since he’s been here. If you’re in New York, they have a tendency to bring the attention to the negative, rather than the positive. And Mark kind of got caught in that rut. We hope we’re right. The great thing about camp starting, finally, is we can stop talking about it and see who’s gonna come to the forefront.”

With football season just around the corner, fans will finally have a chance to see the Broncos new QB in action. Elway thinks Sanchez has what it takes to get lead this team to victory. What do you think?