Mark Sanchez believes Panthers’ Joe Brady can help save Sam Darnold

Mark Sanchez believes fellow former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold’s talent can be unlocked by Joe Brady, his new offensive coordinator with the Carolina Panthers.

Sanchez, now an ESPN college football analyst, was the fifth overall selection by the Jets in the 2009 NFL draft, nine years before they grabbed Darnold – another USC product — with the No.3 pick in 2018. “Brady’s going to help with his process,” Sanchez told The Athletic. “The way you go through these progressions, and the way your footwork is tied into these progressions. … Sam has enough of that playmaking ability with his legs to extend plays — similar to [Joe} Burrow, because he is a good athlete — that he’s going to be able to make these throws and then keep guys on their toes. Scramble for a couple third downs a game and just break the defense’s back.”