8/5 PM update from Rod boone - WARNING MSG do not read!

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Your Day 5 afternoon update
Tuesday August 4, 2009 6:37 PM By Roderick Boone

Both QBs looked pretty good this afternoon.

Mark Sanchez went 3-for-5 on the final series of 11-on-11s and finished his afternoon 4-for-6 with no TDs or INTs. Two of those five plays came with the first-string offense. He overthrew WR Jerricho Cotchery on a deep ball as he tried to squeeze one in between CB Darrelle Revis and S Kerry Rhodes, and rebounded to hit WR Chansi Stuckey on the next play.

Kellen Clemens was 2-for-3 and, no, he didn't throw any interceptions today.

So the daily QB meter will remain unchanged.

Daily QB Meter (on a scale of 1-5, zero being even): Remains at one in favor of the vet.

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Watched T.J. Conley and Reggie Hodges punt from the 50 during special teams drills. The goal was to pin the ball as close to the goal line as possible.

Conley hit punts of 40, 47 and 41 yards, with the last one landing at the 9-yard line.

Hodges boomed a 48-yarder down to the 2-yard line and also had another punt of 37 yards. His hit final attempt too hard, however, and it landed in the end zone for a net of 30 yards.

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Pelzman: Sanchez diving into QB battle
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Woody Johnson wasn’t at the Jets’ morning practice Tuesday. That’s probably a good thing.

That meant the owner wasn’t treated to the sight of rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez, you know, the guy who is guaranteed $28 million, twice trying to dive into the end zone during goal-line drills.

"Even [Mike] Tannenbaum came over to me and [said], ‘Rex!’" coach Rex Ryan said during his media briefing Tuesday at the Jets’ SUNY Cortland training camp. "You know the look on [Tannenbaum’s] face. And I’m like, I know, I know. The next time Woody sees him do that, shoot, we’re in trouble."

Fortunately, Sanchez wasn’t hurt either time, as the Jets’ defenders knew better than to put the team’s future meal ticket on the sidelines. But, it illustrates how competitive the rookie quarterback is, even during practice.

So it’s no surprise that he’s been yearning for snaps with the starters, and he already has gotten a few, on Sunday and Tuesday. He went 1-for-2 Tuesday afternoon while playing with the first-stringers, including a completion to wide receiver Chansi Stuckey.

It’s only a matter of time before Sanchez is doing all his work with the starters, but, obviously, veteran Kellen Clemens wants to postpone that as much as possible. Sometime after 2009 would be fine with Clemens.

But, so far in training camp, Clemens has been uneven. While he has made some big plays, he also has been plagued by mistakes, throwing six interceptions in 11-on-11 play. Sanchez has thrown two picks, but has connected mostly on short and intermediate passes.

So, there isn’t really a clear-cut leader in the quarterback competition at this point. And keep in mind, Clemens was turnover-prone last July in training camp while dueling with Chad Pennington for the starting job, but had closed the gap considerably by early August. Of course, the trade for Brett Favre ended that competition without a winner.

That won’t happen this year, as there isn’t any big-ticket quarterback waiting in the wings.

Other than Sanchez, that is.