Mark Sanchez is losing 52-0 to Geno Smith.
As the New York Jets continue through their first week of training camp for the 2013 season, a lot of the talk has been about the quarterback battle between Smith and Sanchez. Smith has shown an ability to stay away from the turnovers that have plagued Sanchez the last two seasons.
Smith is the Jets' second-round draft selection out of West Virginia while Sanchez has been the franchise's starting quarterback the past four seasons.
Sanchez, however, has committed 52 turnovers during the 2011 and 2012 seasons combined. And Newsday has reported that Smith has yet to throw an interception during the first four practices of the Jets' season.
"Geno's been doing a heck of a job making sure that he's not throwing any interceptions," Pro Bowl cornerback Antonio Cromartie told Newsday on Monday. "He's making the right choices. If something's not there, he tries to get outside the pocket, either scramble or try to throw the ball away.
"So when you play against a quarterback that's like that in practice, it's hard to get interceptions."
Meanwhile, Sanchez was booed loudly after throwing a pass that linebacker Josh Mauga picked off Monday during practice. Newsday added that Sanchez also threw an interception during 7-on-7 drills earlier.
New York coach Rex Ryan told Newsday that Smith has shown his share of mistakes.
"He took a couple of sacks today," Ryan said to the newspaper. "I think that's somewhere he can improve his game. I've been impressed that he has not thrown a pick."
USA Today reported that Sanchez worked with the second string Monday, and that the two QBs are rotating in working with the first string through practice.
"Things change when you have new management, and that's the way things roll," Sanchez told USA Today. "Whether it's fair or not, who knows? There's a good and bad side of fair."
USA Today added that the competition feels like a formality and the question of Smith taking over the job is one of when, not if.
It added that only the $8.25 million guaranteed money due Sanchez is the only reason he's still in New York.
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