The Facts: NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger watched Smith at Jets practice this weekend and came away impressed. Well, mostly impressed. "He looked good to me yesterday until he ran gassers at the end of practice," said Baldinger, who attended Jets training camp on Sunday. "And Geno Smith looked like he had done no conditioning. It was actually embarrassing to see how far behind he was behind (Mark) Sanchez and (Matt) Simms and everybody else that's there."

Diehards Line:The rookie quarterback was more impressive during the parts of practice that count most. "He did look good getting in and out of the huddle, getting to the line of scrimmage, getting the ball out of his hands quickly," Baldinger reported. ... Fellow NFL Network analyst Heat Evans pointed out the difference in arm strength between Sanchez and Smith. "You see a lot of accuracy, a lot of zip on the ball obviously from Geno," Evans observed. "You see some balls sailing, or what I would say floating, for Mark Sanchez. ..." The bottom line here says Sanchez needs to separate himself noticeably from Smith to retain his spot atop the depth chart. And as NFL.com summed up, "Starting jobs aren't won in gasser races."