The Facts:
Two weeks before he reports to a make-or-break training camp with the New York Jets, Sanchez will gather Thursday with about 15 teammates near his home in Southern California for "Jets West" -- his annual, players-only passing camp. He's certainly not acting like he's worried about losing his starting job to rookie Geno Smith -- and he's not talking that way, either. Sanchez all but predicted he will prevail in their open competition. "When it's a straight-up competition for the job, let's roll," the embattled Sanchez said in a recent sitdown with ESPNNewYork.com. "It really doesn't bother me at all. It really doesn't affect my confidence or anything like that. We're competing for something. All right, I'm going to win. That's just how I am."
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Publicly, the Jets' coaches are calling it an even race, although ESPN.com's Rich Cimini advised readers it became clear that Sanchez outplayed Smith in the spring, culminating with last month's mini-camp. Nevertheless, the competition is expected to last at least two preseason games, with the organization hoping that Smith, drafted in the second round, can make a serious run at the job. Sanchez, coming off his second straight 26-turnover season, has many skeptics, probably some in his own building and many more in fantasy nation.
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