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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets quarterback competition is still wide open -- with no clear-cut winner in sight. Rex Ryan isnt sure whether itll be Mark Sanchez or Geno Smith, and hes in no rush to decide. Its only minicamp, after all, and preseason games are still two months away. And thats when the Jets might get a better idea of wholl be under centre for them in Week 1 against Tampa Bay. Maybe. "Well know when we know," quarterbacks coach David Lee said Wednesday, "but we dont know right now." That about sums it all up when it comes to the quarterbacks -- and its not necessarily a bad thing. Its just that neither Sanchez nor Smith have pulled away yet. Lee said both players have taken turns looking good and then "real good" and then not too good at all. "Theyve done it together and they havent made it easy," said Lee, in his first season with New York. "They wont separate right now, but weve got time." While some would expect Sanchez, going into his fifth season, to be clearly ahead of Smith, a second-round pick out of West Virginia, both players are still learning offensive co-ordinator Marty Mornhinwegs West Coast-style offence. "Well continue to look at both of them, split reps, and as soon as we know, Hey, hes the guy, well let you know," Lee said. "But right now, we dont know." Sanchez has worked extensively on holding onto the ball to limit turnovers, which have plagued him the last two seasons. He had 52 of them -- 26 in each year -- during that period and it has cost the Jets some games. So, Lee has focused on having Sanchez grasp the ball with both hands, leaving his left hand on the ball as he drops back. "Yesterday was the first time he kept two hands on the ball," Lee said, "and thats after nine OTAs and a minicamp." And, thats not all: The Jets run through a "gauntlet" drill during which they try to knock the football loose. Oh, and its called "The Sanchez Drill." "He hates it," Lee said. Through it all, Sanchez still insists he is having his best off-season as a pro, and is feeling increasingly more comfortable working in Mornhinwegs system. "I just love what were doing," Sanchez said. "When youre excited about something like that, when youre coming in hanging on the guys every word, knowing that hes had so much success, knowing that we have the pieces here to put ourselves in a position to have success like that, its exciting. Its exciting stuff. "So, it makes you work that much harder and find a way to just improve on the little things each and every day and keep rolling." Sanchez has made it clear to his coaches that hes taking this competition seriously, and he fully intends to keep his starting job -- even if some media and fans believe his time in New York is nearly up. "I think maybe there was some kind of notion that Id be so upset they would draft a quarterback, that whole deal, that Id just turn it in," Sanchez said. "Thats crazy. Its crazy talk." Smith, meanwhile, is a work-in-progress who has focused on his footwork and accuracy, among other things. "Its been a brand-new world every day," Lee said of Smith. "Just struggling with the basic things, snap count at the line of scrimmage, the delivery at the line of scrimmage could be more consistent, little things are whats really killing him. But hes competed well and hes showing a really good arm and he gets better every day, and hes going to hear it all for the second time during training camp, so I expect him to get even better quicker." Smith ran the first-team offence during the second practice of minicamp Wednesday, as the Jets have been rotating the quarterbacks throughout the off-season practices. "I mean, Ive improved, subtle improvements," Smith said. "But you wont know until you actually get some reps in live-game situations. But from the point I was when I got here to the point I am now, I have improved. But theres still a long ways to go. Ryan indicated that the Jets could be open to having Smith run some read-option plays -- despite it not working with Tim Tebow last season -- if Sanchez wins the starting job. "I know what everybodys thinking if we did that, ugh, didnt we try that last year?" Ryan said. "I think certainly thats a possibility. To probably make assumptions now probably isnt the thing to do. Well let this thing pan out and well see." Smith didnt have running plays designed for him at West Virginia, but his athleticism made him a threat to make plays outside the pocket -- something that could translate in the NFL. "Thats a part of my game," he said. "I like to think my game is based within the pocket. I do things within the pocket, but I can use my athletic abilities outside of it. I think thats a part of being an all-around player and I think it helps me a lot." After Thursdays minicamp session, the Jets have no formal practices together until training camp in Cortland, N.Y., at the end of July. Most players say theyll mostly remain close to the facility and continue working out and learning their playbooks. Sanchez will also put together his annual "Jets West" camp with the skill position players on offence at his former high school in Mission Viejo, Calif. Smith said he had no comment on whether he would attend the session, but Sanchez later said that everyones invited -- as they always are. Meanwhile, at least one Jets player had a prediction on who will be the teams starting quarterback when the season starts. "I think (Sanchez) is going to be our guy," said wide receiver Santonio Holmes, recovering from a foot injury that has kept him off the field since early last season. "The coaches brought him back and they kept him on this team for a reason. Hes a great leader and hes got great potential and hes excited about this season upcoming. And, so am I." 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St Kilda were at their best and most frustrating all in one quarter during Sundays AFL win over Melbourne.Instead of killing the Demons off in the third term, they somehow managed to lose ground.First they missed some easy shots on goal, then Melbourne rallied and turned a 29-point deficit midway through the quarter into a very gettable 11-point margin at three-quarter time.It took some stern words from coach Alan Richardson at the last break and a big rally in the final quarter before the Saints shook off Melbourne by 36 points.The win means the Saints remain in the finals hunt, at two games plus percentage behind slumping North Melbourne.Overall, Richardson was pleased with how his team played on Sunday - but admits consistency remains elusive.In their previous three matches the Saints had pulled off one of the upsets of the season against Geelong, then lost to Gold Coast and had come back late last week to beat Essendon.In the third quarter, I dont think weve played better footy (and) Im not sure we won the quarter, Richardson said of Sundays game.We werent great last week, so were still learning to be consistent with our footy.Were impatient, we want it to happen sooner rather than later.Hopefully (Sunday) was a turning of the form.The Saints will find out exactly where they stand next Saturday night when they play the third-placed Western Bulldogs.ddddddddddddFor now, Richardsons only public goal is that St Kilda keep improving.If, at the end of the day, then we qualify (for the finals), that would be brilliant - thats certainly what we want to do, he said.For the Demons, it was their 14th-straight loss to the Saints.They also have also won just one of their last 25 games at Etihad Stadium.But Sunday was also the first time that their two round-one picks from the 2014 draft, Christian Petracca and Angus Brayshaw, had played in the same AFL side.Melbourne and St Kilda are around the same point in development, with Demons coach Paul Roos noting that the Saints probably have the edge because they boast more experienced players.He said a couple of weeks ago, Melbournes reserves team had more AFL experience than their young, developing senior team.He also noted that the Demons lacked a player of Patrick Dangerfields quality to give them lift in attack when the game was on the line.Well play finals when were good enough to play finals - at the moment, were not good enough, Roos said.The ladder is there for a reason. 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