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Jets WR Stephen Hill (knee) practiced fully Wednesday. Hill is on pace for a 1,000-yard season and seems to have a good rapport with Geno Smith.

As quarterback Mark Sanchez feared, the New York Jets have placed him on injured reserve with a dislocated shoulder and possible torn labrum, but there's a catch – the Jets have designated him to return, using their one IR exemption on a backup quarterback who doesn't fit into their plans.

The story says the team would like to get something out of Sanchez this year, but with Geno Smith playing pretty well in team's first two games, the job is clearly his going forward. Smith gives the Jets a much better chance and also has a better fantasy upside. He's probably not QB2 material most weeks, but could be worth owning in deeper leagues.

Jets Inactives
Oday Aboushi OT
William Campbell G
Quinton Coples LB
Ben Ijalana OT
Jeremy Kerley WR
Brady Quinn QB
Mark Sanchez QB

Rookie QB Geno Smith will continue to start at QB.

Jets QB Mark Sanchez is likely to have surgery after Dr. James Andrews confirmed he has a labral tear in right shoulder, per league sources.

It looks like Geno Smith will start for the foreseeable future. He fared pretty well against an improved Bucs pass defense.

Jets QB Mark Sanchez (right shoulder, out) did not practice Wednesday, and is out for the foreseeable future. Geno Smith (ankle, probable) practiced fully Wednesday, and will start for the Jets.

Jets WR Stephen Hill (knee, probable) practiced fully Wednesday. Hill showed a bit of a rapport with rookie QB Geno Smith, so he's a player to watch going forward. Santonio Holmes (foot, probable) took limited practice reps Wednesday, while Jeremy Kerley (concussion, out) did not practice and is out for Thursday night's game.

It looks like Jets QB Geno Smith will be without WR Jeremy Kerley (concussion) vs. Patriots on Thursday.

Jets QB Geno Smith (ankle, probable) took full practice reps all week and is probable for Week 1. He'll get the start with Mark Sanchez (right shoulder) out for a while.

Jets QB Geno Smith (ankle) took full practice reps again Thursday. He'll get the start with Mark Sanchez (right shoulder) out for a while.

Geno Smith may be the Jets starting quarterback against Darrelle Revis and the Bucs, but there is no guarantee he’ll be starting anything beyond that. The Jets unleashed their triple threat Wednesday -- Rex Ryan, GM John Idzik and owner Woody Johnson -- and from every angle they made it clear that the competition is continuing into the regular season.

“We’ll always put the best player we can on the field on Sunday, and that will continue,” Johnson said. “The competition’s ongoing.”

“Competition is our mantra,” Idzik said. “It’s really a mindset with us. “Competition will always be ongoing, no matter where you are on the roster.”

Ryan was asked if the starting quarterback position was going to evaluated on a week-to-week basis.

“Our focus is strictly on this game,” Ryan said. “So whether week-to-week, I don’t know what the heck, we’re not thinking past Tampa. This whole team is not thinking past Tampa in anything.”

This sounds like 'coachspeak' meant to let the rookie Smith know that the job isn't being handed to him. Barring a disaster, it would be surprising if the Jets turned back to Sanchez after their QB of the future gets a few starts under his belt. Mark Sanchez will sit out Week 1 (and beyond) with a shoulder injury.