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Jets QB Mark Sanchez (right shoulder) did not practice Wednesday. Geno Smith (ankle) practiced fully Wednesday, and will get the start. He is not a good fantasy option at this point.

It could be a while before Mark Sanchez is capable of even throwing a football again.

The Jets quarterback’s shoulder injury is significant enough he is expected to miss the first two weeks of the regular season and may be out longer, according to a source.

It's an opportunity for rookie Geno Smith to seize hold of the starting gig, but he's working with an inferior receiving corps. Fantasy-wise, Smith is not an attractive option until he proves he's an NFL-caliber starter.

I'm told if Jets OC Marty Mornhinweg has a vote in the QB competition, his vote is for Geno Smith… even if Mark Sanchez is healthy.

Smith will likely take over as the starter at some point this season, but he is not a very good fantasy option

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Thursday on NFL Network's "NFL Total Access" that Jets QB Mark Sanchez is viewed as unlikely to be ready for Week 1, according to several sources involved in the situation.

Geno Smith is likely to get the start. Neither player is very compelling in fantasy.

Jets QB Mark Sanchez has an injured right shoulder and will not be in the lineup Thursday night when the team wraps up its preseason slate at home against the Philadelphia Eagles. His status is day-to-day.

It's being called a should bruise. After replacing Geno Smith in the fourth quarter, Sanchez hurt his right shoulder in what was essentially mop-up duty. While day-to-day may not be serious, it could have been a total disaster for HC Rex Ryan. Rookie Smith threw three interceptions in the game and perhaps isn't ready. The story says Sanchez appeared to be surprised when he was told to enter the game in the fourth quarter. He warmed up quickly and rushed on the field. Sanchez entered the game thinking he wasn't going to play, a source said.

Nearly a month after his foot waffled, it finally gave Jets WR Santonio Holmes the green light to run around before the Jets’ second preseason game on Saturday night. Holmes appeared sharp running routes at three-quarters speed and catching passes from fellow dinged-up teammate Geno Smith.

Holmes’ impending return will provide more than simply a jolt to a Jets offense that looked out of sorts at practice on Monday.

The Jets are hoping Holmes will be ready by Week 1, which is a big improvement over the expectations just a short time ago. There's no doubt the team needs Holmes in the passing game, but the story also points out that his presence will be an immense help for Geno Smith's development this season. Holmes is ranked 87th on our list and is well off fantasy radars right now.

Jets beat writer Manish Mehta with a series of tweets about WR Santonio Holmes:

From what I'm seeing... don't be surprised if Santonio Holmes plays in Jets season opener vs Bucs on Sept. 8.

This is by far the most I've seen Santonio Holmes do since the start of camp. Looks like tonight was an important step in his return.

Santonio Holmes looks impressive. Just made a great over the shoulder 40-yard grab from Geno (running about 3/4 speed).

Santonio Holmes just wrapped up about a 20-min catching session w/Geno Smith. Looked good running routes (about 3/4 speed). Very good.

This is the first positive report we've heard about Holmes in weeks. He's worth a late-round pick as a WR5 with possible WR3 upside.

Geno Smith is on the verge of losing the Jets’ quarterback competition fair and square, no matter how much general manager John Idzik tries to rig it.

Mark Sanchez has been better in camp and it looks like he'll start in Week 1.

Rex Ryan is a defensive-minded coach who, in the past, has preached a Ground & Pound philosophy on offense. Ryan has said he's not married to that philosophy, but he also wasn't pleased that the Jets called only 16 running plays in the preseason opener -- compared to 42 pass plays.

You never want to have just [16] rushes -- or whatever it was in a game," Ryan said Tuesday. "You don't want that. But will we throw the ball more than we run it? That's certainly a possibility."

Coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, known as a pass-happy coach in his years with the Eagles, was asked in a separate interview if he has spoken with Ryan about achieving offensive balance.

"Who said you need to be balanced?" Mornhinweg said. "You score points throwing the ball. Now you're getting into a philosophical situation. Look it, we don't care how we get it done -- running, passing, we don't care who gets the credit. It's whatever it takes to win the next game."

Given the current state of the Jets' QB situation, these comments are somewhat puzzling. If the team moves to a pass-first mentality, it could impact the upside of Chris Ivory who is by far the best fantasy prospect in this offense. Mornhinweg was the OC in Philadelphia where the Eagles were definitely pass-first. On the flip side, if Geno Smith wins the job, he could have some low-end QB2 appeal in a pass-happy attack.

Jets QB Geno Smith said he rolled his ankle, and that an X-ray had turned up clean. Walking to the podium to speak to the media after Friday's game, he barely had a limp as he wore an electronic stimulator on his right leg.

“I told the trainers I want to go back to practice on Monday and I expect to play in our next game,” Smith said. “We’ll take it day by day. It feels a bit sore right now, but I’m pretty sure it will get better.”

Smith completed 6 of 7 passes for 48 yards while incumbent Mark Sanchez was 10/13-125-1 with a pick six to Lions rookie Ziggy Ansah.