The guy on the left didn't perform as well as the guy on the right. (US Presswire)

Before you begin reading this post, let me remind you that it’s May 24, the season doesn’t start for more than three months and that we’re talking about OTAs. OK?

That said, the NY Daily News has the news that Mark Sanchez was clearly the No. 1 quarterback in Jets workouts this week.

Of course, we all know that Tim Tebow doesn’t get warmed up until the fourth quarter of games (usually in the last five minutes), so this news shouldn’t shock anybody. Nor should the fact that Tebow threw two interceptions during his session Thursday (meanwhile, Sanchez hit second-round draft pick Stephen Hill for a 75-yard touchdown pass).

Although practices this week don’t mean much of anything -- and my colleague Clark Judge specifically recommended to give stories like this a rest-- it’s probably good for Sanchez immediately to show his dominance over the rest of the quarterbacks at OTAs. Even if it’s just to give himself some breathing room in the New York spotlight.

“(Tebow’s) popularity drives a lot of that,” Sanchez said, referring to the extra scrutiny that’s been placed on him since the Jets traded for Tebow. “At the same time, I wouldn’t be in this position if I couldn’t handle it. And I’m prepared for it.”

“I’m getting a good vibe from what we’re doing now.”

Tebow, on the other hand, perhaps did not. With his coach at Florida, Urban Meyer, in attendance at practice, Tebow looked decent at times scrambling and throwing on the run but also looked shaky, throwing interceptions to safety Yeremiah Bell and linebacker Bart Scott.

“It’s definitely frustrating,” Tebow said. “But it’s seven on seven. Those plays… were the first time I ran them. So I’ll learn from it. Honestly, it won’t bother me again. When you make the bad play, you got to put it behind you and move on. I felt like I did.”

Sanchez was quick to compliment Tebow’s worth to the team. And we just don’t mean the fact Tebow practiced Thursday as a punt protector as well.

“We’ve been to the playoffs around here,” Sanchez said. “We know what it’s like to have different media outlets. When you get a guy as popular as Tim, it’s just natural. It’s good exposure for our team.”

Good exposure until, of course, Tebow takes Sanchez’s job. Which according to Sanchez’s agent, Brian Murphy, is obviously not going to happen.

Something to remember if Sanchez struggles during the regular season.

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