Here’s some quick thoughts from around the web on what happened in practice this morning …

Leon Showed Up — Although he didn’t have a full practice in the morning because of his conditioning test, it’s a good sign that he’s there, and you hope it has to mean that Leon is about to get a new deal.

QB Minor Skirmish — Sounds like it was a fizzler this morning, with both top QBs not playing all that well, but of the two Sanchez looking better. Or course note that Sanchez was working with the twos not the ones … so that has to play into it when you consider he wasn’t dealing with Rhodes and Revis. Still it was a wet morning, so let’s not overreact to one practice.

Sanchez’s didn’t have a great morning and his unit had three false-start penalties. There was an almost pick by Linebacker Marques Murrell which could have been a blown route, it seems and there was another almost pick during practice. Ryan was sparse with the praise for Clemens said he had “good command of the huddle” but not much more … yikes.

Ball Control — Much is being made of Ryan’s “ball control” offense, but sans Brett Favre, that was Mangini’s M.O. too, it just manifest itself more in a West Coast passing attack. Still Ryan hates offensive turnovers, so the beat reporters will be sure to keep tallies of who’s been intercepted how many times … stay tuned.

Cornering the Corners — Revis had two picks in practice, one an underthrown deep ball by Clemens. Ryan had good things to say about Dwight Lowery, who he noted might be nipping at Lito Sheppard’s heels. Expect Sheppard to start, but that he likes Lowery’s game is a good sign. I was a little concerned the signing of Strickland might have meant he was pushing out Lowery.

Big Jinx At It Again — Save it for December! Kris Jenkins impressed the audience by stoning the running backs on the first two plays from scrimmage. It’s great to hear he’s in form, but we want to make sure he doesn’t wear down again this season, the Jets will need him late in the year. Howard Green looked good in drills and Ryan made a point of talking about him, so let’s hope he can provide the needed breather for Jenkins at times.

Gholston Quiet — No real news for Gholston other than that he played behind Pace with the second unit.

Here’s some external links to media sources on how the first day of camp went …

VIDEO: Breaking down Day 1 at NY Jets Training Camp [Star-Ledger]
TJ Speaks, Just Not About That [Jets Journal]
A Rainy Day in Cortland [Daily News]
News & Notes [Star-Ledger]
Rapid Reports [CBS Sports]

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