New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez talks to reporters during a locker room availability at their NFL practice practice facility in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, May 2, 2013. The Jets may have cut Tim Tebow but their situation at quarterback is far from settled. New general manager John Idzik says Sanchez, David Garrard, Greg McElroy, Matt Simms and second-round draft pick Geno Smith are all candidates to be the starter. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
Jets' Sanchez: 'No doubt' I expect to win QB job
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez talks to reporters during a locker room availability at their NFL practice practice facility in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, May 2, 2013. The Jets may have cut Tim Tebow but their situation at quarterback is far from settled. New general manager John Idzik says Sanchez, David Garrard, Greg McElroy, Matt Simms and second-round draft pick Geno Smith are all candidates to be the starter. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
AP Sports Writer /
May 2, 2013
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So, quarterback competitions are nothing new for Garrard.
‘‘I've been a No. 1 quarterback before,’’ he said. ‘‘As long as I'm healthy, as long as I'm able to continue to work with the team and don’t have setbacks with my knee or my back or anything like that, then I know that I have the ability to.’’
He added that he isn’t with the Jets to simply collect a paycheck, and doesn’t believe that Sanchez’s salary or Smith’s high profile will play a role in who ends up being the starter in Week 1 against Tampa Bay.
‘‘It shouldn’t be any politics,’’ Garrard said. ‘‘It should be the best guy playing. With that, if I'm going at it and I'm giving you my all and I'm healthy and you beat me at it, then that’s great for the team.’’
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