If the possibility the Cardinals cut Matt Leinart is very real, what happens next?

According to a poll conducted by the New York Daily News, many Jets players prefer Kellen Clemens over Mark Brunell as their backup quarterback.

The Jets will tender contracts to versatile WR Brad Smith and safety Eric Smith, Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum told the team’s official Web site Monday.

Fill-in QB Kellen Clemens received some good news before Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers when the Jets kept G Alan Faneca and OT Wayne Hunter active despite undisclosed illnesses. Faneca and Hunter had been listed as questionable.

Jets coach Rex Ryan said Wednesday that he’s taking the advice of medical experts and holding out starting QB Mark Sanchez this week against the Buccaneers. Kellen Clemens will make the start.

Jets coach Rex Ryan said Friday that Mark Sanchez has a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, but the team is optimistic that the rookie QB will play next week against the Buccaneers.

A tip of the old ball cap to coach Rex Ryan for the job and decisions he has made thus far for the New York Jets.

New York Jets coach Rex Ryan held a news conference on Wednesday, where he made it official that rookie Mark Sanchez has been named the starting quarterback.

The New York Jets have decided to name rookie Mark Sanchez their starter for the 2009 season, NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora confirms.

Mark Sanchez looked every bit like a rookie against one of the better defenses in the NFL.

CB Darrelle Revis and NT Kris Jenkins will be among four starters — including C Nick Mangold and RT Damien Woody — who’ll miss the New York Jets’ preseason opener against the St. Louis Rams because of injuries.

Jets coach Rex Ryan singled out third-year WR Chansi Stuckey during his media session on Monday as a player who stood out during practice, and also had strong praise for second-year LB Vernon Gholston.

According to the Associated Press, Jets rookie QB Mark Sanchez might have gained a slight edge over veteran Kellen Clemens for the starting job.

Pat Kirwan attended Jets training camp and made some observations about coach Rex Ryan and the QB competition between Kellen Clemens and Mark Sanchez.

I don’t mean to sound like the Grim Reaper, but out of respect and personal admiration for Rex Ryan, Jets fans need to temper the optimism that has gone out of control.