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The New York Jets took the field today at SUNY Cortland for the first time this season.\u00a0 Training camp is officially underway and throughout the offseason we heard about what Tony Sparano wanted out of this offense.\u00a0 The term ground and pound was used often but Sparano made it clear that he would also make sure this team took long shots down the field.\u00a0 They wasted no time in proving that to be an accurate description.<\/p>\n
On the first play of the day, Mark Sanchez connected with Stephen Hill on a 40 yard pass.\u00a0 Sanchez had this to say about the play…<\/p>\n
It was awesome and right out of the gate too. Rev made a good play to tip it and Stephen (Hill) stayed with it. It was another encouraging play and something fun, something all of us could rally around. It was big for Stephen. He didn\u2019t show it much, but I know he was nervous. For a first day, for a first-timer like that, that\u2019s big and it gives him a lot of confidence. You could tell that weight was kind of lifted off his shoulders. He got a catch. He was into the groove of practice and started rolling, so that was fun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
One mild surprise involves the Offensive Line but not the Right Tackle position.\u00a0 Rex Ryan told the media that Matt Slauson and Vladimir Ducasse will battle for a starting position at guard.\u00a0 Rex added…<\/p>\n
\nI think it will be a good competition. We\u2019re looking at Vlad (Vladimir Ducasse), who\u2019s had a tremendous offseason. The fact that Matt (Slauson) unfortunately had the surgery, allowed Vlad to get some work with the ones.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n