New York Jets v Philadelphia Eagles

PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 28: Quarterback Mark Sanchez #3 of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up prior to the preseason game against the New York Jets on August 28, 2014 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

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PHILADELPHIA — During his time with the New York Jets, current Eagles' quarterback Mark Sanchez would fly his receivers out to the west coast to get in extra work, a get together known as "Jets West."

On Monday, now that he is the starter for the Eagles, Sanchez put together the much shorter, much colder verision.

"I wanted to get some timing down," Sanchez said. "We played a little catch and got in some work."

With the Eagles off on both Monday and Tuesday this week, Sanchez got together with rookie receiver Jordan Matthews and tight end Zach Ertz for some on-the-field work. The three spent close to an hour on Monday working on routes and getting their timing down.

"Mark texted me saying he was getting in some extra work," Ertz said. "With the injury to Nick, we wanted to get a rapport down (with Sanchez). I didn't play too many snaps against Houston, so I wanted to come back and get back into the rhythm.

For Ertz, getting his timing down with Sanchez is something that will need to be worked on, as the tight end has much more experience catching the ball from the injured Nick Foles.

When it comes to Matthews, however, putting in work with Sanchez is nothing new. The two developed a bond quickly during training camp, as both worked with the second team for the majority of camp.

"There was always extra stuff we would do (during training camp)," Matthew said. "He's been good with me in the locker room, pointing things out on film. Stuff like 'Do this, did you see this, go back to see what the nickel did on this play.' We are constantly giving each other feedback."

The chemistry between the two could be seen instantly against the Houston Texans, as Sanchez threw a touchdown to Matthews on his first drive. Now that Sanchez is starting again, the two are back at it, putting in the extra work needed to ensure those results keep coming.

"We came in, got some throws in," Matthews said, "and got it back going again."

Although Ertz says the benefits from short on-the-field session might not show up in games instantly, it did teach him something about the backup-turned-starter in Sanchez.

"Mark is a leader," Ertz said.

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