By Darryl Slater | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Monday marked Day 3 of Jets training camp, and the first practice in pads. How did quarterbacks Josh McCown, Christian Hackenberg, and Bryce Petty look, as they continue to compete for the team's starting job? Check out our takeaways and observations below ...

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THE REPS

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McCown: 22 (62 total so far, through three practices)

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Petty: 10 (36 total)

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AP Photo | Bill Kostroun

Hackenberg: 22 (53 total)

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THE STATS

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McCown: 11-16

Totals for camp: 29-40 (72.5 percent), one interception

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Petty: 4-8

Totals for camp: 17-26 (65.4 percent), two interceptions

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Hackenberg: 9-15

Totals for camp: 21-35 (60 percent), zero interceptions

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Jets' bad moves

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JOSH MCCOWN: THE GOOD

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The Jets threw a lot of short, quick passes in Monday's practice — a hallmark of a West Coast offense. Get used to it, folks.

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So none of the quarterbacks really went deep all that often. Most of McCown's completions came on swing and screen passes. Ditto for Petty and Hackenberg.

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McCown showed good timing on a few mid-range crossing patterns. But nothing spectacular on this day. McCown was victimized by one drop.

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Maccagnan asked about tanking

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JOSH MCCOWN: THE BAD

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No interceptions for McCown on Monday.

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But in terms of negatives, he was long for Austin Seferian-Jenkins on a deep seam route. He missed low on a short pass to Myles White.

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Those were the two most notable McCown incomplete passes we noticed Monday.

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Maccagnan sees 'progress' in Hackenberg

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BRYCE PETTY: THE GOOD

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In his limited action, he did a couple good things.

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He avoided the pass rush, stepped up in the pocket, and found Chris Harper.

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Petty later did the same thing, under pressure, when he found Harper over the middle. But there just weren't a ton of chances for Petty on Monday.

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Goodell talks Kaepernick

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BRYCE PETTY: THE BAD

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As you can see in our rep totals above, he just isn't getting a ton of chances.

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Is this now a two-man competition between McCown and Hackenberg? It's still early, so Petty could get more action in the coming days. So we'll see.

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Petty missed on his final three passes of Monday's practice. He was way high on a pass over the middle to a wide-open Lucky Whitehead. Then Petty threw a high ball for Quincy Enunwa, under pressure.

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Is Goodell worried about NFL tanking?

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CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG: THE GOOD

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It's certainly good for Hackenberg that he is getting a bunch of chances. He and McCown both had 22 reps on Monday.

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Hackenberg was victimized by two drops Monday, so keep that in mind. Also keep in mind that his footwork continues to look improved — a good sign for him.

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Hackenberg's best pass was a well-timed throw over the middle to Whitehead, on a crossing route. Hackenberg showed some nice touch, while leading Whitehead. These "touch" throws are the ones that Hackenberg needs to work on. We all know he has a strong arm, for deep balls.

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Awkward CTE moment

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CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG: THE BAD

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No major mistakes for any of the quarterbacks on Monday, as none of the guys threw a pick in team periods.

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Hackenberg was picked off in an individual drill by Julian Stanford. And a communication breakdown resulted in Hackenberg briefly being yanked out of a 7-on-7 period.

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But all things considered, this was a fairly clean day for Hackenberg. A good step forward. Hackenberg worked with the second team Monday, as McCown continued to run with the starters, for the most part.

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Richardson-Marshall feud lives

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WHICH QB LOOKED THE BEST?

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Remember, while none of the quarterbacks had a glaring error Monday, none made a spectacular play, either. That was partly the product of the Jets working a lot on short passes Monday.

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So there weren't really a lot of chances for big mistakes or big plays. It was sort of a blah day, in that regard, though the Jets clearly were planning to work on a specific area of their offense.

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We'll give the day's win to McCown, who edged out Hackenberg. That doesn't diminish Hackenberg's continued progress with things like his footwork.

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Seferian-Jenkins aims for 'best' year

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TRAINING CAMP QB SCORECARD

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McCown: 2 practices "won"

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Hackenberg: 1

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Petty: 0

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Who leads the competition? Look, McCown is not a stellar quarterback. You know what you're getting with him. He has been average at best in recent years — and often not even average. The Jets would love for Hackenberg to seize this job. But they're not there yet, even as it appears Hackenberg has solidly moved into the No. 2 position on the depth chart, at least based on the rep split. Petty needs to show something quickly, lest he get left behind. Just three practices in, but at this point, McCown remains the leader. Let's see what happens if Hackenberg continues to progress. Things could change.

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Darryl Slater may be reached at dslater@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @DarrylSlater. Find NJ.com Jets on Facebook.