Mark Sanchez declined to comment on last week's verbal altercation with Santonio Holmes or Holmes' blow-up Sunday in Miami, but he hinted Tuesday that maintaining a harmonious relationship with the mercurial wide receiver can be trying at times.

"Anytime I get discouraged about it, I just flip on his highlight tape, the first year he came to us, after missing the first four games, and how much production he had," the New York Jets' quarterback said on his regular spot on "The Michael Kay Show" on ESPN New York 1050. "It's in there. I know that ability is in there."

Sanchez said he can co-exist with Holmes, who still has four years remaining on the $45 million contract he signed last summer.

"We're going to make things work," said Sanchez, adding, "I'm the quarterback of the New York Jets and it's my job to do my very best with all the players we have and to get the best out of everybody. It'll be a good challenge for me, but I'm excited about it."

Holmes' rapport with Sanchez -- really, his standing with the entire team -- is under the spotlight because of his late-game benching in the Jets' season-ending loss to the Miami Dolphins. He was removed from the game after arguing with teammates, some of whom accused him of quitting.