Through rookie Geno Smith's first two games as the Jets' starting quarterback, his coaches, teammates and those who cover the team have praised his athleticism and poise.

But what if incumbent starter Mark Sanchez—on injured reserve with a shoulder injury—had played those two games, and what if he had done exactly what Smith did in exactly the same way? What if he'd put up the same statistics, pulled off the same big plays and made the same mistakes? Below, a fictional guess at how his performance would be presented:

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