Mark Sanchez's teammates are ready to back the rookie quarterback. The Jets named Sanchez their starting quarterback earlier this week. "I think he understands that he doesn't have to win it," right tackle Damien Woody told the Associated Press. "He shouldn't feel that way. We have enough good parts around us where all he really needs to do is not mess it up and make a couple of plays here and there, just grow on the job." Woody wasn't the only supportive teammate. "Having a young guy like Sanchez in there, having the O-line we've got and the Pro Bowl-caliber running backs we have in the backfield is a heck of a complement," running back Leon Washington said. "We look forward to helping him out, just like we look forward to him helping us out." Sanchez is slated to make his regular-season debut at Houston on Sept. 13. "I think any quarterback would feel good about having those guys in front of him and those backs behind him," offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said. "Not only good players, but there's a lot of experience there. That's something we feel gives us the ability to have a stable attack, still be balanced but yet we know when we need to run the ball, we can run the football. We obviously still feel comfortable that we'll be able to throw the football when we need to as well."