Rex Ryan thinks Mark Sanchez is one of the NFL’s elite quarterbacks, according to an Associated Press report. The Jets coach praised his young quarterback, saying Thursday that Sanchez belongs in the conversation because “this guy has won four playoff games in two years, all on the road.” Ryan adds that Sanchez is “a winner,” but acknowledges that he is still developing as a third-year quarterback. While he calls Sanchez “elite,” he would not put him in the same class as New England’s Tom Brady(notes) or Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning(notes). “We’re a ways from there, no doubt,” Ryan says.