Plax, Sanchez 'not on right page' yet for Jets

Burress thinks he has gotten lazy at times with technique, being so confident in his abilities that he'll lose focus and not look the ball into his hands all the way. Seems simple enough, but Burress is still shaking off the rust — although he insists that's not the case — from being away from football for so long.

"It's just wanting to catch the ball and go and do something exciting and get back to that feel and having fun," he said. "So you've just got to slow it down, catch the football and let it come to you, and then go back to having fun."

Sanchez has had his share of struggles this season: His 56.1 completion percentage is near the bottom of the league rankings. Part of that is working with a new set of wide receivers — Santonio Holmes is the only starter from last season still with the Jets — and trying to get them all involved and learning their tendencies.

"We talk a lot about it," Sanchez said of Burress. "He talks to me about, 'OK, this is what I really like. If I had my way, I hope these calls are in. OK, good.' When we get the right looks, the ball's coming."

And as far as those training camp declarations that he'll be as dominant as he once was, Burress isn't backing down.

"When I lose that mindset," he said, "I'll walk away from the game."