The Jets opened their gates to the fans on Wednesday on the second day of their mini-camp.

It was the first practice open to the public since the team traded for quarterback Tim Tebow in March. Mark Sanchez elevated his game in front of the crowd. He had a strong performance, going 8-for-10 with one simulated sack during team drills. Tebow was not as impressive, going 3-for-5 with a sack.

Jets coach Rex Ryan said that Tebow would not take any snaps with the starting offense this week, but Tebow had two with the first-teamers when the team was practicing red zone offense. Neither snap was a wildcat snap. He took one from shotgun and one from under center and threw passes on both plays.

Sanchez threw plenty of pretty passes and continues to show a good command of new offensive coordinator Tony Sparano’s offense. It looked like he only made a few mental errors, judging from Sparano’s reactions.

In non quarterback news:

The Jets continue to toy with a four-man front. They lined up in a true 4-3 Wednesday with Calvin Pace and Bart Scott as the outside linebackers. The Jets may be doing this because they don’t have a fully healthy Bryan Thomas, who would be the starting outside linebacker in the 3-4. It seems like the team is going to incorporate more four-man looks than last year.

Rookies Demario Davis and Josh Bush both took reps with the first-team defense in its sub package. Royce Adams also saw some time in a sub-package look.

Wide receivers Santonio Holmes and Stephen Hill continue to nurse hamstring injuries. Both players worked off to the side during the team portion of practice.