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Mark Sanchez completed three of four passes for 88 yards in one series against the Rams on Friday.

How the quarterbacks perform against the Ravens could go a long way in helping Ryan make that determination.

“Well, yeah, if you do anything against that bunch, you could move it against anybody,” Ryan said. “Baltimore and Pittsburgh have been the best defenses in this league for a long time, so if we can move the ball — and I have confidence in our offense — but it’s going to be a great challenge. It would count more than moving it against St. Louis. No disrespect to St. Louis, but they ain’t the Ravens and they’re not Pittsburgh.”

Ryan said he hadn’t yet decided how many plays or series Sanchez and Clemens would play against Baltimore. He previously has said he’d like to have a regular-season starter selected by the third preseason game against the New York Giants on Aug. 29.

“I know I want to have it done then, but I’m not saying that 100 percent it will be,” he said. “I’m assuming it will. I’m not going to guarantee that I’m going to have it done at that time.”

One factor in playing time next Monday will be how much of the starting offensive line is healthy. The Jets were without center Nick Mangold (right knee), right tackle Damien Woody (head) and left guard Alan Faneca (broken finger) against St. Louis.

Faneca will be sidelined for the Ravens game after having surgery to repair the middle finger on his left hand. Ryan said Faneca had “a screw or two, or four, maybe,” inserted, but added that the Pro Bowl lineman will be ready when the regular season begins.

NOTES: FB Jehuu Caulcrick (left knee) is questionable for the Ravens game, but Ryan added “he probably will play.” ... Stanley Daniels, who started at LG for Faneca vs. St. Louis, was excused from practice for personal reasons. ... Ryan wants his third-team units to scrimmage during practice all week to eliminate mistakes during the Rams game that he said were “embarrassing to me.”

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