Geno Smith warning in Jets locker room: Don’t wreck us now

[Elias]

Geno Smith’s teammates aren’t pulling any punches with their third-year starting quarterback.

Veteran guard Willie Colon told SiriusXM radio Tuesday the Jets are Smith’s team — for better or worse — and warned him not to “crash” them this season.

“Geno … has made his mistakes,” Colon said. “He’s said some things where you look at him like, ‘What are you talking about?’ But I think that’s all about his maturation period. And I think right now … we bought the Porsche. We’ve given him the keys. He can’t crash it. Bottom line. He can’t crash it.”

With veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick still rehabilitating a leg injury and Bryce Petty and Jake Heaps still just rookies, Smith will enter training camp and most likely the season as Gang Green’s starter.

That’s a role Colon admitted Smith wasn’t ready for as a rookie himself in 2013.

“He was never ready to be the starting quarterback of the New York Jets,” Colon said. “When Mark Sanchez went down, he was thrown into the fire and he was forced to cook. Everybody knows in this league, to be a quarterback, which is the No. 1 position on the field, it’s a maturation period you have to go through. And it takes the mental, the physical, and everything to go along with it, to be the best, or even be in the top 10.”


http://nypost.com/2015/06/02/geno-smith-warning-in-jets-locker-room-dont-wreck-us-now/

 

[Mugatu]

Players will be behind Geno right up until it appears someone else can do better. So he has a very short leash.
A large portion of the team gave up on him last year and wanted Vick to start, I expect the same to happen this year with Fitz if Smith has a couple clunkers in a row

 

[mykcuz]

Fitz would be the starter if he was completely recovered from his broken leg. I think if geno struggles and blows game 2, he gets pulled. As long as fitz is healthy. I think petty isn't even a thought this season.

 

[NickSINYC]

He will be on a very short leash and won't be around long enough to crash the season if he does not perform.

 

[ucrenegade]

smith has to show he has it during pre-season if he doen't i doubt as long as fitz is ready that smith would start game 1.

 

[sg3]

I'm confident that Geno will continue to be Geno and that will result in Ryan Fitzpatrick being the starting QB of the Jets in 2015. Too early to discuss whether it will be Fitzpatrick or Petty or some new arrival that wins the job in 2016

 

[cysporsche]

Since he was given the keys to a PORSCHE, he better not crash it !

Go Jets...Cyborg

 

[jets82]

Geno can get the job done but will he is the question? This team is ready to contend this year, they need a QB to play decent at the least and this a 10 win or better team. They have improved in every position this year, including QB believe it or not. Some will say they improved by adding Fitz and Petty, others will say they improved by Geno getting better with another year of experience and a better team, coaches and GM. I believe its a mixture of both. Its all debatable but that doesn't matter. It will all get worked out on the field and as long as they win it shouldn't matter who is the QB. J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets

 

[Superman55]

Since he was given the keys to a PORSCHE, he better not crash it !

Go Jets...Cyborg

Brian Costello @BrianCoz
Bowles on the Porsche: "I don't know what kind of car we have yet. We're still building." #nyj

 

[mydogisajetsfan]

At first glance I was happy to read what Colon said about Geno. However, when I reread the article, it struck me that Colon said the offensive line is 'doing all we can for him'. Really? The offensive line did not pass block very well last year and concerns remain for this season. Everything Colon said about Geno is true, but you and your linemates need to get better too. A lot better.

 

[Superman55]

At first glance I was happy to read what Colon said about Geno. However, when I reread the article, it struck me that Colon said the offensive line is 'doing all we can for him'. Really? The offensive line did not pass block very well last year and concerns remain for this season. Everything Colon said about Geno is true, but you and your linemates need to get better too. A lot better.

According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Colon was the 6th worst OG in the NFL and Breno rated 63 out of 74 OTs that started in 2014...so the right side of our oline remains garbage...regardless of QB. I hope Aboushi beats him out and Gaily calls more quick hit plays to not rely on our oline. After QB, i believe OL is our biggest weakness. I think the left side of our oline will be fine...its the other side we need to worry about. One thing followers of PFF will say is our oline as a whole I believe came in 13th in the league...that is true. But I expect teams to send the house at the right side in key situations...specially that guy up in Buffalo...will be something to watch to see how Gaily handles that.

 

[mydogisajetsfan]

Exactly right S55. I'm extremely concerned about the right side (also not that confident on the left side) of the line. Point is Colon, worry about the job you're doing. I guarantee that if the Oline falters Geno will not make any progress. And against Buffalo and Miami, it could be quite dangerous to be the QB if Colon and friends don't improve.

 

[lounap23]

According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Colon was the 6th worst OG in the NFL and Breno rated 63 out of 74 OTs that started in 2014...so the right side of our oline remains garbage...regardless of QB. I hope Aboushi beats him out and Gaily calls more quick hit plays to not rely on our oline. After QB, i believe OL is our biggest weakness. I think the left side of our oline will be fine...its the other side we need to worry about. One thing followers of PFF will say is our oline as a whole I believe came in 13th in the league...that is true. But I expect teams to send the house at the right side in key situations...specially that guy up in Buffalo...will be something to watch to see how Gaily handles that.

Stats can be deceiving.... QBs can make an OL look greater than they are and they can make them look worse than they are... I believe PFF has Geno listed in top 3 QBs with time in the pocket before pressure.... SO....

 

[sg3]

Way too much talk.about Geno.

Let it play out on the field

Thank.God Maccagnan traded for a pro vet and drafted a kid with potential giving the Jets their first viable options when the "starter" screws the pooch since Pennington stepped in for Vinny in 2002

 

[JohnnyBaseball1]

Interesting analogy. The driver makes all the difference. A Porsche is functionally equivalent to a Toyota Corolla, if you don't employ some kind of special driving skill. In that sense, the analogy works. Also, building a better team is like building a car that is easier for the driver to operate, as a Porsche would be at high speeds. But no one expects you to drive your Corolla fast, whereas in a Porsche, there may be some expectations. All in all, a good analogy, I think.

We want to be driving at high speeds. A Porsche has a higher top speed and is more forgiving at high speeds, but if you crash, it's gonna be a lot more painful!

 

[Lakerfan80]

Stats can be deceiving.... QBs can make an OL look greater than they are and they can make them look worse than they are... I believe PFF has Geno listed in top 3 QBs with time in the pocket before pressure.... SO....

Better QB play last year and we aren't talking about the OL. The interior of the line was under constant pressure as opposing teams took advantage of Geno's inexperience and decision making in the pocket. I don't want to start the season with Geno if he isn't an much improved pocket pass and that could be determined in the pre-season.

 

[sg3]

I wish players kept negative comments to themselves. You have the right to your opinion, I get it. But as a teammate you should be backing him up. If you do not have anything nice to say do not say it all.

Agree completely

Teammates should just go out there and do their best for whoever is on the field. Let the FO and coaches so the talking. Its quite obvious that, unlike WRECKS, Bowles is not going to just install a Sanchez or a Smith at QB and stubbornly stick with the decision no matter how bad the results.

Give our annointed "starter for now" the time to show his flashes and his foulups for all eyes to see.

And it will become more obvious with each practice day and each training camp and preseason snap which QB needs to be under center when the season starts for real against the Browns

 

[Superman55]

Interesting analogy. The driver makes all the difference. A Porsche is functionally equivalent to a Toyota Corolla, if you don't employ some kind of special driving skill. In that sense, the analogy works. Also, building a better team is like building a car that is easier for the driver to operate, as a Porsche would be at high speeds. But no one expects you to drive your Corolla fast, whereas in a Porsche, there may be some expectations. All in all, a good analogy, I think.

We want to be driving at high speeds. A Porsche has a higher top speed and is more forgiving at high speeds, but if you crash, it's gonna be a lot more painful!

I have a feeling no NFL GM considers Willie Colon a Porsche...or any offensive line a Porsche that has him as a starter at this point in his career...

 

[Superman55]

Seems we dont have a porsche after all...looks like we're going to platoon RG...which means we dont have one.



http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-jets/post/_/id/51693/some-expected-hiccups-for-jets-rookie-qb-bryce-petty

4. Problem spot: Starting to get the feeling that right guard will be this year's version of the No. 2 receiver spot last summer. Remember? It was Eric Decker and bunch of wannabes with various levels of experience. The Jets waited for someone to step up to play opposite Decker, and no one did. At right guard, the incumbent is Willie Colon, but he's competing against Oday Aboushi and a cast of hundreds -- or so it seems. On Wednesday, Brian Winters and Brent Qvale split reps with the first team. Colon, who missed the practice to attend the NFL's broadcasting seminar in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, has been working on a limited basis this spring because of knee soreness. Who knows? By the time camp arrives, the Jets might have a six-man rotation, a la the New York Mets. Said Bowles: "You'll see a mixture throughout."

 

[sg3]

We have most of the Porsche


Except for the Trabant currently on the field as our starting QB for "now"