Jets Looking to Move on From Geno

[TebowCan'tThrow]

Of course we are all armchair QBs and rely on gossip, but geno never sat well with me, and the fact that idzik thought he was a smart pick,really concerned me.

When he threw a tamper tantrum over not being drafted in the first round, I wanted nothing to do with him.

Then when he threw Rex under the bus last year, it bothered me. The entire team loved the coach and played their hearts out for him, and geno is telling reporters change is good. It may be, but his mentality was not in sync with his teammates.

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He hit the nail on the head. Change at QB is good!!

 

[Copernicus]

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-je...ve-on-from-geno-smith-and-thats-no-punch-line

DETROIT -- Geno who?

After 48 hours of intense controversy, the New York Jets got back to work Thursday night and played a preseason football game. They didn't play particularly well, losing to the Detroit Lions 23-3, but the score didn't matter. It was their first chance to play with Ryan Fitzpatrick, their new quarterback, and you got the distinct impression in the locker room that the Jets moved on from Geno Smith. And there were no tears.

Smith's credibility among his teammates took a big hit (no pun intended) Tuesday, when he got slugged in the jaw by now-former teammate IK Enemkpali. Failing to recognize his role as the team leader, he put himself in a bad spot by getting into a petty spat with Enemkpali over $600. No one deserves a broken jaw, but his involvement in a "very childish" altercation (Todd Bowles' description) reflects poorly on Smith.

Smith, recovering from surgery, could be done with the Jets as a starter. It's Fitzpatrick's team.

"He believes in us and we believe in him," guard Willie Colon said. "It's kind of a smooth groove, if you will."

There was no outpouring of emotion for Smith. Part of that could be attributed to the "next-man-up" mentality of the NFL. It's also because they wanted to move on from Smith. Nothing personal, mind you. Just business.

Take Brandon Marshall, for instance. For months, he told everybody the reason he wanted to be traded to the Jets was because he liked the idea of playing with Smith, whom he described as a young, ascending quarterback. This was Marshall after the game:

"I'm just moving forward. I think the whole team is moving forward. I think you'll hear that echoed throughout this locker room. It's time for us to move forward and play ball."

Fitzpatrick, 32, starting for his sixth team, never was anybody's Next Big Thing. He's certainly not that at this stage of his career, but he was "cool, calm and collected," according to Todd Bowles, who made his Jets coaching debut. The players talked about Fitzpatrick's poise. They talked about the way he spoke clearly in the huddle. He didn't get rattled despite having only one day of practice with the first-team offense. He's a pro. He was a grown up in the huddle.

"I think everyone around the league knows he's a really smart guy and we all saw that," Marshall said.

Fitzpatrick attempted only three passes in one series (10 plays), completing two. He lacked zip on a third-and-1 pass, allowing the defender to break it up. He doesn't have a rifle, but some of that could be stamina. He missed a lot of the offseason, recovering from a broken leg, so his lower body isn't at full strength and that could affect his mechanics.

It was a quick hook by Bowles, but the rookie coach was thinking of the big picture. This was a small first step toward getting him ready for the regular season. No doubt, they protected him better than Smith protected himself in the locker room.

The Jets weren't going to let any angry linebackers get to their new quarterback.

I feel the same. The ridiculous selfie on Instagram (I'll be back) was the last immature straw for me

 

[sg3]

When one runs across a room, sticks a hand in another's face and challenges another to do something about it, the book says one must be ready to defend himself if the other person accepts the challenge

Maybe that's another playbook Geno has no clue about

 

[Mainejet]

When one runs across a room, sticks a hand in another's face and challenges another to do something about it, the book says one must be ready to defend himself if the other person accepts the challenge

Maybe that's another playbook Geno has no clue about

100% agreed. Geno shot his mouth off, got confrontational with this guy, antagonized him. So eventually IK had enough and laid Geno out. I 100% can see that.

Not that I condone it. I am glad IK got cut. He got exactly what he deserved for such a childish act.

But truth be told, BOTH are a bunch a little kids. Both are too dumb to belong on a professional team.

What's even worse is how it must have disgusted the rest of the team. They were there to work and make a professional football team, not to be witness to a couple of idiots fighting. It may very well have harmed the rest of the teams mindset as evidenced by them getting thrashed by the Lions.

 

[Savage69]

100% agreed. Geno shot his mouth off, got confrontational with this guy, antagonized him. So eventually IK had enough and laid Geno out. I 100% can see that.

Not that I condone it. I am glad IK got cut. He got exactly what he deserved for such a childish act.

But truth be told, BOTH are a bunch a little kids. Both are too dumb to belong on a professional team.

What's even worse is how it must have disgusted the rest of the team. They were there to work and make a professional football team, not to be witness to a couple of idiots fighting. It may very well have harmed the rest of the teams mindset as evidenced by them getting thrashed by the Lions.

When your a starting QB you should be a leader this never would have happened with Vinny,Chad,Mark or any other QB not named Geno.. When your a leader you help solve problems for the team not create bigger ones..

 

[Mainejet]

When your a starting QB you should be a leader this never would have happened with Vinny,Chad,Mark or any other QB not named Geno.. When your a leader you help solve problems for the team not create bigger ones..

I am 100% with you Savage. This is truly disgusting as far as I am concerned. The worst kind of nonsense to ever happen to a professional football team.

Just another example of how bad John Idzik is at picking players. The Jets management, should run as far away from this as they possibly can. The only reason IMO why Geno wasn't cut as well is because he's the starting QB and that is a rather sticky situation.

The resolution to this should be crystal clear. Geno has ONE more shot at the starting gig. If he becomes the normal idiot he's been in the past. The Jets should cut him during the offseason and with great enthusiasm, I might add. Then, draft another QB just to compete with Bryce Petty and keep him working hard.

IK already has been cut and that was their first good move in response to this pathetic scenario.