– is the exit strategy under way ? ? ?

[kelly]

Sanchez has been put on IR but can return in week 11. I don't know the ramifications on whether he can be traded or released but in any case it is pretty clear that Sanchez career as QB of the NY Jets is history. Geno looks like a rookie and isn't getting any help from his cast of so-called WR's. he should try to find Holmes as often as he can because apparently the team is keeping Clyde Gates.

 

i'm sure our gm is lookin' to " upgrade ' our wr dept.   ...at least,..i hope/pray he is ~ ~

[kelly]

NY Jets should commit to Geno Smith for this season and not muddy up QB situation longer Could these Jets actually pull rookie for Matt Simms or Brady Quinn? And what happens when Mark Sanchez comes back  ?

 

 

 

The Jets name Geno Smith their starting QB... for their Week 3 game against the Buffalo Bills.

 

The Jets’ refusal to fully commit to Geno Smith now that Mark Sanchez is out of the picture for the next two months is the latest reason why the team’s decision-makers need to make an appointment with their local optometrists.

They’re all suffering from severe nearsightedness.

Although the decision to place Sanchez on short-term injured reserve for his bum shoulder over the weekend effectively cleared the path for Smith, general manager John Idzik and Rex Ryan have inexplicably stopped short of naming the rookie the starter for the foreseeable future.

“Our foreseeable future is the Buffalo game,” Idzik said Monday in the run-up to the AFC East matchup on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

A rookie GM who doesn’t take a broad, big-picture approach because anything beyond seven days is deemed “too far into the future” is destined to fail. Of course, that’s if you actually believe Idzik’s public stance.

It’s time for the Jets to put all the quarterback silliness to bed by declaring that the team will succeed or fail this season with Smith, who deserves the chance to get comfortable and grow without worrying whether he’ll get yanked for Matt Simms or journeyman Brady Quinn if he falters. On the surface, that seems like an incomprehensible scenario, but these Jets always find new, peculiar ways to muddy their quarterback situation. So, never say never.

Smith has shown flashes in the first two games that give the organization and fans hope he may develop into what they’re all looking for. He’s also predictably made some head-scratching mistakes, highlighted by his three fourth-quarter interceptions against the Patriots last week.

Idzik, Ryan et al need to give Smith ample time to learn on the job.

 

Memo to the eternal optimists: The Jets are not making the playoffs this season. So, the organization’s top priority must be to properly evaluate Smith in 2013 before determining how to proceed in next year’s draft, when potential franchise quarterbacks will be available.

 

Therefore, it makes no sense not to hand Smith the keys with the specter of Sanchez gone for at least the next eight weeks.

“He’s the guy this week,” Ryan said of Smith on Monday, sticking to the Idzik-inspired talking points. “So is David Harris. So is whoever. A lot of things can happen. We just handle our business this week. After that, we’ll handle our business the next week. We need to take that approach.”

Ryan says that he “get(s) it more now” by not looking too far down the road. He’s right only in certain respects. The head coach has been wise enough to steer clear of grandiose predictions that have come back to bite him, but this is a situation that requires a different tack.

A public service announcement that Smith will be the starter for the rest of 2013 (barring injury, of course) would galvanize his teammates and eliminate any gray area if/when Sanchez returns. Why inject unnecessary drama by leaving the door open for a change if Smith struggles?

Mark Sanchez is on the short-term IR, but could the Jets give him the starting job back upon his return?

Smith admitted on Monday that “of course you would” like it if the Jets said he’d be the starter for the foreseeable future.

“But in this situation, you got to play the cards that you’re dealt,” he added. “In my personal time here, I think I’ve been treated fairly well. I think I’ve been given a great chance, a great opportunity. I got an opportunity this week once again to prove myself.”

The Jets’ brain trust is unnecessarily inviting issues by creating the perception that it’s only invested in Smith for the short term.

 

Would Simms, who has never taken a regular-season snap in his career, really fare better? Would Quinn magically resurrect his career on a team with a dearth of offensive playmakers around him?

The Jets have created a strange dynamic in which Smith may always feel uneasy at a time when he should only be concerned about improving.

“He has to live in ‘the now,’ ” guard Willie Colon said. “He can’t worry about if in Week 8 or Week 10, if I have a bad one, can I get pulled? He has to worry about his progression each week. If he gets better each week, everything else will take care of itself… He can’t think of the what-ifs or why-nots? That’s a waste of energy.”

Idzik’s decision to use the short-term IR designation on Sanchez further clouds the matter. It was a strategic mistake unless Idzik intends to play the veteran quarterback when he returns in eight weeks. (He does not).

It’s strange the Jets would use their one and only short-term IR designation for the season on a backup unless the move was simply motivated by eliminating a potential distraction for the next two months. Sanchez, of course, has exhibited class and integrity at a time when he has every right to be bitter.

What will the Jets do with Sanchez if/when he returns?

By that point, Smith could have nine NFL starts on his resume. If Smith is playing well, it wouldn’t make any sense to bench him. If the Jets are 3-6 and realistically out of the playoff hunt, in part due to Smith’s struggles, wouldn’t it be better off evaluating Smith over the final seven games than playing Sanchez, who likely won’t be back with the team next season?

It’s time for the Jets’ decision-makers to leave no doubt that Smith is their guy moving forward.

Maybe it’ll come into focus after those eye examinations.

 

> http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/mehta-plain-gang-commit-smith-qb-article-1.1458108

[kelly]

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