T0mShane Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 It's time for the Geno Smith era as Rex Ryan and key NY Jets brass agree it's time to move on from Mark Sanchez Rex Ryan's shotgun wedding with new boss John Idzik may end in divorce in a few months, but the Jets' Odd Couple agrees that it's time to kick off the Geno Smith era. The Daily News has learned that Ryan, Idzik and much of the team's key decision makers are on board with moving on from Mark Sanchez. Although speculation centered on Ryan's desire to cling to Sanchez, sources told the News that Ryan believes that Smith is the better option if healthy. Sanchez's shoulder injury makes it a no-brainer for Ryan, who is likely to start Smith for the season opener against the Buccaneers on Sunday. The Jets were so impressed with Smith in the first couple weeks of training camp that Ryan was set to name him the Week 1 starter before the rookie suffered an ankle injury in the preseason opener. The original plan was to start Smith against the Jaguars in the second preseason game. Ryan, who will have final say after collaborating with Idzik, offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, quarterbacks coach David Lee and others, was poised to declare Smith the winner in the quarterback competition as long as he didn't implode against Jacksonville, according to sources. However, the Jets made the mistake of having Smith practice all week in the run-up to the game. Smith didn't play after his ankle predictably didn't get better that week. Ryan & Co. could have avoided the ensuing mess by resting Smith for a few days to improve his chances of playing against Jacksonville. Sanchez elevated his play in practice that week, while Smith was "brutal," one day, according to Ryan. Despite Sanchez's sharp practices, the brain trust simply doesn't fully trust the fifth-year veteran and have grown tired of his repeated red-zone mistakes, according to sources. Sanchez has committed three turnovers and made one glaring mental mistake in the red-zone in the preseason. Although Sanchez showed flashes of excellent play in the first two preseason games, the key decision makers don't believe the team can consistently win with him. Rightly or wrongly, many of them can't forget Sanchez's history: He has committed a league-high 52 turnovers in the past two seasons. However, Smith's three-interception first half against the Giants last week made it difficult for Ryan to declare him the winner of the "fair and open" competition. Ryan's curious decision to insert Sanchez into the fourth quarter of the third preseason game behind a makeshift offensive line, ironically, cleared the path for Smith, who admitted that his ankle still isn't 100 percent. The organization is fully aware of Smith's limitations, but believes that Mornhinweg will be able to tailor streamlined gameplans to accentuate Smith's strengths against specific opponents, according to sources. The brain trust was pleased with Smith's ability to digest the playbook and perform against Ryan's complicated defense in practices, according to sources. The organization knows what to expect from Sanchez. Smith remains a mystery, but it's a risk Ryan & Co. are willing to take. There is hope in the unknown. Http://twitter.com/Mmehtanydn Author: MANISH MEHTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen X Jet Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Start a Clunker for the Clown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 but wat abotu teh Simms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKlecko Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 This simply cannot be. It goes against the whole agenda that Bitonti and others have that Idzik undercut Ryan and that Idzik has been ordering Ryan around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsjetsjetss Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 idk maybe I'm wrong but I'm still not buying it. for me this can only mean sanchez is really really hurt and they are doing this so the team rallys around geno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 This simply cannot be. It goes against the whole agenda that Bitonti and others have that Idzik undercut Ryan and that Idzik has been ordering Ryan around. Lol, you should be calling out Mehta and the anti-Rex squadron more than Bit. Speculation centered around Ryan's desire to cling to Sanchez... Who's speculation? Mehta's? Every Rex hater on the board? That was the BS being paraded around here more than anything else. Now Mehta's saying Rex wanted Geno all along? Pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraVerde Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 i dont understand why the media is so in love with Geno Smith...it's literally gonna be six weeks of handjobs for this guy until they call for Sanchez to take over. Media is never going to give Simms a shot. It's gonna have to be an act of the universe forcing the Jets to go to Simms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 Lol, you should be calling out Mehta and the anti-Rex squadron more than Bit. Speculation centered around Ryan's desire to cling to Sanchez... Who's speculation? Mehta's? Every Rex hater on the board? That was the BS being paraded around here more than anything else. Now Mehta's saying Rex wanted Geno all along? Pretty funny. Especially considering Rex has been entirely objective when it's come to Sanchez the last two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 but wat abotu teh Simms Kurt Warner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Especially considering Rex has been entirely objective when it's come to Sanchez the last two years. I'm not going around on this one again. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Mostro Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Simms will come to the rescue after Geno stinks it up for a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News Guess we know why Rex selected Smith. This has to be the greatest "caption this" photo of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 This simply cannot be. It goes against the whole agenda that Bitonti and others have that Idzik undercut Ryan and that Idzik has been ordering Ryan around. And others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckdemon Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 "suck dick for the pick" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Lol, you should be calling out Mehta and the anti-Rex squadron more than Bit. Speculation centered around Ryan's desire to cling to Sanchez... Who's speculation? Mehta's? Every Rex hater on the board? That was the BS being paraded around here more than anything else. Now Mehta's saying Rex wanted Geno all along? Pretty funny. On the one hand, starting Geno is the only hope Rex has at prolonging his career. On the other hand, I still think Rex is only on board because Sanchez is hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 This simply cannot be. It goes against the whole agenda that Bitonti and others have that Idzik undercut Ryan and that Idzik has been ordering Ryan around. Why would that be a surprise? 95% of what Mehta writes is BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Geno could be the best thing that's happened to Rex. If he's good hell keep his job. If he's awful(likely) he can say I told you so....especially if the defense is good again. Sanchez is lose lose for Rex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Its Geno time!!!!!!!!!!! Happy happy happy Jets fan. Seth Walder @SethWalderNYDN3mRex, Idzik agree it's time to kick off the Geno Smith era. #nyj | Story: http://nydn.us/1980wzf Rex Ryan's shotgun wedding with new boss John Idzik may end in divorce in a few months, but the Jets' Odd Couple agrees that it's time to kick off the Geno Smith era. The Daily News has learned that Ryan, Idzik and much of the team's key decision makers are on board with moving on from Mark Sanchez. Although speculation centered on Ryan's desire to cling to Sanchez, sources told the News that Ryan believes that Smith is the better option if healthy. Sanchez's shoulder injury makes it a no-brainer for Ryan, who is likely to start Smith for the season opener against the Buccaneers on Sunday. The Jets were so impressed with Smith in the first couple weeks of training camp that Ryan was set to name him the Week 1 starter before the rookie suffered an ankle injury in the preseason opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyLV Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Funny thing is that from David Lee's comments he may be the lone dissenter if this is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKlecko Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Lol, you should be calling out Mehta and the anti-Rex squadron more than Bit. Speculation centered around Ryan's desire to cling to Sanchez... Who's speculation? Mehta's? Every Rex hater on the board? That was the BS being paraded around here more than anything else. Now Mehta's saying Rex wanted Geno all along? Pretty funny. It wasn't BS and you know it. Come on, you know that here has been more than ample evidence over the years of Rex's partiality to Sanchez. Ever heard of another HC getting a tattoo of his wife wearing his starting QBs jersey? If Rex has gotten over his crush on Sanchez, good for him, but there was no reason to think he had until something like this happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKlecko Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 And others? I may be mistaken, but I think I remember a few others (Rex supporters) who said that Idzik was doing something unprecedented and awful. I think RSL was one of them (but could be mistaken). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKlecko Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Why would that be a surprise? 95% of what Mehta writes is BS I was being facetious. The report may be false, but if true, it puts the lie to those who were claiming that Idzik is awful and been mistreating Rex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 No quote No named source Pure garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network followed up Mehta's report and found that Rex "came around" on Geno. Which probably means that Sanchez will be out for a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 If this decision is made, you can't go back to Sanchez and if Smith is as raw as I fear he'll be, then this is going to be one of the roughest seasons in franchise history, and I'm normally optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network followed up Mehta's report and found that Rex "came around" on Geno. Which probably means that Sanchez will be out for a month. Yep, sanchez hurt, PR leak out that Geno was going to be the starter anyway.. better for Rex, better for Geno.. seems fairly obv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Not good If Rex truly wants Smith to play ahead of a healthy Sanchez. I preferred if he stayed in the play Sanchez camp because he has really never gotten any major offensive decisions correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 What I like about this is at least they'll know whether to draft a QB or not next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Voice of Reason Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 What I like about this is at least they'll know whether to draft a QB or not next year. Or they can sign geno to an extension prematurely. You know, either/or. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Any benefit to putting the Sanch on IR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack48 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 ther eis no reason to expect a rookie to come out guns blazing agains NFL defenses, particularly when he is surrounded by mediocre at best offensive playmakers(?) But ut us ridiculous to think that Geno will not develop into something without at least a fair hearing first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Any benefit to putting the Sanch on IR? the lols? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network followed up Mehta's report and found that Rex "came around" on Geno. Which probably means that Sanchez will be out for a month. any quotes or named sources in his "article"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Not for nothing but you simply can't read \ believe anything that Manish writes. He is so biased for his personal interests it makes things cloudy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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