If there was a movie called "Public Perception vs. Reality", Ryan Fitzpatrick and Kirk Cousins would be the main actors. These guys have been two of the worst QBs last season. Ryan Fitzpatrick had 31 TDs and 15 INTs on an easy schedule. It was easy betting on the Jets last year because they had favorable matchups in many many games. But at the end, Ryan Fitzpatrick was the guy who prevented the Jets from going to the playoffs.
Ryan Fitzpatrick neither has the arm strength nor the accuracy to run an offense efficiently. So many times he was over- or underthrowing receivers it wasn't even funny. He threw so many interceptable passes. He can thank god that he was put into a system with maybe the best 1-2 WR punch in the league and an OC who simplified the system by chiming in a lot of simple YAC throws. All those components overshadowed his poor QB play. Brandon Marshall made so many catches by adjusting his route and body to catch a poorly thrown ball.
Geno Smith will run this offense much better than Ryan Fitzpatrick and this isn't a joke. Geno was the #1 QB at the start of last year's training camp and he presented himself much improved in his favorable system. I am so high on Mike Maccagnan, he made a lot of smart decisions. But I would lose some respect if they really re-sign Ryan Fitzpatrick and make him the starting QB once again. On this schedule in 2016, Fitzpatrick would be a ticking bomb and he would be replaced by week 5.
Geno is way more athletic and has a better touch on deep balls. He is more precise than Ryan Fitzpatrick ever will be. He had two terrible seasons, without a doubt. But how much is to blame on Geno if your coach is allergic to passing offenses and your receivers are Greg Salas, Jeremy Kerley and David Nelson?
Bottom line: Geno Smith isn't going to be an elite QB but he is going to surprise a lot of "experts" by definitely playing better than Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Ryan Fitzpatrick neither has the arm strength nor the accuracy to run an offense efficiently. So many times he was over- or underthrowing receivers it wasn't even funny. He threw so many interceptable passes. He can thank god that he was put into a system with maybe the best 1-2 WR punch in the league and an OC who simplified the system by chiming in a lot of simple YAC throws. All those components overshadowed his poor QB play. Brandon Marshall made so many catches by adjusting his route and body to catch a poorly thrown ball.
Geno Smith will run this offense much better than Ryan Fitzpatrick and this isn't a joke. Geno was the #1 QB at the start of last year's training camp and he presented himself much improved in his favorable system. I am so high on Mike Maccagnan, he made a lot of smart decisions. But I would lose some respect if they really re-sign Ryan Fitzpatrick and make him the starting QB once again. On this schedule in 2016, Fitzpatrick would be a ticking bomb and he would be replaced by week 5.
Geno is way more athletic and has a better touch on deep balls. He is more precise than Ryan Fitzpatrick ever will be. He had two terrible seasons, without a doubt. But how much is to blame on Geno if your coach is allergic to passing offenses and your receivers are Greg Salas, Jeremy Kerley and David Nelson?
Bottom line: Geno Smith isn't going to be an elite QB but he is going to surprise a lot of "experts" by definitely playing better than Ryan Fitzpatrick.
I agree that a lot of it was system. Chan Gailey and him have always seemed to work well and they had excellent receivers. But don't know if you can just say they should let him move on, the alternative can certainly be a lot worse. Why teams pay average/mediocre QB's all the time.
It seems like the players want Fitz over Geno and to continue what they did last year, we'll see what happens.
Good post though.
Fitz throws a ton of interceptable passes. Another 5-7 more from last season's total seems reasonable to me. He also gets quite a bit of stats when teams are playing a prevent or soft zone. If the staff thinks Petty or Hackenberg can play this season the Jets need to find a team to flip Smith to. No sense keeping a guy who will never be better than average. If no takers, release him.
If I were a Jets fan I wouldn't be excited over any of the in house qb's they had to choose from.
If I were a Jets fan I wouldn't be excited over any of the in house qb's they had to choose from.
