Bumping a thread about an old quote from Rex Ryan doesn't do this topic justice. It's really the key issue with the New York Jets right now, and it has been for every season of the Ryan era.
Geno Smith has done close to nothing to prove to the organization that he deserves to be the guy. After 11 weeks of pro football, he's shown little improvement, especially as a multi-read quarterback. This team had a late season BYE week, and Smith put together his worst performance as a pro after having an extra week to prepare for Buffalo.
It was said a few times in the game thread by multiple posters, and I'll say it in here again: today could have very well been the beginning of the end of the Geno Smith experiment.
I'm going to put together a list of future quarterback prospects and 2014 free agents at the position. In my opinion, the draft is the way to go. 2014's QB class has more talent than I have ever seen, which is a big reason why I wanted to stay away from the QBs in the 2013 draft.
2014 NFL Draft QBs
Teddy Bridgewater - Louisville
Johnny Manziel - Texas A&M
Derek Carr - Fresno State
Brett Hundley - UCLA
Zach Mettenberger - LSU
Bryce Petty - Baylor
AJ McCarron - Alabama
Marcus Mariota - Oregon
Kevin Hogan - Stanford
Blake Bortles - UCF
Tajh Boyd - Clemson
All 11 of these players could be considered in the first round. Not all of them will enter, but the more the better.
There's three lesser known prospects at the position that will rise after postseason all-star games and the NFL Combine
Keith Wenning - Ball State
Jimmy Garoppollo - Eastern Illinois
Jeff Mathews - Cornell
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2014 Free Agent QBs
Jay Cutler
Michael Vick
Josh Freeman
Chad Henne
Tarvaris Jackson
Josh McCown
Kellen Clemens
Matt Cassel
Colt McCoy
Jimmy Clausen
I'm not really big on any of these guys coming to New York except for maybe Josh McCown in a short-term starter/backup role.