{"id":28612,"date":"2015-05-21T09:40:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T13:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=28612"},"modified":"2015-05-21T14:08:19","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T18:08:19","slug":"chan-gailey-says-geno-smith-is-new-york-jets-starting-qb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2015\/05\/21\/chan-gailey-says-geno-smith-is-new-york-jets-starting-qb\/","title":{"rendered":"Gailey Says Geno is Jets Starting QB"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Glenn Naughton<\/p>\n

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During his introductory press conference as head coach of the New York Jets, Todd Bowles was asked to address quarterback Geno Smith and his place on the depth chart.\u00a0Bolwes had this to say about his young signal-caller:<\/p>\n

Obviously, he was a great college quarterback. Going in with us just getting here, we\u2019re going to evaluate with Geno<\/span> as well as everyone else on the team. When we get a good feeling and get the coaches in the building, we\u2019ll sit down and do it then<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unless offensive coordinator Chan Gailey was having a little fun with the New York media or playing some head games with his quarterbacks\u00a0yesterday, it would seem that the Jets had their “sit down” and have already decided that Geno Smith is their starting quarterback<\/a><\/span> moving forward.<\/p>\n

Gailey addressed Jets scribes at Florham Park and\u00a0announced that\u00a0Smith would be the starter with Ryan Fitzpatrick serving as the back-up.\u00a0\u00a0Gailey\u00a0even went so far as to say that it had been the plan all along.\u00a0 A bit of an odd statement given Bowles’ non-committal approach over the past several months when asked to address the quarterback position.\u00a0 True or not, the comments are sure to get some\u00a0Jets fans riled up.<\/p>\n

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Jets Offensive Coordinator Chan Gailey addressed the media at Florham Park and said there will be no quarterback competition.<\/p><\/div>\n

When Smith was handed the job last season after a faux training camp competition,\u00a0the Jets faithful\u00a0weren’t too thrilled\u00a0over the fact that the second-year quarterback wasn’t going to be\u00a0asked to out-perform a veteran after struggling as a rookie.\u00a0 Having moved on from the Rex Ryan era, many expected to Smith be asked to earn the starting nod by out-playing his competition.<\/p>\n

By his own admission, Gailey said he didn’t watch Smith’s\u00a0rookie film, but said he was\u00a0 impressed by what he saw from him in 2014, a season in which Smith threw 13 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.<\/p>\n

Don’t be surprised if this comes up again in the near future as Bowles will likely be asked about Gailey’s position contradicting his own.\u00a0 All that matters in the end though, is that Gailey has Smith ready to go when the season kicks off at home against the Cleveland Browns on September 13th at MetLife stadium.<\/p>\n

Have an opinion on Geno Smith being declared the opening day starter by Chan Gailey?\u00a0 Log on to our forums<\/a><\/span> and let your voice be heard.<\/p>\n

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