Jets Name Geno Smith Starter for Monday’s Game Against Dolphins
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Joe Robbins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After losing his starting spot to Michael Vick Week 9, Geno Smith has gotten his old job back.
The New York Jets announced Wednesday that Smith will be the starting quarterback during their game Monday night against the Miami Dolphins.
“As an organization, all of our decisions are organizational driven,” Jets head coach Rex Ryan said during a conference call Wednesday. “We just want to get Geno another opportunity to show what he can do. Obviously we like the way he finished last season. We’ve had some bumps in the road this year. We sat him down for a few weeks and we’ll see how he responds.”
Smith relieved Vick during the Jets’ 38-3 loss to the Buffalo Bills Monday. Vick had completed 7 of 19 passes with an interception before giving way to Smith. Smith played solid completing 10 of 12 passes for 89 yards.
The 24-year-old Smith, who the Jets selected with the 39th overall pick in the 2013 Draft, has played in 25 games during his career with Gang Green. During that time he has completed 56.4 percent of his passes throwing for 4,505 yards, 19 touchdowns and 31 interceptions. Smith has also ran for 509 yards and seven touchdowns.
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