The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... After the Jets were crushed by the Bills in Detroit on Monday night, Rex Ryan said he didn’t know whether Vick or Geno Smith would be the team’s starting QB against the Dolphins in Week 13. A pair of reports from Jets beat writers point to Vick being the choice. Both Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News and Rich Cimini of ESPN.com report that Vick will be Ryan’s choice if his calf is OK after injuring it on Monday.
Diehards Line:Mehta adds the caveat that Vick will be the choice if he’s healthy and if Ryan is the one making the call about the starting quarterback. That suggests that GM John Idzik and/or others in the organization might want to see Smith play out the string in hopes of seeing something that Smith didn’t show in 24 consecutive starts over the last two seasons. ... Stay tuned. We'll follow up as needed.