The Facts:
When the Jets
signed Michael Vick in March, every indication was that Vick and Smith would compete to be the team's starting quarterback this fall. But the competition already appears to be over. Vick said so himself. "Geno's the starting quarterback for that football team," Vick said on Saturday.
Reported by the Newark Star-Ledger
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Vick added: "Ultimately our goal is to try to help Geno become the best quarterback that he can be. Myself and [third-stringer Matt Simms] are all trying to put him in a position where he can get better from year one to year two. ..." The Jets seemed willing to offer Vick every chance to compete with Smith this season. On Wednesday, OC Marty Mornhinweg said Smith would get "
a few more reps" with the first team at minicamp. But Mornhinweg stopped well short of naming Smith the starter -- and even made a subtle concession that Vick could still win the job. Now Vick is saying otherwise. So while fantasy football owners might prefer Vick's play-making potential, the truth is it's still Smith's job to lose (which is
neither a surprise nor outside the realm of possibility).
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