The Facts:
Gone but not forgotten, the quarterback competition that wasn’t continues to linger for the Jets. Especially since presumed starter Smith successfully ducked the media last week, when the dispute hit full boil. On Wednesday, Smith finally answered questions about the situation. “We’re all on the same page,” Smith told reporters. “I think it’s all a matter of semantics. You put a word here or there and it changes the whole sentence. We understand what’s going on. There’s competition at every single spot. We’re all competing daily to get better. We’re all pushing ourselves. We’re all pushing one another. And that’s really what’s going on. I don’t really know what the miscommunication is because from my vantage point, everyone’s on the same page.”
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
To summarize, HC Rex Ryan consistently said there’s an open competition for the starting job, and Mike Vick consistently said it’s not an open competition. Eventually, OC Marty Mornhinweg admitted that Smith has the inside track to keeping the job. So, as PFT's Mike Florio notes, if there’s no competition to lose, then there’s no actual competition. While Smith and Vick and Matt Simms and Tajh Boyd can compete among themselves to see who has the better day or series or whatever, but the top of the depth chart is locked in. And the only competition that could cause Smith to lose his spot will happen in September, when actual competition commences against another team. Whatever the case, fantasy football owners shouldn't be in a rush to roll with the winner of this "competition" regardless of the outcome.
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