Why New York Jets Wouldn't Be Wrong for Moving on From Geno Smith

The New York Jets' season seems over at the moment, at least in terms of making the playoffs. Speaking in regard to how many more games they have, they still have nine more, and there's an opportunity for them to win some of them, though at this point, it's only fair to mention that the Jets aren't going to be a team that wins seven of these next nine games and has any chance of making the playoffs. 

At the end of the day, this season again has been a failure from top to bottom, and that's a very concerning sign for some of the decision-makers in the organization. 

As the Jets enter this year's trade deadline, there are a couple of guys who make sense to move.

What's interesting, however, is that it hasn't been floated as an option to trade Geno Smith. 

Smith has proven throughout his time in New York this season that he can be an above-average quarterback once again, even playing just as well as any Jets quarterback has in quite some time. However, it doesn't seem like the Jets are focused on moving on from him, even if there's a possibility that they don't bring him back.

Despite being 2-6 and looking like they should move on from a quarterback to get a return, it doesn't sound like that's part of the Jets' plans at all. In fact, the latest suggests that the Jets aren't interested in doing so because they're more focused on some of their young guys continuing to improve with Smith under center. 

The offense hasn't been great this year, but it's definitely been better than it usually is, and he's a big reason as to why.

“On the day the Cardinals traded freshly benched Jacoby Brissett to the Ravens, the Jets are not in the mind to offload their veteran starter because Smith’s play is providing meaningful evaluations on Allen, Adonai Mitchell, Kenyon Sadiq and Omar Cooper Jr. It’s an ingredient that was missing last season when Justin Fields — who will be on the opposing sideline as the Chiefs backup quarterback — was under center…

“Fans are not invested in Smith when his replacement is likely coming through the 2027 draft, but teammates recognize this isn’t the usual 2-6 quarterback situation. Of course, if rookie Cade Klubnik eventually replaces Smith as losses mount, his record-setting pace will fall off,” Ryan Dunleavy wrote.

Depending on what the Jets could get for Smith, I don't think it would be the worst idea to consider moving on from him. 

I also am of the belief, however, that keeping him in town to help some of these young guys could prove to be very valuable at some point throughout their careers. 

There's so much that has to go into all of this for the Jets, but unless a team is willing to offer a package that just doesn't make sense to say no to, I can understand why New York wants to keep him at MetLife.