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The New York Jets know who will be their starting quarterback in 2026. Still, as he experienced last season, just because a starter is in place doesn’t mean he’ll retain that QB1 role all year.

After all, Geno Smith is 35 years old, and he’s coming off a season where he led the NFL with 17 interceptions. The results are not guaranteed to be better than last year, when the Jets finished tied with Smith’s former team for the worst record in football at 3–14.

For now, the Jets have Smith as the starter, fourth-round Clemson rookie Cade Klubnik as a developmental backup and a potential long-term solution. Brady Cook, an undrafted rookie free agent signee from 2025, is the third QB in New York. Bailey Jappe, a 27-year-old former fourth-round pick, is the other QB on the roster, but there is no guarantee that Cook and/or Jappe will still have a roster spot by the time of the camp break.

Also, after recently offering Russell Wilson a contract, it’s clear the Jets are still looking to add depth to their quarterback room. While Wilson is considering a contract offer with the Jets along with other career opportunities, the Jets may have to turn elsewhere. So, which quarterback should the Jets consider to support and/or push Smith?

Russell Wilson

The obvious connection, Wilson has already visited the Jets, and he presumably still has a place to live in New York after playing for the Giants last season. Additionally, it has long been rumored that he and his wife Ciara prefer the New York area. If Wilson wants to continue playing football, it doesn’t really matter how much the Jets are willing to offer. Plus, there’s a good chance he’ll get a chance to play at some point, as it’s not like the Jets are expected to be competitive. The question is, do the Jets want someone who has more long-term upside?

jimmy garoppolo

Also rumored to be considering retirement after spending the last two seasons as Matthew Stafford’s backup, Garoppolo will turn 35 in November. Still, if he still wants to cash some checks without too much risk, why not sign up with the Jets and make a few million more dollars? The two-time Super Bowl winner’s 12 years of experience will certainly be valuable to the younger players, including rookie Klubnik.

josh dobbs

Although Dobbs does not have long-term starting potential, he has proven that he is capable of playing even on short notice. The 31-year-old is as talented as they come, but he’s also a little light on experience, with only 15 NFL starts to his name. He only appeared in four games with the Patriots last season, but Dobbs has shown he can move chains with his legs and arm.

Anthony Richardson

The Jets probably don’t want to give up any draft compensation, knowing this is not a team that is ready to compete right away. However, with Aaron Glenn clearly on the hot seat after three win seasons, they may feel a strong sense of urgency in New York. In that case, why not take a chance on a 23-year-old QB with superstar potential? Richardson could be everything the Jets are looking for; He still needs more development.

Will Lewis

Since the Titans have Cam Ward, former second-round pick Will Lewis is also slated to play after missing last year with a shoulder injury. Now healthy, the soon-to-be 27-year-old is a prime buyout candidate. Attributed to a strong arm, Lewis can make all throws, which should play well in the high winds at MetLife Stadium.

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ESPN 分析师迈克尔·威尔邦 (Michael Wilbon) 在康涅狄格大学女子篮球教练吉诺·奥瑞玛 (Geno Auriemma) 与南卡罗来纳州的道恩·斯塔利 (Dawn Staley) 发生激烈冲突后，对他进行了严厉批评。

正如大多数 运动员 读者都知道，在女子四强赛半决赛中斗鸡队以 62-48 战胜哈士奇队后，奥瑞玛失去了理智。

在传统的赛后握手过程中，紧张气氛达到了顶峰，明显沮丧的奥瑞玛走近斯塔利并开始大喊大叫。

奥瑞玛在中场休息时抱怨康涅狄格大学一名球员的球衣撕裂，这在一定程度上加剧了这一事件，他将此归咎于南卡罗来纳州的粗暴比赛。视频证据和球员本人的陈述后来证实，莎拉·斯特朗在未接电话后沮丧地不小心撕破了自己的球衣。

在南卡罗来纳州和康涅狄格大学四强赛的最后几秒，吉诺·奥瑞玛与道恩·斯塔利交换了意见。 pic.twitter.com/S6anlPKqwe

— 体育中心（@SportsCenter） 2026 年 4 月 4 日

黎明·斯特利冲突后，威尔本将吉诺·奥瑞玛视为极度缺乏安全感的恶霸

威尔本严厉批评奥列玛，不仅因为他在场上的爆发和未能正确参与握手线（而是走开），还因为他所谓的关于球衣事件的“虚假道歉”和“虚构谎言”。

“我会用剩下的时间来对付吉诺，他不仅犯了握手罪，还犯了虚假的道歉罪，还编造了他的球衣被撕破的谎言，说当他自己的球员撕破了自己的球衣时，另一支球队的行为就像暴徒一样。这是一个极度缺乏安全感的恶霸的可耻行为，”威尔本说。

“这是任性的，没有阶级的。”

确实是所有这些事情。

迈克尔·威尔本 (Michael Wilbon) 与吉诺·奥瑞玛 (Geno Auriemma) 开球：

“这是一个极度缺乏安全感的恶霸的可耻行为。这是任性的，没有阶级的。”

“在国家电视台、一轮又一轮的采访中撒谎……指责南卡罗来纳州的球员做了他自己球员所做的事情，就好像我们…… pic.twitter.com/pk6toF56rR

– 可怕的宣布（@awfulannouncing） 2026 年 4 月 6 日

威尔本进一步指出，奥瑞玛的公开道歉未能直接向他所面对的斯塔利提出。

“球衣撕裂的虚构形象令人难以置信。道歉甚至没有针对他冒犯的人。我们都被教导要在比赛结束时握手，无论发生什么。也许在比赛前。他甚至不能这样做。”威尔本继续撕扯这位传奇的康涅狄格大学教练。

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“（吉诺）走开了，然后他在国家电视台一轮又一轮的采访中撒谎，并指责南卡罗来纳州的球员做了他自己球员所做的事情，就好像我们没有电视一样，”他补充道。

威尔本表示，从奥瑞玛的角度来看，整个事件是“可耻的”。

赛后第二天，康涅狄格大学主教练发表声明承认他的不良行为。

“我在对阵南卡罗来纳州的比赛结束时的处理方式没有任何借口。这与我在康涅狄格州的做法和我们的标准不同，”他说。

奥瑞玛向南卡罗来纳州的工作人员和团队道歉，并补充说，人们的注意力应该集中在斗鸡队的强劲表现上，而不是他的行为上。但他从未明确向斯特利道歉。

斯塔利和她的项目在准备全国冠军赛时基本上公开淡化了此事。南卡罗来纳州输掉比赛后，她对杰诺进行了许多批评者认为的微妙攻击。

“我可以吞咽 [the loss] “因为我们输给了一个真正优秀的人和一支能够很好地代表女子篮球的优秀团队，”斯塔利在谈到加州大学洛杉矶分校教练科里·克洛斯时说道。

仔细想想，这根本就不是什么微妙的事情。

您是否同意迈克尔·威尔邦（Michael Wilbon）对奥瑞玛（Auriemma）的严厉评价，称其为“极度缺乏安全感的恶霸”，还是您认为这种批评太过分了？

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ESPN 分析師 Michael Wilbon 在康乃狄克大學女子籃球教練 Geno Auriemma 與南卡羅來納州的 Dawn Staley 發生激烈衝突後，對他進行了嚴厲批評。

正如大多數 運動員 讀者都知道，在女子四強賽半決賽中鬥雞隊以 62-48 擊敗哈士奇隊後，奧瑞瑪失去了理智。

在傳統的賽後握手過程中，緊張氣氛達到了頂峰，明顯沮喪的奧瑞瑪走近斯塔利並開始大喊大叫。

奧瑞瑪在中場休息時抱怨康涅狄格大學一名球員的球衣撕裂，這在一定程度上加劇了這一事件，他將此歸咎於南卡羅來納州的粗暴比賽。視訊證據和球員本人的陳述後來證實，莎拉·斯特朗在未接電話後沮喪地不小心撕破了自己的球衣。

在南卡羅來納州和康乃狄克大學四強賽的最後幾秒，吉諾·奧瑞瑪與道恩·斯塔利交換了意見。 pic.twitter.com/S6anlPKqwe

— 體育中心（@SportsCenter） 2026 年 4 月 4 日

黎明·斯特利衝突後，威爾本將吉諾·奧瑞瑪視為極度缺乏安全感的惡霸

威爾本嚴厲批評奧列瑪，不僅因為他在場上的爆發和未能正確參與握手線（而是走開），還因為他所謂的關於球衣事件的“虛假道歉”和“虛構謊言”。

「我會用剩下的時間來對付吉諾，他不僅犯了握手罪，還犯了虛假的道歉罪，還編造了他的球衣被撕破的謊言，說當他自己的球員撕破了自己的球衣時，另一支球隊的行為就像暴徒一樣。這是一個極度缺乏安全感的惡霸的可恥行為，」威爾本說。

“這是任性的，沒有階級的。”

確實是所有這些事情。

邁克爾威爾本 (Michael Wilbon) 與吉諾奧瑞瑪 (Geno Auriemma) 開球：

“這是一個極度缺乏安全感的惡霸的可恥行為。這是任性的，沒有階級的。”

「在國家電視台、一輪又一輪的採訪中撒謊……指責南卡羅來納州的球員做了他自己球員所做的事情，就好像我們… pic.twitter.com/pk6toF56rR

– 可怕的宣布（@awfulannouncing） 2026 年 4 月 6 日

威爾本進一步指出，奧瑞瑪的公開道歉未能直接向他所面對的史塔利提出。

「球衣撕裂的虛構形象令人難以置信。道歉甚至沒有針對他冒犯的人。我們都被教導要在比賽結束時握手，無論發生什麼。也許在比賽前。他甚至不能這樣做。」威爾本繼續撕扯這位傳奇的康涅狄格大學教練。

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「（吉諾）走開了，然後他在國家電視台一輪又一輪的採訪中撒謊，並指責南卡羅來納州的球員做了他自己球員所做的事情，就好像我們沒有電視一樣，」他補充道。

威爾本表示，從奧瑞瑪的角度來看，整個事件是「可恥的」。

賽後第二天，康乃狄克大學主教練發表聲明承認他的不良行為。

「我在對陣南卡羅來納州的比賽結束時的處理方式沒有任何藉口。這與我在康涅狄格州的做法和我們的標準不同，」他說。

奧瑞瑪向南卡羅來納州的工作人員和團隊道歉，並補充說，人們的注意力應該集中在鬥雞隊的強勁表現上，而不是他的行為上。但他從未明確地向斯特利道歉。

斯塔利和她的項目在準備全國冠軍賽時基本上公開淡化了此事。南卡羅來納州輸掉比賽後，她對傑諾進行了許多批評者認為的微妙攻擊。

“我可以吞嚥 [the loss] 「因為我們輸給了一個真正優秀的人和一支能夠很好地代表女子籃球的優秀團隊，」斯塔利在談到加州大學洛杉磯分校教練科里·克洛斯時說道。

仔細想想，這根本不是什麼微妙的事。

您是否同意邁克爾·威爾邦（Michael Wilbon）對奧瑞瑪（Auriemma）的嚴厲評價，稱其為“極度缺乏安全感的惡霸”，還是您認為這種批評太過分了？

Rusty Weiss 是洛杉磯道奇隊、達拉斯牛仔隊和澤維爾火槍手隊的終身粉絲。他一直在專業寫作……有關 Rusty Weiss 的更多信息

New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn wants Geno Smith to have a big season in 2026 and he’s trying to force it into existence with public praise of the quarterback.

In his first season as head coach, Glenn convinced NY Jets fans that free agent addition Justin Fields could finally reach his potential and become a star for Gang Green. Ultimately, the former Chicago Bears first-round pick had the worst season of his career and was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs this month to serve as their new QB2.

In 2026, the coaches will go with another new QB1. This time, it will be former Las Vegas Raiders starter Geno Smith. Unlike Fields, Smith has had success in the league and is a two-time Pro Bowler. However, he is still coming off a season where he went 2-13 and threw a league-leading 17 interceptions. Still, Glenn really wants NY Jets fans to believe that Smith can be a big difference maker next season.

“There’s something about a quarterback with a chip on his shoulder,” Glenn told SNY at an NFL meeting this week. “And he’s proven a lot with what he’s done in this league. Especially when you factor in his time in Seattle. He fits the bill perfectly with what we’re trying to do. We’ve created an identity. The foundation of our offense is great now.”

“… I just feel like he’s the guy that’s going to lead us to the promised land. The guy that’s going to touch the ball more than anybody else. I know he’s had his struggles. A lot of quarterbacks have their struggles.”

Aaron Glenn is entrusting his NY Jets future to Geno Smith

Could 2026 be a comeback season for Smith? It is definitely possible. He was playing behind, arguably, the NFL’s worst offensive line last season, and also has a Comeback Player of the Year award on his resume. However, this would also be an opinion that ignores the obvious.

Before turning his career around with the Seattle Seahawks, Smith was viewed as a draft bust who developed into a journeyman QB in the league. When he won CPOTY honors in 2022, he threw for 30 touchdowns. Since then he has not come even close to that number and last year his number was 19. Additionally, his interceptions have increased from 11 in 2022 to 17 last year.

If the NY Jets were to get Smith a year or two after his big season in 2022, perhaps he could fix the weaknesses of their offense and lead them back to relevance and a playoff run. However, he is four years away from having that career year and will turn 36 in October. An age point when even consistently good QBs start to decline in numbers.

There is far more evidence that Smith will be slightly better than the bad situation he was in 2025, rather than being back to being the player he was in 2022. Glenn is choosing to ignore the obvious, and it’s confusing him. This will likely cost him his job over the next eight months because he is creating expectations that the QB will not make it next season.

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After a year of searching for a new starting quarterback, the New York Jets had to find another starter this offseason. This time, they agreed to trade for Geno Smith, which cost New York only a sixth-round selection (they also received a seventh-round selection from Las Vegas).

Although the Jets were likely thrilled to trade for the former Pro Bowl QB at such a low rate, he reportedly was not New York’s first choice. He wasn’t even the first QB Jets general manager Darren Maugy tried to trade for this offseason.

According to ESPN’s Jets insider Rich Cimini, New York previously attempted to trade for QB Tanner McKee from the Eagles. However, when Philadelphia informed them they were asking for a second-round pick in exchange for the previous sixth-round selection, the Jets hung up the phone.

Rumors have indicated that several teams have expressed interest in McKee in the past. However, the Eagles have always set a high price for a 25-year-old QB with only 88 career pass attempts.

McKee is in the final year of his rookie contract, so teams believe he could be available via trade. Still, he didn’t expect Philadelphia to ask for so much from a player with only two NFL starts to his name.

Thus, it was likely an easy decision for the Jets to look elsewhere, allowing them to retain their two prized second-round selections (Nos. 33 and 44). Plus, maybe now the Jets could turn around and use one of them on another potential future franchise QB.

RELATED: The New York Jets are closely evaluating several top QB prospects

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While there is a lot of disappointment in New York Jets country over whether Geno Smith will be their starting quarterback next season, their former head coach Gang Green is trying to give fans hope about his potential in 2026.

“We should have prepared him better for things that happened, and that wouldn’t have happened,” Pete Carroll told ESPN’s Rich Cimini about Smith’s disappointing performance with the Las Vegas Raiders last season. “I take a lot of responsibility for that. We didn’t prepare him well in the offseason, even though he looked great and we thought we had everything ready. It was very, very disappointing for both of us.”

Carroll has seen the best of the 12-year veteran and was the head coach during Smith’s two Pro Bowl seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. That’s why, when he took over as the Raiders head coach last season, they asked the front office to make the 35-year-old their QB1 in 2025.

Pete Carroll blames terrible line play for Geno Smith’s performance in 2025

However, Smith had a difficult season as he threw for 19 touchdowns to 17 interceptions and was sacked a league-worst 55 times. Carroll claims that the lack of improvement on the offensive line played a huge role in Smith’s performance last year.

“Our aggressors have been killing us for the last few years,” Carroll said. ‘We needed to upgrade much more than that. It didn’t happen in the draft, and it didn’t happen in the offseason. We needed to buy a new line to at least give people a chance to be more competitive.

“The only reason you get sacked so many times is because you try to throw it too much. The whole thing didn’t work out right, and that’s why you saw the changeup and all that.”

There are definitely doubts about how much better the NY Jets O-line is than the Raiders. But if they give Smith better blocking in 2026, the former Jets head coach believes Gang Green has a very good player at the QB1 spot next season.

“He’s a phenomenal quarterback, he really is,” Carroll said.

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