Geno Smith is a huge reason why the New York Jets are 3-12 and Rex Ryan is likely out the door come Black Monday, and the signal caller didn't exactly give a ringing endorsement of his head coach when he said change at the helm "could be good" for Gang Green.
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Smith, who went through a coaching change at West Virginia and has more interceptions (13) this season than touchdown passes (10), said he thinks maybe change will revamp the franchise, which hasn't made the playoffs in four years.
"It's all about what you make of it," Smith told the media on Monday, according to ESPN. "I think the toughest part about it is not being able to continue to play for the same coach, the same guy that you learned to love, you invest so much in, and you believe [in] them."
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He continued: "To reset and re-adjust is a tough thing to do, but we're professionals and we have to do it. A change could be good for us all, so if it happens -- when it happens -- then we'll see."
Ryan took over for the Jets in 2009 and helped coach the team to two back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances, but the team fell short in both.
Since then, New York has finished 8-8, 6-10 and 8-8 leading into this 3-12 campaign that will most likely lead owner Woody Johnson to make a change.
Ryan may not be the only person removed from the franchise come next Monday as general manager John Idzik has been lambasted for his personnel decisions and fans have constructed billboards and waved towels at home games calling for his ouster.
While Smith intimated that change could be a good thing for this star-crossed franchise, many players have had Ryan's back to the bitter end with the Jets preparing to close out their worst season since 1996, when they finished 1-15.
"We definitely love Rex and we'd love to have him another year," tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson said. "That feeling is throughout the whole locker room. At this point, everyone wants to find the perfect answer, but I don't know if there's a perfect answer."
While many players want Ryan to remain at the helm, the frustration has boiled over with a disgruntled fan base and an owner who may be gearing up to make swift changes.
Smith hasn't helped matters, throwing at least one interception in 10 of the 13 games he's played this season.
Smith has also completed just 58.2 percent of his passes, but after the failed Mark Sanchez experiment, Ryan may be out after the defensive oriented coach failed to mold a quarterback in six seasons.
Smiths' ineptitude reached an even lower point on Sunday when he took a costly sack rather than throwing the ball away, forcing New York to attempt a longer field goal that was missed in what proved to be a 17-16 loss to the New England Patriots.
A win against Tom Brady and Bill Belichick would have been a nice parting gift for Ryan, but instead he came up short once again against his archrivals from Foxboro.
Now, Ryan and the Jets forgettable sixth season together comes down to a meaningless late-December game against the Dolphins (8-7) in Miami on Sunday.
Then, Smith will likely get his wish as change is undoubtedly coming to this beleaguered Jets franchise.
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