While Geno Smith’s broken jaw was a bad break for him, with 32-year-old veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick in the fold, it might not have been the worst break for the New York Jets—we'll see how the season plays out.
The numbers show that Fitzpatrick is the better choice—at least at this stage of their careers. The Harvard grad has a higher career completion rate—60.2 to 57.5—as well as QB rating—79.5 to 71.5—than Smith, and both have done most of their work with less-than-stellar supporting casts.
Fitzpatrick broke in with St. Louis as a seventh-round selection in 2005 and has played for Cincinnati, Buffalo, Tennessee, and Houston since that time. He has yet to take a playoff snap in his career.
