Geno Smith Is Ready If Fitz Falters: ‘I’m Way Too Talented’ to Be a Backup

September 30, 2016   ·   Tyler Dunne   ·   Jump to comments

BUFFALO, N.Y. — He doesn't surf through the mass of humanity to greet anyone, nor is anyone waiting to greet him. There's no jersey exchange. No reminiscing. He's mired in postgame purgatory these days. Darting his eyes around New Era Field one final time, he decides that, nah, he's good and heads through the tunnel.
Geno Smith is the backup quarterback.
Ryan Fitzpatrick is the starter. And the starter—that bearded wonder making a cool $12 million—is the main attraction after this game, a 37-31 win over the Bills in Week 2. As Fitzpatrick explains his FitzMagic at a press conference moments after the game, Smith stands here in sudden, surreal obscurity.  
One punch KO'ed him into irrelevance.
Inside a crammed visitor's locker room, the 25-year-old knows where this conversation is headed.
"Eventually everybody will see," Smith begins. "Eventually everybody will see.
"You've got to roll with the punches."
Yes, one could say t...

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