Michael Vick is applying his own bit of pressure to Jets starting quarterback Geno Smith. Vick told the New York Daily News that the Jets can’t afford to be patient with Smith, and “Geno needs to win now.”
“There wasn’t patience with me,” Vick said, via Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. “There wasn’t patience with Brett Favre. I’ve seen Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco go in there as rookies. Ben Roethlisberger. They had to get it done and they got it done. There’s really no patience, just being honest. . . . We got to win and we got to win now.”
It adds to the notion that Vick was brought in to mentor Smith and make him better. Vick is going to help Geno improve by applying pressure and forcing him to get better. Rex Ryan is coaching for his job and can’t afford to let Geno Smith start off slow this season.