Jets Looking For QB To Compete With Geno, Fitzpatrick And Simms
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Jets' quarterback competition this summer will include Geno Smith, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Matt Simms — and perhaps someone else not yet on the roster.
Coach Todd Bowles said during a conference call with season-ticket holders Thursday that the team's three current quarterbacks will be in the competition "and we hope to add somebody else to compete with them."
"We want competition at every position," Bowles said.
Smith has been the Jets' starter the last two seasons, and Fitzpatrick was acquired from Houston last month to add a veteran presence but won't be fully healthy until training camp after breaking a leg last season. The Jets were also linked to veteran Matt Schaub, who signed with Baltimore earlier this week.
Bowles didn't specify whether the Jets want to add a quarterback from the draft or free agency, but the team holds the No. 6 pick — and Oregon's Marcus Mariota could be available.
General manager Mike Maccagnan said the sixth overall pick "does allow us the potential to move up in the draft because we're not far from the first pick."
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is expected to come off the board first overall to Tampa Bay. Any sort of trading up would come at a price -- and the top spot would surely cost multiple first-round selections.
Maccagnan also left open the possibility of trading down.
"We do think there will be good players available at six," Maccagnan said. "The other thing at six, you might have someone slide through there to that pick to where other teams might want to trade up for that pick. So we're kind of in a nice spot."
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