Michael Vick is not the Jets’ starting quarterback, but he said it has nothing to do with his effort.
The Jets backup was not happy with a MMQB.com report that said some of the team’s coaches privately expressed disappointment he did not “show up more hell-bent on winning the starting job.”
“That’s not true, that’s not true at all,” Vick said after Friday night’s 35-24 preseason loss to the Giants at MetLife Stadium. “Me and my coaches, we have great conversations, we have open dialogue, and that was far from the case. So whoever wrote that story, it was on the side of being very fictitious, and you have to come up with better stories than that. There are better things to talk about.”
Vick seemed puzzled why anyone would question his attitude.
“I mean, what did it look like to you all?” he asked reporters. “I did what I had to do.”
Jets coach Rex Ryan named Geno Smith the starting quarterback for the season opener after Friday’s game, revealing the worst-kept secret in sports.
“I think it’s great for Geno,” Vick said. “I knew the entire time that Geno was going to be the starter, but Geno went out and proved that he is capable of running this team and putting this team in a position to win.”