With Ryan Fitzpatrick benched and Geno Smith starting, it’s only a matter of time before Geno Smith is benched and another Jets quarterback gets the ball.
Bryce Petty wants that to be him.
“Shoot, I want game action,” Petty told Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. “I think that’s what everybody in this locker room wants . . . is to get an opportunity. That’s all you can ask for in life in general, much less in this game. So, I definitely want an opportunity. . . . My plan is to go in and prepare like I am and then just wait for my number to be called and just jump on that opportunity. I’ve been in this league a short amount of time, but what I have learned is that when you do get your opportunity, you got to jump on it. Because they’re quick and few and far between.”
Petty’s chance could be coming quickly, if Geno Smith plays like he previously has.
Of course, Petty’s chance could quickly end, too. At some point, the Jets will want to see what they have in rookie Christian Hackenberg -- especially if they’re going to be in position to draft yet another quarterback in 2017.
If they play their cards right, the Jets could be in position to draft the first quarterback in 2017.
