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Geno Smith missed meeting Saturday, Jets say it was 'honest mistake'
As bad as
Geno Smith was on the field on Sunday -- he got benched after halftime following a first half vs. the
Chargers in which he completed 4 of 12 passes for 27 yards and one interception -- his previous seven days might have been even worse.
First, the
Jets quarterback
cursed out a fan after New York lost to the Lions in Week 4, and on Saturday, the day before the Jets were
dominated 31-0 by San Diego, he missed a team meeting, apparently upsetting some members of the organization, according to the
NY Daily News.
Early Monday morning, the team responded, confirming that Smith had missed team meeting on Saturday but calling it an "honest mistake."
Wrote the
Daily News: "According to the [Jets] spokesman, the quarterback 'got the times confused' and arrived 5-10 minutes after the meetings ended. He covered the details of the meetings with offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg and quarterbacks coach David Lee. This was the first time that Smith had missed a meeting, according to the team."
Not a huge deal, right? Especially since Jets coach Rex Ryan said after the Chargers game that he planned to start Smith next week vs. the Broncos (of course, it's also not a great thing when the starting quarterback misses a team meeting).
But Smith reportedly got his time zones mixed up, which is why he missed the meeting in the first place. And there's this.