Jets general manager John Idzik has always said the team's approach to decision-making will be collaborative. And that's the same tactic he expects the team to use this summer when deciding between quarterbacks Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith.
Idzik made it clear that he will have a "pretty big role" in choosing the starting QB. But no one person in the organization will have veto power, he said. Not even Rex Ryan.
Given ample opportunities to defer to his head coach in the face of a hypothetical stalemate, Idzik instead repeated the company line. "It's a collaborative effort," he said.
" . . . Obviously, we're going to talk with Rex, with Marty [Mornhinweg, the offensive coordinator], with David [Lee, the quarterbacks coach]. We'll talk with our entire offensive staff, our scouts. We have a lot of input in that."
[...]When reminded Saturday that NFL head coaches often are given the freedom to make final roster decisions, Idzik agreed -- kind of.
"Well, yes," he said, adding that the team's decision will be based on "an accumulation of a lot of information and discussion" over a period of time.
"When you look at who's going to play, Rex and I are going to talk about that freely. And I like to believe that that has been the case so far, that if you put in that time and effort, when you make the decision, it's a 'we' decision. It's not one individual."
