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10.08.2013, 01:47 AM
Geno Smith proves he's the NY Jets guy after win over Atlanta Falcons
ATLANTA — When the Falcons take stock in what went wrong on Monday night, they’ll be able to pinpoint the villain who did them in without too much difficulty. He was young and flawed and surely the elixir to turn their season around.
He turned out to be their worst nightmare.
Prime time was the right time for Geno Smith, who looked every bit like a franchise quarterback in the making in the Jets’ 30-28 stunner over the Falcons. Smith, poked and prodded in a turnover-filled first month of his career, was brilliant in a three-touchdown masterpiece that helped Rex Ryan’s team stun just about everyone not wearing Green and White.
“He’s taken on every challenge thrown at him,” right guard Willie Colon said. “(From) the (quarterback) competition battle to everyone (criticizing) the turnovers… Every time they question him, he steps up. He’s a fighter in my eyes.”
Smith, who went 16-for-20 for 199 yards with a 147.7 quarter rating, did his best superhero impersonation by saving the day after the Jets’ typically stout defense squandered a 13-point fourth-quarter lead.