Bills Players Were 'Bummed' When Geno Smith Was Benched

Buffalo Bills players were not pleased when the New York Jets pulled Geno Smith in the first quarter Sunday.

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The New York Jets benched quarterback Geno Smith after three first quarter interceptions during their eventual 43-23 loss to the the Buffalo Bills Sunday, a decision that surely pleased the Jets’ fanbase.

A group that wasn’t happy with the Jets’ decision: the Bills defense.

From the New York Post:

"Smith was so bad the Bills were hoping the Jets would not bench him. One member of the Bills organization told The Post: “We were bummed out when they took Geno out,’’ because the pickings were becoming too easy.“He was just eyeing down receivers,’’ said Bills linebacker Preston Brown, who got Smith’s second interception. “We saw it on film that he was just staring guys down. When we know if you do that we’re going to jump on guys’ routes, and we got some picks in the back-end with just reading his eyes.“We had Geno rattled and we tried to stay after him.’’"

While comical to read, the Bills being “bummed” when New York benched Smith actually makes a lot of sense. While Buffalo was ultimately able to contain Vick and easily win the game, the 34-year-old at least posed much more of a threat than Smith did.

Given that, the Kansas City Chiefs are probably a little upset right now.

Rex Ryan announced Michael Vick will start Sunday in KC.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 27, 2014

The Jets drafted Smith in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

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Buffalo Bills Players Were ‘Bummed’ When Geno Smith Was Benched

By Sam Richmond | Oct 27, 2014

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