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Boomer Esiason says Jets' Geno Smith can benefit the most from broken jaw

Bob Glauber

Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets and

In the end, the punch that broke Geno Smith's jaw and sent shockwaves through the Jets' locker room and reverberated around the NFL might be the best thing to happen to the team. It's a theory that many pundits have put forth, and one that former Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason agrees on.

But with an interesting and unexpected twist: In Esiason's mind, the biggest beneficiary might be Smith himself.

"Is it a blessing in disguise?