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Geno Smith tries not to let his anger boil over

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Geno Smith couldn't hide it this time.

His entire world has changed. And he's angry about it.

In a matter of minutes he went from being the starting quarterback of a revamped Jets roster with playoff potential to a hospital operating table. And there's nothing he can do to make up for those lost hours on the practice field -- and, more importantly, the loss of his starting job.

"I'm extremely [angry]," Smith told Newsday in the Jets locker room Wednesday. "But I have to keep my temper down. I can't exhibit that in the locker room, I can't exhibit that on a daily basis.