The punch heard ’round the league that landed on Geno Smith’s jaw last Tuesday revealed much more than a fracture of the mercurial quarterback’s face.
The altercation exposed wounds that will take much longer than 6 to 10 weeks to heal.
That truth has become abundantly clear in the past week: The erstwhile starting signal caller isn’t really respected at One Jets Drive. Public “support” within the organization has been tepid at best.
Nobody backed Smith in the immediate aftermath of an embarrassing incident that has needlessly stained a franchise that made many smart choices this offseason.