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Willie Colon: Geno Smith must make high-powered Jets crash proof

The Jets pulled out all the stops this offseason, upgrading their depleted secondary, adding playmakers to their receiving corps, and delivering depth to their offensive and defensive lines.

But all those roster moves won't translate into wins if quarterback Geno Smith doesn't handle his business.

"We bought the Porsche, we've given him the keys, he can't crash it," veteran guard Willie Colon said Tuesday on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

Known for his tell-it-like-it-is style, Colon didn't mince words when it came to assessing Smith's performance as the Jets' offensive leader.

"Geno's career right now is extremely turbulent," he said of the third-year quarterback, who became the starter as a rookie in 2013 when Mark Sanchez suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in Week 3 of the preseason against the Giants.