When Ryan Fitzpatrick walked into Todd Bowles’s office on Tuesday, the 33-year-old quarterback prepared for bad news. He did not necessarily expect to be benched for Geno Smith, especially after Bowles said Monday, “Fitz will be back next week,” but he was not shocked by the decision, either. “We’re 1–5, so something has got to change,” Fitzpatrick said from his locker Wednesday. “I guess I was the change.” He left the meeting disappointed, but unable to object. Fitzpatrick has thrown 11 interceptions to five touchdowns so far this year while leading the league’s lowest-scoring offense.
This is not how his run as Jets signal-caller was supposed to end.