Michael Vick says 'there is no patience' with Geno Smith's inconsistency

When Michael Vick signed with the Jets, the whispers began about a competition between he and second-year quarterback Geno Smith for New York's starting job under center. At the time, Vick was candid when he told the media that the gig was definitively Smith's. According to the four-time Pro-Bowler, his job at Jets camp would be to push the young signal-caller and give the team a viable backup option in the event of an injury -- or disappointing production from Smith.

Now, Vick is continuing to speak honestly to the media about the Jets' quarterback situation, saying that "there is really no patience" with underwhelming quarterback play. After all, plenty of other young quarterbacks have succeeded early in their career.

"There wasn't patience with me," Vick said of his time as a starter in Atlanta during his early twenties. "There wasn't patience with Brett Favre. I've seen Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco go in there as rookies. Ben Roethlisberger. They had to get it done, and they got it done."

In reference to Smith's potential growing pains this season, Vick says the team will not sit around and watch if the 23-year-old repeats his strugges from his rookie year.

"We got to win and we got to win now."