While Jets owner Woody Johnson backed struggling quarterback Geno Smith during a press conference Thursday, he made it clear that he was not pleased with Smith cursing at a fan after a Week 4 loss to the Lions.
"That’s unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable," Johnson said, per NJ.com. "It’s something I don’t think he should ever do. I try not to do it. I have to remind myself not to do it occasionally. But you can’t react to those kinds of things. He is one of the leaders on the team. Generally, I don’t think any of us should respond to things like that. That goes for you guys (reporters)."
Johnson didn't spend all of his time Thursday scrutinizing Smith for his actions. He also showed support for Smith, who has seven turnovers in four games this season and 32 in his 20 career games.
"That, I knew we were going to get," Johnson said of Smith’s mistakes. "If you look at what we’re doing, we haven’t won as many games as we want. I have a lot of confidence in Geno. I think Geno can be a franchise quarterback. I really do. I see traits in him and we all see traits in him that are extremely positive and room for a lot of optimism."