Geno Smith benched for Michael Vick after 3 picks in 10 minutes

Geno Smith attempted eight passes in the first 10 minutes of Sunday’s game — three of those passes fell incomplete, two were completed to New York Jets, and three ended up in the hands of Buffalo Bills defenders.

That apparently was enough for Rex Ryan.

Smith was benched. Enter Michael Vick.

Even if Smith’s second interception was the fault of newly acquired Percy Harvin, the intended target who most certainly could have run the wrong route, the Jets ran out of excuses to keep trotting Smith out there only to give the ball back. The Bills turned those three picks into a 14-0 lead.

There has been chatter for weeks about the tenuous status of Smith, who has thrown 10 interceptions and lost two fumbles in parts of eight games. Over his career, Smith has 37 turnovers in 24 games.

Is Vick the answer? Likely not.

The Jets’ first drive with Vick at the helm went 13 plays, 76 yards and resulted in a touchdown. Vick completed 3-of-6 passes for 44 yards and ran twice for 16 more.

That was the good. The bad? Vick took four sacks, fumbled twice, threw an interception, averaged 4.3 yards per attempt and completed only half of his 36 passes in the Jets’ 43-23 loss.

Ryan has a decision to make for Week 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The options are not appealing.