The Jets are in a weird place, because they have a bunch of quarterbacks they don't want and/or can't really use. Ryan Fitzpatrick is the nominal starter, but he has a sprained MCL that could send him back to the bench.

Geno Smith would be the logical replacement for a floundering offense, but he's out for the year with a torn ACL suffered in his first start of the season. That pretty much leaves it up to Bryce Petty to save the day, which isn't comforting.

The other option would be 2016 second-round pick Christian Hackenberg, but according to Boomer Esiason on CBS Sports Network's "NFL Monday QB," Hackenberg is "years away" from being prepared to play.

"The fans want Bryce Petty. They're tired of seeing the interceptions. ... It is Bryce Petty time," Esiason said. "Christian Hackenberg, I am being told, is still years away from being ready. I don't know why you would draft him in the second round. That's a whole other question and discussion. At the end of the day, the career for Ryan Fitzpatrick as a Jet quarterback is really coming to an end."

The season is basically a wrap for the Jets. They just lost to the Dolphins and find themselves at 3-6. They're staring up at everyone in the AFC East standings and there's no potential for a Hail Mary run at a division title because of mediocrity (see: the AFC South). The Patriots are pretty much a lock to win the division at 7-1.

So the Jets have to hand reins to Petty, a second-year quarterback the Jets clearly weren't comfortable using as a primary option at any point this season.

It's an admission of where the Jets are both overall and at the quarterback position. They simply have to take time and evaluate the young talent they have.

Certainly, as Steve Beuerlein pointed out, there's nothing about Fitzpatrick that should make you want to go back to him at this point, either.

"Where are they going with him right now? The interceptions yesterday were terrible interceptions," Beuerlein said on "NFL Monday QB." "Obviously [it was] very, very costly. (They) took points off the board. Both were in the red zone. [They were] inexcusable type of turnovers for a quarterback with his experience. I think it's about time they get a look at Bryce Petty with this 3-6 team."

Or evaluate the young talent that can get on the field -- the Hackenberg thing is a major-league nightmare. If you use a second-round pick on a quarterback and can't even put him on the field to find out if he's capable of making some plays, it feels like you've already set fire to a pick.