Who knows if Smith's struggles will end that way? But believing that better days are ahead is the only way for a franchise quarterback in New York to survive. It's one thing for the quarterback's teammates to defend him — as Jets players did on Sunday when receiver Eric Decker calling the chants and boos "B.S." and defensive end Sheldon Richardson told the fans to "shut up." It's another for the face of the franchise to be caught on camera yelling the F-word.