Michael Vick is back on the bench, but don’t say he was benched.

“I don’t look at it as me getting benched, first and foremost, to correct you,” the New York Jets’ backup quarterback said Wednesday. “But if you want to look at it that way, you can.”

Vick was replaced (is that better, Mike?) after three consecutive starts, as the Jets decided to return to Geno Smith, who truly was benched after a 1-7 start. Clearly, Vick doesn’t believe his change in role was caused by poor play. In his opinion, it was because of the organization’s desire to evaluate Smith during the final month of the season.

via Rich Cimini of ESPN New York