Exactly. And also, with Wilson, I never lost faith that there was always a chance to win. If the team needed a game winning drive or 4th quarter comeback, I always believed and had hope because I saw it a million times. With Geno, I throw in the towel and go mow grass because I know the probability of a win is about zilch.
I used to feel that way. The year Geno filled in for Wilson during the 3 games he was injured, that's how 2 of the 3 games went. He'd make stupid turnovers at the worst possible times. Run for a 1st down then get hit and fumble and lose the ball. Throw a ball the receiver tips up in the air and it gets picked off. Schleprock Geno, it seemed like a curse. (Schleprock is a charactacter known for having a dark cloud of bad luck always following him around, see
https://flintstones.fandom.com/wiki/Schleprock) IIRC Geno followed that same Schleprock script in a couple preseason games as well.
Then last year, the team started scoring earlier and didn't need so many comebacks. The issue became the team's defense, or rather, lack thereof.
The O-line had trouble protecting Geno and that led to untimely QB hits and sack-fumbles. Poster child would be the wildcard game vs. SF. Instead of a 4th quarter go-ahead TD, the ball gets turned over for the other team to march down the field against our crap D for a TD. Simply improving the O-Line to reduce the number of those game-changing plays makes Geno a more successful, more clutch QB. Let's hope the Hawks have improved the OL that during the offseason, between new acquisitions and the rookie tackles being a year wiser and better. Also giving Geno one more reliable weapon who is open a lot and catches what's thrown to him will be a massive help on 3rd downs. Enter Jaxon Smith-Nigba and, as a bonus, Zach Charbonnet.
Next season, if the drama is too much, absolutely, go mow the lawn, I understand. Then come in afterwards with hopeful anticipation to see what Geno and the Offense have done at crunch time while you were mowing. I predict we'll see a much more "clutch" Geno in 2023, simply by virtue of the improvements around him.
Of course, if the porous D allows the other team to march the ensuing kickoff down the field and score, that's going to screw Geno's 4QC numbers again, so here's hoping for massive improvements on D. A better D will make Geno a much better QB.