keasley45
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.com's take on the Geno question... and i agree:
@Seahawkkvancest1, and others, asked some version of, "Should the Seahawks bench Geno Smith?"
No.
Oh, you probably want more than a one-word answer, huh? I addressed Smith’s play, and the seeming disconnect between reality and some fans’ opinion of him, in a recent mailbag, and my thoughts haven’t changed since then. Have there been too many turnovers? Yes, and Smith is the first to say that, but if you actually go back and watch them, between tipped balls, balls hitting his receivers in the hands, a receiver running the wrong route, as DK Metcalf owned up to after the 49ers game, or pressure leading to Smith getting hit has he threw, very few of the interceptions have been mostly, or even at all, his fault. Smith is a huge reason the Seahawks have won the four games they have and been competitive down to the wire in all but one loss. He is far down the list of the reasons why the Seahawks have lost the games they have.
But don't just take my word for it, as Macdonald said Monday, "We've got all the confidence in the world with Geno."
Anoher astute observation in a response to an email question from a fan:
Terry from Lynden asks, "Can you please get a better QB? Gino (sic) sucks in my opinion. We win the first three games then lose the next three. What the heck is going on?"
A: As you can probably tell, this question came before the win in Atlanta, but I'm addressing it anyway because, quite frankly, there are a lot of really bad opinions about Geno Smith floating around out there, and there have been for too long.
First off, if you're going to insult somebody's competence, you should probably at least be able to correctly spell a four-letter first name. (Glass houses, stones, etc.), but getting to the point of this question.
Through seven games, Smith is undoubtedly the MVP of the Seahawks, and not just because he plays the most important position, though that's part of it, but also because he's playing really, really good football, and in several games, doing so while playing in a rather one-dimensional offense, meaning in theory it should make it that much easier for teams to defend the pass and rush the passer.
Despite being pressured at a pretty high rate, Smith has managed to lead the league in passing yards, completing passes at a 68.5 percent rate. His 8-6 touchdown to interception ratio doesn't jump off the stat sheet, but the Seahawks have gotten nine rushing touchdowns from Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet, and while not great for a quarterback's stats, being able to run in the red zone in huge.
And the majority of those interceptions have been the result of Smith getting hit while he throws, Smith trying to make things happen in desperation time late while trailing, or, as was well documented last week, DK Metcalf breaking off his route just as Smith threw the ball, giving a 49ers cornerback an easy path to the ball in the space Metcalf vacated.
Every week, Smith makes some absurd plays maneuvering in the pocket to avoid a pass rush before firing off an accurate throw, and every week, he makes a throw or two that combines arm strength an accuracy that very, very few quarterbacks on the planet possess.
Seriously, how can people watch plays like that and not see that Smith is a really darn good quarterback?
At this point, it's hard to see why people are down on Smith unless A. they don't actually watch Seahawks games, but are just buying into the (not fully accurate) portrayal of how things went with the Jets early in his career, or B. they just don't know football and don't know what good quarterback play looks like.
@Seahawkkvancest1, and others, asked some version of, "Should the Seahawks bench Geno Smith?"
No.
Oh, you probably want more than a one-word answer, huh? I addressed Smith’s play, and the seeming disconnect between reality and some fans’ opinion of him, in a recent mailbag, and my thoughts haven’t changed since then. Have there been too many turnovers? Yes, and Smith is the first to say that, but if you actually go back and watch them, between tipped balls, balls hitting his receivers in the hands, a receiver running the wrong route, as DK Metcalf owned up to after the 49ers game, or pressure leading to Smith getting hit has he threw, very few of the interceptions have been mostly, or even at all, his fault. Smith is a huge reason the Seahawks have won the four games they have and been competitive down to the wire in all but one loss. He is far down the list of the reasons why the Seahawks have lost the games they have.
But don't just take my word for it, as Macdonald said Monday, "We've got all the confidence in the world with Geno."
Anoher astute observation in a response to an email question from a fan:
Terry from Lynden asks, "Can you please get a better QB? Gino (sic) sucks in my opinion. We win the first three games then lose the next three. What the heck is going on?"
A: As you can probably tell, this question came before the win in Atlanta, but I'm addressing it anyway because, quite frankly, there are a lot of really bad opinions about Geno Smith floating around out there, and there have been for too long.
First off, if you're going to insult somebody's competence, you should probably at least be able to correctly spell a four-letter first name. (Glass houses, stones, etc.), but getting to the point of this question.
Through seven games, Smith is undoubtedly the MVP of the Seahawks, and not just because he plays the most important position, though that's part of it, but also because he's playing really, really good football, and in several games, doing so while playing in a rather one-dimensional offense, meaning in theory it should make it that much easier for teams to defend the pass and rush the passer.
Despite being pressured at a pretty high rate, Smith has managed to lead the league in passing yards, completing passes at a 68.5 percent rate. His 8-6 touchdown to interception ratio doesn't jump off the stat sheet, but the Seahawks have gotten nine rushing touchdowns from Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet, and while not great for a quarterback's stats, being able to run in the red zone in huge.
And the majority of those interceptions have been the result of Smith getting hit while he throws, Smith trying to make things happen in desperation time late while trailing, or, as was well documented last week, DK Metcalf breaking off his route just as Smith threw the ball, giving a 49ers cornerback an easy path to the ball in the space Metcalf vacated.
Every week, Smith makes some absurd plays maneuvering in the pocket to avoid a pass rush before firing off an accurate throw, and every week, he makes a throw or two that combines arm strength an accuracy that very, very few quarterbacks on the planet possess.
Seriously, how can people watch plays like that and not see that Smith is a really darn good quarterback?
At this point, it's hard to see why people are down on Smith unless A. they don't actually watch Seahawks games, but are just buying into the (not fully accurate) portrayal of how things went with the Jets early in his career, or B. they just don't know football and don't know what good quarterback play looks like.
