Realistic Expectations for Sam Howell

[Superbowl 48]

Sam Howell had better completions and QB rating, than Gemo Smith his first two years. Yes? No?

 

[DarkVictory23]

Sam Howell had better completions and QB rating, than Gemo Smith his first two years. Yes? No?

Yeah, he did, and I won't pretend to be an expert at how Geno played in his first two years. He didn't play for the Seahawks, so I paid very little attention.

That said, this is Sam's third year, and Geno similarly played in only one game his third year. Here's his statline:

27/42, 265 Yards, 2 TD, 1 INT--so a little better than Sam on Sunday.

But, if the point is Sam Howell might be good in 2030, sure, I'm fine with that premise. But this was a 'worst backup in the league' level performance for a guy who was a starter less than a season ago. My post was simply to point out that just saying 'he wasn't expecting to play' isn't enough to explain it.

 

[hawker84]

Hes no where near as bad as folks are making him out to be. That said, he's not better than Geno. Geno gives us the best chance to win Sunday...

 

[MyrtleHawk]

he's not better than Geno. Geno gives us the best chance to win Sunday...

Unless he's in the red zone. Grubb just has to dial-up 30+ yard touchdowns once they pass mid-field I guess. (Only slightly sarcastic)