Geno: "Nearly Perfect"

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From The Athletic's Derrik Klassen

QB charting: Geno Smith

Geno Smith was almost perfect Sunday. That is not hyperbole. On a day when he had to drop back more than 40 times, Smith simply did not miss.

Smith finished Sunday’s game with a completion percentage of 75.0. That’s insane on its own, but when you remove Smith’s spike to stop the clock at the end of the half and factor in some of the drops, Smith’s numbers almost look fake. Smith was accurate on 38 of 43 passes against the New England Patriots, good for a preposterous 88.4 percent accuracy rating.

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It’s hard to know where to start with a performance like that, but we’ll go with open-window throws. Smith missed one of his 32 throws to open targets. One! And, really, that “miss” was kind of wishy-washy — the only “miss” I charted was a shallow route thrown to tight end Noah Fant that was a smidgen high and behind the target. A miss, to be sure, but at least it was catchable.

Smith hit on 50 percent on his eight tight-window throws, but that doesn’t tell the full story. Aside from one forced pass over the middle of the field, all of Smith’s tight-window “misses” were just contested vertical routes. Sometimes a guy takes a shot and it’s not there — that’s all it was for Smith. He didn’t miss on any of the four tight-window throws he attempted to the intermediate area of the field.

Accuracy has been a hallmark of Smith’s game since he took over in Seattle. He can make all the throws and we know that by now, but what stands out from Sunday’s game are all his situational splits:

Smith's Week 2 numbers
Comp.Att.TDsWR Adj.PD
Total38 (4 drops)43112
Under pressure79001
Out of pocket55010
5-plus pass rushers13 (2 drops)14110
Man coverage12 (2 drops)15000
Zone coverage23 (2 drops)25112
Tight-window throws48002
Open-window throws31 (3 drops)32110
(Note: “WR adj.” refers to a completion on which the receiver had to make an adjustment to the throw. “PD” stands for passes defensed.)

Blitzes didn’t trip up Smith one bit. Not once did he look rattled by the Patriots’ pressure packages. He found the immediate answer when it was there and scrambled to make a throw on the move when it wasn’t. On 15 plays with at least five rushers sent his way, Smith was accurate on all but one throw — a vertical shot to Jaxon Smith-Njigba on second down in overtime.

Smith was flat out dominant. I do not care that the Seahawks only put 23 points on the board. That’s a fierce New England defense on the other side that makes you work for every single yard and score.

A merely above-average performance from Smith wouldn’t have been enough to win that game. Smith had to go nuclear, and he did.
 

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Smith was already accurate yet he appears to be getting more so and processing his reads . I like the emphasis of getting JSN involved , as I could never figure out why Waldron refused to use the number one wr picked in the draft. I'm a layman regarding actual offenses etc .. but I'm a fan and damnit that's good enough 😄

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I actually thought he had one in the upper right corner, but it must have been short of 20+ yards and I was remembering wrong.
 

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A merely above-average performance from Smith wouldn’t have been enough to win that game. Smith had to go nuclear, and he did.

Begging your pardon @AROS , an above average NFL QB wouldn't have enough to win this game.

Here we have a QB carried his team to victory, unrattled by drops, lack of running game, lack of pocket time.

My 2p.
 

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Behind that turnstile of an O Line? It was massively impressive what geYES did on Sunday. And the numbers don't come close to what it SHOULD have been. So many drops.
 

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Just wish he would act like a Franchise QB, you know do dumb commercials, go see kids at Hospitals, walk on water, bubble water that is. Take the team to Hawaii. All those Franchise things.

Or he may be a under the radar guy that takes the O linemen down to the local brew hub and buys rounds and quietly leaves before anyone notices. Old School Franchise Guy.
 

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Sad that it took that to barely win the game.
Sad??? A lot of games require a stellar performance by a QB to get the win. I'm happy we have a guy that can produce that type of game.
What would be sad to me would be our guy producing that type of game but not getting the win.
 

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Sad that it took that to barely win the game.
“When he needs to, a real franchise QB can put his team on his back and carry them to a win. Geno can’t do that. He’s not a franchise QB”

“Sad that it took Geno putting the team on his back and carrying them to eke out a win. He’s not a franchise QB.”
 

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That's also an intriguing stat line when it comes to Grubb's offense. I hope Macdonald has a coach below him absorbing all this (including how to make adjustments, game plan the other team's weaknesses, etc.)
 

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“When he needs to, a real franchise QB can put his team on his back and carry them to a win. Geno can’t do that. He’s not a franchise QB”

“Sad that it took Geno putting the team on his back and carrying them to eke out a win. He’s not a franchise QB.”
Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. 🤷‍♂️
 

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Sad??? A lot of games require a stellar performance by a QB to get the win. I'm happy we have a guy that can produce that type of game.
What would be sad to me would be our guy producing that type of game but not getting the win.

It's not a bash on Geno at all. He played lights out. I'm referring to other holes on the team like the Oline, running game, and lapses on defense. It's sad that Geno had to play like Superman to barely eek out the win. That's all.
 

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