Do you think, with the right offensive coaching staff and talent around him, Geno can still develop into a QB we can win a Super Bowl with eventually?
Some guys take longer than others to develop. while I wouldn't bet on it I wouldn't rule it out either.
Franchise QB no way. He has the potential to hang around the league awhile, be a back up QB and maybe even have some limited success if forced to start for stint.
No, but not because WE destroyed him mentally. Because he never had the football IQ to begin with. Great arm, throws a pretty ball, athletic, tough, can use his feet as we saw. He's not smart enough to read defenses and change plays based on coverages to become a top flight QB. You could mask his deficiencies by surrounding him with a ton of talent and get a coach that can hide those deficiencies, but at the end of the day, he just doesn't have enough of the mind to not make mistakes. _
I think Geno is similar to Sanchez. You can put either of them on a talented offense (good O-Line, good running game, good receivers, good play-calling), and some games they might look good. I mean hell, even with us Geno looked good a few games this year (the Vikings game, the Patriots game, the Packers game). But that doesn't make either of them a franchise QB, because then they will have terrible games, and no matter what, turn the ball over. Neither of them can really carry a team.
I think that ship has sailed. He has the rest of the year to prove that he can be a member of next years active roster. I wouldnt mind if he backed up Locker/Hoyer/Bradford while Mariota/Winston/Carden/Grayson sat and watched.
If we draft Mariota or Winston, I think we only keep Geno if we plan on having the new guy start from day one. Teams don't really roll three quarterbacks like that. You sign a Fitzhoyer so the rookie has to work to be better than the baseline of NFL play and you kind of send Geno on his way. The talent pool at the QB position is super-shallow. Geno makes too many mistakes to be a top guy and in the best possible projection, he'll still make too many mistakes. Maybe he can still be a settled starter somewhere, and maybe these days that is a "franchise quarterback." I don't think Alex Smith's financial advisers would disagree.
I think given time, with the right team and OC, Geno can be successful. The Viking game is a good example, and the Miami game to a lesser degree. He needs good players, including a good set of RB's and TE's to keep things simple. When he has to make snap/quick judgements, he's rattled and doomed. Whether that constitutes him being a Super Bowl QB, that remains a question.You can have good players around you and still fall very far short. Look at the accomplishments Dan Marino had with very good players surrounding him. But he never won a SB.
Geno has been saying and doing all the right things since his benching. He has confidence in himself and his talents.. Mentally weaker QBs could've really folded after that pick 6 last week against the Vikings. He has folded in the past but many of those games there were plenty of other reasons than just Geno turning it over or poor play for why we lost. I'd vote no for someday becoming a franchise QB but he'll have his chances to be a starter. In a league with Stanton/Hoyer/Fitzpatrick/Mettenberger/McCoy starting he'll carve out his role in the NFL. Shouldn't be an ideal option going into the season but he could be a competent starter to a good backup option if your starter goes down ala Sanchez.
yes, but certainly not with what the jets have to offer in terms of coaching, play calling, and supporting talent. if sanchez can turn it around, enough to play in the nfl, than so can geno. sanchez, imo was in much worse shape leaving here than geno will be. plus geno is a better athlete and has a better arm than mark. just give him some real coaching and who knows what can be, and that could be said about many many nfl qb's out there.
