Here is the truth about Geno Smith; he's an inconsistent QB who has shown flashes of being good and having the necessary intangibles. Let's look at his 4 years here: 1. Rushed into the starting role with only 2 weeks of prep time, with garbage receivers. Plays well in some games, not so well in others. Would've beaten NE twice if Clyde Gates didn't have butter hands. 2. Starts off playing well, but has trouble with consistency. Actually cut his INT's down by 9 but no one remembers b/c of his horrific game against Buffalo. 3. Slated to start but gets fucked over by a hot headed asshole. IK tearing up his knee and being out of the league is well deserved, IMO. Never gets starting job back but handles it well. 4. Finally gets a chance to start, plays well then gets hurt. So now what you have is a young talented QB who is a huge question mark, but has shown that he can play well. Part of it is on him, part of it is on the team and part is just bad luck. Should the Jets sign him back? Absolutely. The best thing the Jets can do (other than drafting DeShaun Watson) is to bring back Geno and let all three young QB's battle it out for the starting job. Use FA and the draft to shore up the O-line and coach the hell out the QB's, and go from there. Romo isn't coming here, Cutler doesn't give a shit (say what you want about Geno, at least he cares), Glennon isn't any better, and Kirk Cousins ain't going anywhere. The Jets coaching staff has to stop being scared and just go ahead and play the young guys. This way the team can use FA and the draft to improve in other areas. We cannot continue to have questions about our young QB's. Chances are we won't have anymore injury problems at the position like we did this year, where it seemed like God himself was intent on Fitz playing no matter what.
Did he kick your dog or something? Did he piss on your mailbox? Is he the wrong skin color? Because nothing else he has actually done deserves this kind of vitriol (google it).
For what it's worth, they had a segment on Geno last night on Total Access. He's officially a FA working out somewhere in CA with some fitness coach. He was asked if he would return to the Jets. After hesitating a bit, gave the standard answer that he would explore all options. The two panelists, Ike Taylor and Michael Robinson, had vastly different opinions about Geno. Taylor said Geno was good enough to play, Robinson basically said he was trash.
I think he got a raw deal here. The media & select fans flat out never liked the guy. You can draw your own conclusions as to why... I also think he could still be a decent QB. He made many nice throws while he was here...just way too many mental mistakes... Bottom line is..the Jets need a face of the franchise from the QB spot. Somebody who can truly be the voice & leader of this team. 100% support from his teammates...says all the right things in the media...but won't back down from assholes like the Patsies. Geno is not that guy. If he's coming back as a cheap bridge & perhaps long term as the veteran Back-up...I wouldn't be opposed..but he's not winning us any Lombardi's or forcing the culture change that needs to happen here.
It will be interesting to see what happens to Geno Smith no matter where he goes. I think it's probably best for him to play elsewhere but ironically I dont think there is another spot where he'd have a better opportunity at a starting job than here with our Jets. maybe cleveland, but he doesn't have the talent to be successful there.. what good is starting if it turns out terrible? His best bet is probably to embrace the backup role in a smaller market, get him out of the spotlight a little and back to just learning the game. he's gotta rebuild his image a little from this idea that he is a mentally lacking QB, disliked by teammates. Whether that is fair or not, that's his M.O. right now. I think Arizona as a backup to Carson Palmer would be a good fit for him. Relatively laid-back, small market city like Arizona, he can learn from Arians, its a system fit as well and Palmer is old, injured alot so he might get chances to play .
Yes, but 1) that was a different era, 2) those QBs were top draft picks except maybe Unitas, and 3) rookie contracts were longer. But agree with the rest of your post.
That's the scary thing about Geno, no doubt he has the physical skills. It reminds me, back in the 70's they asked Stella Parton (who was somewhat less endowed than her sister Dolly) whether she and Billy Carter (President Carter's hard drinking brother) shared an inferiority complex having such famous siblings. Her reply was that at least in her case there was a fix, "but there is no such thing as silicone for the brain."
I thought about this some weeks ago. IF the jets cannot find a suitable replacement for Fitz, without having to pay a mortgage for the next couple of years, I would give Geno a shot....depending of course on what he demands for terms of contract - you don't want to be obligated for too many years.
You guys have short memories, watch the video below and see how much time he was given in the pocket and he managed to make the wrong read the majority of the time. He is not a good QB and did not get a raw deal, he was given the number 3 and number 7 rushing team in the NFL his 2 years as a starter and he did not take advantage of it because he is not an NFL QB another terrible Idzik selection.
Couldn't have said it better myself! The only caveat is that I would rather have Mahomes, but I wouldn't cry if we got Watson.
How do you figure? He won...a LOT. You understand that you don't get style points for winning, right? Did you ever see Billy Kilmer, Joe Kapp, or Jim McMahon play? You cannot under-value a winner's mindset and drive.
I don't think anyone is calling for him to be the starter. And your assessment doesn't seem to account for the fact that he's pretty inexperienced, and as Br4d's post pointed out, a lot of "failed" QBs went on to be great. I'm not saying he falls into that category, but I do think he's better than he's shown, and is preferable to the other options available. That said, he's probably better off going somewhere else where there's an aging or injury prone QB he play behind but still have the possibility of taking over. Frankly, if I were Houston I would take him over Osweiler.
My assessment of him is based on how little he was asked to do as the Jets QB and how he failed to do the little that was asked of him. As I pointed out he had a good rushing team both years he started so it was not like the jets asked him to carry the team, that is the dream scenario for a young QB, hand the ball off and take the pressure off the QB. There is no shame in not making it as an NFL QB, at least he had the opportunity to play at the highest level. The Texans made a terrible mistake with Osweiler, there is no need to compound that by adding Geno to their roster. I would take neither of them.
