Carter_Can_Fly
Footballguy
Some where along the line Geno has gotten a bad rap as a player and his character was brought into question. This all stemmed from the draft day debacle which was completely over blown and over scrutinized. I think many are selling Geno short both in NFL terms and charcter terms. He is not only an extremely hard worker, but he is someone who is in the film room a lot. He is willing to grind and work hard and he has always been that way. He was well respect in high school and hung out with all groups of people and he was often questioned by his football guys for giving the so called nerds some of his hang out time.
I am willing to give Geno a pass for year one playing with one of the worst offensive situations a rookie could face. I think the true character of Geno shined through in the last month of the season when he had one of the best QB ratings in the NFL and won 3 of his last 4 games.
Geno had every opportunity to shut down. I mean his leading WR's and TE's were beyond bad. Geno's number 1 WR last year was Jeremy Kerley. I mean seriously how many veteran QB's are going to be successful with Kerley as the lead guy. Not one starting WR on the Jets last year played more then 12 games. The second leading WR with the Jets last year was David Nelson. David fricken Nelson. He also had to throw to the sweet TE combo of a washed up Kellen Winslow Jr and Jeff Cumberland. Veteran and often hurt Holmes barely played. Stephen Hill is a bust. This had the recipe of a disaster from the get go yet Geno hung in there.
I get that Geno was a part of the problem with the offense last year, but I think any NFL QB would have struggled with the Jets let alone a rookie QB. Geno has a lot to learn and he has to get better, but many expect Vick to win out in camp, but I don't think this is the case. Geno played through injury and poor play last year. I think that will go along way in his development. He has not backed down from the challenge of Vick coming to town. He has embraced the challenge and said he can learn a lot from Vick. I think far too many due to the NY circus media are throwing Geno under the bus and don't really know who he is or actually how brutal that situation was last year in NY.
I am interested to see how things play out for Geno going forward. The Jets have signed Decker and Chris Johnson who will both help the Jets offense. I am guessing they will add a couple of other pieces via the draft, but things are looking much brighter this year heading into the season than last. Count me in the corner that thinks Geno Smith is going to be a decent NFL qb.
I am willing to give Geno a pass for year one playing with one of the worst offensive situations a rookie could face. I think the true character of Geno shined through in the last month of the season when he had one of the best QB ratings in the NFL and won 3 of his last 4 games.
Geno had every opportunity to shut down. I mean his leading WR's and TE's were beyond bad. Geno's number 1 WR last year was Jeremy Kerley. I mean seriously how many veteran QB's are going to be successful with Kerley as the lead guy. Not one starting WR on the Jets last year played more then 12 games. The second leading WR with the Jets last year was David Nelson. David fricken Nelson. He also had to throw to the sweet TE combo of a washed up Kellen Winslow Jr and Jeff Cumberland. Veteran and often hurt Holmes barely played. Stephen Hill is a bust. This had the recipe of a disaster from the get go yet Geno hung in there.
I get that Geno was a part of the problem with the offense last year, but I think any NFL QB would have struggled with the Jets let alone a rookie QB. Geno has a lot to learn and he has to get better, but many expect Vick to win out in camp, but I don't think this is the case. Geno played through injury and poor play last year. I think that will go along way in his development. He has not backed down from the challenge of Vick coming to town. He has embraced the challenge and said he can learn a lot from Vick. I think far too many due to the NY circus media are throwing Geno under the bus and don't really know who he is or actually how brutal that situation was last year in NY.
I am interested to see how things play out for Geno going forward. The Jets have signed Decker and Chris Johnson who will both help the Jets offense. I am guessing they will add a couple of other pieces via the draft, but things are looking much brighter this year heading into the season than last. Count me in the corner that thinks Geno Smith is going to be a decent NFL qb.