Are you sure you have watched Geno's myth? Cause if I were you bro, Id uuuugghhhhh.... "put the tape in"
of his last 5 games, watch them again and be real careful about proclaiming he can play in the NFL.
He's terrible. I have a hard time believing you are watching these games. If you have, I dont know what to tell you. He cant play against legit defenses like he would face in the NFL. The pressure bugs him. He cant throw downfield very well. Last week against TCU he was like 31 of 52 and about 20 of those completions were behind the LOS.
He raked up a bunch of stats against terrible defenses when he had all day to throw and 2 NFL caliber WRs who were toasting the guys trying to cover him. Dont forget the insta push play that counts as a pass where he tips the snap to Tavon Austin who does all the work. Genos myth is a joke.
I remember Awsi pointed out RG3s attitude to us to on some forgotten plays from his days. If you have watched the last few weeks you wouldve noticed Geno's piss poor attitude. He is Scam Newtoning it out there. He threw a INT vs. TCU and didnt even bother trying to chase down the tackle. He just started walking towards the sideline with terrible body language. He's a loser.
He can put up big stats when there is no pressure and guys are wide open. A good eye for talent wouldve noticed that is all he was doing even before he was exposed in the last 5 weeks. All he has is stats and when you throw up his stats from the last 5 weeks even those arent impressive.
He also plays in a QB friendly system in a league notorius for churning out QBs who put up big numbers then bust in the NFL. Granted last 2 season he played in the Big East.
Just take a look at what Weeden did in that very same offensive system vs the Big 12 last year. Weedens numbers were way better than what Geno is going to put up in league competition this year Im sure. Genos myth also has a better set of WRs than Weeden did. Weeden is a far superior player and he is a borderline NFL starter.
I have a hard time believing you have watched these games considering the way you talk about him. You don't have to like him, but you're simply not going to convince me that he can't play in the NFL... I know better. Let's just stick with facts instead...
1. The "insta-push" play has an actual term.... it's run by a lot of teams, including Weeden at Oklahoma St.
2. Chasing down interceptions has nothing to do with projecting a QB to the NFL. I've seen Hall of Fame quarterbacks like Marino with their chin strap unbuckled walking to the sidelines while a DB was returning one of his INT's for a score... more times than I can count.
3. Geno had put WV in position to win the TCU game twice.... only to see his defense give up a 90+ yard touchdown to Josh Boyce with just over a minute left. He STILL put WV in position to win the game with a field goal in regulation, only to see the kicker miss. Gary Patterson knew he couldn't continue hanging with Geno in overtime, which is why he went for the 2 point conversion that won the game.
4. Geno's receivers aren't wide open, he's making perfect throws into tight coverage. Go right back to the TD pass he threw to Bailey in overtime in the TCU game we were just talking about. Not to mention, that was a downfield throw. The notion that he can't throw downfield simply cannot be taken seriously.
5. The problem with WV is the defense. They wouldn't even be competitive without Geno Smith pulling the trigger. WV ranks 121st out of 124 teams in scoring defense, giving up over 41 points per game. They're also 105th in allowing opponents to convert 3rd downs. The defense can't get off the field, allowing opponents to convert nearly 47% of their 3rd down opportunities.
6. Weeden was throwing to a receiver that went top 5 in the draft. None of Geno's receivers are going top 5 in the draft.
7. Geno is much more efficient running Holgorsen's offense than Weeden because he's much less turnover prone. Weeden had 9 games over his last 2 seasons in which he threw multiple interceptions. Geno has only had 4 such games over his last two seasons, and two of 'em were against teams that were either the #1 or #2 team in the country (LSU and Kansas St.) that also had two of the best defenses in the country.
8. Weeden's Oklahoma St. team led the country in forcing turnovers last year. They forced 44 turnovers. Geno's defense doesn't know whether to wind their butts or scratch their watch.
9. There's two areas that are vital to playing the quarterback position..... 3rd downs and redzone, Geno Smith is yet to commit a turnover in either situation. He's completing 62.3% of his passes in 3rd down situations, throwing 5 TD's and 0 INT's. In the redzone, he's completing over 65% of his passes while throwing 17 TD's and 0 INT's. In clutch situations such as 3rd down and redzone, he's thrown 22 TD's and 0 INT's.
The only problem I have with Geno Smith is at times he'll tend to lock on to his first progression and misdiagnose certain coverages like almost all quarterbacks do. Kansas St. forced him into 2 INT's in the same situation versus the same coverage. He's a lot like Ryan Tannehill in terms of not always using his athletic ability to his advantage in order to extend the play, reset his feet, and move on to his 2nd or 3rd progression.
Geno Smith struggling and at his worst is at least as effective as Ryan Tannehill was today against the Titans, or as useful as Blaine Gabbert is 99% of the time. I'll wager anything you want on that.
