How Did Geno Smith Perform?

In the middle of the farewell weeks, Seattle Seahawks They find themselves searching for answers at all stages after losing five of their last six games to sit in last place in the NFC West.

Nine games down and with eight games remaining, veteran point guard Geno Smith has come under criticism from some fans for Seattle’s less than desirable start. But is this criticism fair?

Looking back at the first half of the season, how has Smith played in offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb’s offense so far? Mid-Season report card:

Strong Fields: Continuing to excel as a deep passer, Smith currently ranks first in Pro Football Focus’ Big Time Throwing metric for passes going 20-plus yards (13) and is second only to those with six touchdowns on those passes. . Eagles starter Jalen Hurts. Compared to other signal callers, he performs favorably against his peers in most major passing categories, including first in passing yardage, 10th in completion rate, and 12th in yards per attempt.

Despite tying for the league lead in interceptions, Smith ranks only 17th in turnover-worthy play percentage (2.3 percent); This shows that not all of his selections are his fault and his high volume passing plays have more to do with this number. more than anything. What makes his numbers even more impressive is that only four quarterbacks are pressured at a higher rate (39.6%), and the offensive line is the main culprit, accounting for only four percent of those pressures, the second-lowest rate. He is ahead of only Rams starter Matthew Stafford.

Although he hasn’t run as much as some quarterbacks and has devoted the vast majority of his yardage to running plays and not designing running plays, Smith has been effective at pinch-running and running this season. He currently ranks 13th with 193 rushing yards and has a healthy average of 5.4 yards per carry, an average bolstered by 10 carries of 10 or more yards, tied for seventh-most by a quarterback this year.

Areas for Improvement: Although poor pass protection and failed snaps played a role in Seattle’s struggles in the red zone, Smith deserves his share of credit for the team struggling to finish drives with touchdowns. According to Pro Football Reference, he currently ranks 26th among quarterbacks with at least 10 pass attempts inside the opposing 20-yard line, with a completion rate of 51.5 percent, and he’s notably misbehaving inside the 10-yard line, completing just three of 17 passes. with three goals and two interceptions.

When under pressure, Smith was hampered at times by questionable decision-making and trying to shoulder too much of the load in a one-dimensional offense that lacked a consistent running game. In 153 forced dropbacks, he threw a league-worst nine interceptions; That’s three more than the next player on the list (Kirk Cousins). With just five touchdown passes and under six yards per attempt in those games, his 49.2 passer rating under pressure ranks 26th out of 27 qualified quarterbacks.

Mid-Season Note: B+

Fans may complain about some of Smith’s interceptions, but according to countless statistics, no quarterback has ever been dealt such a bad hand when it comes to shaky pass protection and constant pressure. Somehow, despite being under constant pressure, he ranks 16th in sack-to-pressure ratio, and being in the top 10 in completion rate, yardage, and Big Time Sacks in such an environment shows that he deserves much more respect than others. It is countered by the conditions around it being far from ideal.

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