Well it's a little bit of both. 17 touchdowns and 9 picks and we have two games left. Is that really a statline that makes any criticism of him a terrible take? I also think people are being a little tough on him(myself included at times) because like Soulfish above points out when the line is healthy he's played well and he's also had some very good games. This debate has turned into every other debate that has two sides. Never conceeding an ounce to the other side and its us vs them. Social media and "P's" have ruined discourse.
I posted stills of ints against Arizona and Cincy that were without a doubt, not his fault. One to Bobo and one to DK. On both, the wr was errant in either giving up on a route DK, or not reading it correctly - Bobo.
One of his first of the season to JSN was also covered, and also not on Geno. JSN, should have ran a hot and didn't.
Those 3 were indisputably not Geno's fault...nor were 2 of the almost picks that came on throws to Fant and JSN on outs.
And those aren't the only ones. Just those that again, without a doubt, were not his fault.
So, take away 3 and without even contemplating what might have been on those drives if they'd continued, he's at 17 - 6., almost 3 to 1. If you assume he would have at least thrown the tds Lock did in the games he missed, and he's 19 - 6.
And I'm not saying he should get credit for any of the above. Just that zeroing in on 'flaws' and ignoring the actual circumstances doesn't paint an accurate picture.
On the flip, one thing is for sure. We can't live off of the low probability throws he's hitting. Even the throw that won the game last week. I love his confidence. But the more we put those plays on tape, the more DBs will be ready for them. And Geno has shown a tendency to trust his arm too much at times and force throws on routes that are getting jumped. It happened in the Dallas game on the out to Tyler and on a few others.
If he and Shane can't scheme up a little more creativity or if Geno can't bail on those plays or get the ball out faster... things likely won't end well.