I think Geno is peculiar in the sense that he sort of stalls when things don't get going right off the bat.
First few drives, he was doing pretty well and putting them in a position to really move the chains on third down, but for whatever reason, they came up short - like this drop from Swain.
That's an objectively very good throw in Geno's bread and butter, which is intermediate passing.
After this, they drove again and then got screwed by the Gabe Jackson hands to the face penalty on what would've been another successful conversion to Cade Johnson.
Another would-be conversion batted at the line, so not so much an objective team failure but also limited in what he could do. He had the slant open.
Those drives alone, and the solid effort on those third downs, were more promising than anything I got from Eason last night.
After those, he didn't do quite as well. Started misfiring. Not as bad as Eason's misfires, but a little behind here and there or a little too much mustard on the pass.
I think it's a different ballgame if Geno gets rolling on those first drives, and he put himself in a position to do so with what were clearly NFL-caliber throws.
I get those who absolutely hate the dude and will frame overall team failure as Geno's, but it's more than a little scapegoaty. He's never going to be a plus starter, but he's got an NFL arm and he was let down on several occasions by his supporting cast - moreso than he let his supporting cast down, in my opinion.
Horrific game in all three phases, especially special teams.
Happy to open myself to more troll responses that aren't going to even try to have an in-depth discussion about football (I.E. hurrrr Geno sucks hurrrr change profile pic). Just think the hyperbole is getting a little out of hand, and is exacerbated by overall dissatisfaction.
