I get the logic of having Geno in place as the starter for 2024 as they have turned over 99% of the coaching staff, and they need stability at QB right now. But make no mistake he is a bridge, nothing more.
The standards for QB have really fallen off around here. Wilson was god awful in 2021 (supposedly), and Geno has been much better (also supposedly.)
Taking Geno's two best stretches of play as pointed out by John Schneider is where things get interesting.
Geno-2022 First 9 Starts:
W/L: 6-3
Yards: 2199
Comp: 73.4%
TDs: 15
INTs: 4
Passer Rating: 107.4
Geno-2023 Last 7 Starts (Missed 2 games due to injury):
W/L: 3-4 (The defense was trash.)
Yards: 1822
Comp: 64.23%
TDs: 11
INTs: 2
Passer Rating: 98.0
Combined:
16 Games
365/528
4021 yards
26 TDs
6 INTs
Passer Rating: 103.1
For context:
Russell Wison's last season in Seattle (2021):
13 Games
259/400
3113 yards
25 TDs
6 INTs
Passer Rating: 103.1
Pretty crazy! Russell Wilson's washed up season in Seattle where he took a lot of heat playing with a busted right throwing hand, looks eerily similar to Geno's best two stretches in 2022 and 2023 stitched together.
I point this out to emphasize that they desperately need a franchise QB, and Geno is merely the bridge.
I stumbled into these numbers purely on accident, as I thought about what it would look like if Geno's 1st half of '22 and 2nd half of '23 were combined, thinking they would be MVP numbers. Instead to my surprise, they are just washed up Wilson numbers from 2021.
Where Geno stacks up against all 32 starters, currently.
Ranking all 32 QBs for the upcoming 2024 season:
01 Patrick Mahomes
02 Josh Allen
03 Joe Burrow
04 Justin Herbert
05 Lamar Jackson
06 Jordan Love
07 C.J. Stroud
08 Matt Stafford
09 Jared Goff
10 Aaron Rodgers
11 Kirk Cousins
12 Baker Mayfield
13 Trevor Lawrence
14 Brock Purdy
15 Jalen Hurts
16 Caleb Williams
17 Kyler Murray
18 Gardner Minshew
19 Joe Flacco
20 Russell Wilson
21 Dak Prescott
22 Geno Smith
23 Derek Carr
24 Tua Turnthaballova
25 Jayden Daniels
26 Will Levis
27 Anthony Richardson
28 Justin Fields
29 Michael Penix Jr.
30 Drake May
31 Bo Nix
32 Bryce Young
The standards for QB have really fallen off around here. Wilson was god awful in 2021 (supposedly), and Geno has been much better (also supposedly.)
Taking Geno's two best stretches of play as pointed out by John Schneider is where things get interesting.
Geno-2022 First 9 Starts:
W/L: 6-3
Yards: 2199
Comp: 73.4%
TDs: 15
INTs: 4
Passer Rating: 107.4
Geno-2023 Last 7 Starts (Missed 2 games due to injury):
W/L: 3-4 (The defense was trash.)
Yards: 1822
Comp: 64.23%
TDs: 11
INTs: 2
Passer Rating: 98.0
Combined:
16 Games
365/528
4021 yards
26 TDs
6 INTs
Passer Rating: 103.1
For context:
Russell Wison's last season in Seattle (2021):
13 Games
259/400
3113 yards
25 TDs
6 INTs
Passer Rating: 103.1
Pretty crazy! Russell Wilson's washed up season in Seattle where he took a lot of heat playing with a busted right throwing hand, looks eerily similar to Geno's best two stretches in 2022 and 2023 stitched together.
I point this out to emphasize that they desperately need a franchise QB, and Geno is merely the bridge.
I stumbled into these numbers purely on accident, as I thought about what it would look like if Geno's 1st half of '22 and 2nd half of '23 were combined, thinking they would be MVP numbers. Instead to my surprise, they are just washed up Wilson numbers from 2021.
Where Geno stacks up against all 32 starters, currently.
Ranking all 32 QBs for the upcoming 2024 season:
01 Patrick Mahomes
02 Josh Allen
03 Joe Burrow
04 Justin Herbert
05 Lamar Jackson
06 Jordan Love
07 C.J. Stroud
08 Matt Stafford
09 Jared Goff
10 Aaron Rodgers
11 Kirk Cousins
12 Baker Mayfield
13 Trevor Lawrence
14 Brock Purdy
15 Jalen Hurts
16 Caleb Williams
17 Kyler Murray
18 Gardner Minshew
19 Joe Flacco
20 Russell Wilson
21 Dak Prescott
22 Geno Smith
23 Derek Carr
24 Tua Turnthaballova
25 Jayden Daniels
26 Will Levis
27 Anthony Richardson
28 Justin Fields
29 Michael Penix Jr.
30 Drake May
31 Bo Nix
32 Bryce Young