I agree.
But there is a problem in having this approach. He is the highest paid player on the team. Geno's cap hits will range from $31M-$41M going forward depending on the incentives he hits. They can find game managers for a much lower cost.
Baker Mayfield has a total cost of $4M.
2nd Rd QB's and beyond, are dirt cheap.
Even 1st rd QB's are cheap in the grand scheme of things.
Keeping Geno Smith as a $30M+ Game Manager makes no sense.
Especially when you look at Seattle's Salary Cap situation in 2024. They are for all intents and purposes capped out already for next year. They are going to have to cut/trade some guys, just to retain their own coveted Free Agents, let alone shop for upgrades.
Geno offers the biggest savings if cut/traded. And you can keep the team largely intact, shop for a lower cost bridge QB, and draft a QB that you like.
Bro, if he's hitting incentives that pay him 30 to 40 mil, then he's more than a game manager and worth it.
You're fooling yourself if you think a 'game manager' can make some of the throws he's made, or get the offense in position play in and play out to succeed.
But at the end of the day, the fact that there aren't 50 page threads sincerely interested in getting at the root of what's impacting our passing game ( nothing on routes, scheme, young wrs making mistakes, compromised pass pro, etc. Etc. Etc) and instead, as soon as there's a hint of failure, threads, page, after page, after page about how our qb isn't our long term answer, says all you need to know about the thread.
If Geno at this point had 3 fewer INTs, didn't have the 'missed pick 6' and 2 more TDs, this thread wouldn't exist. And truth, if you take away the shitty plays by his wr's, that would likely be the reality.
Comps to Baker Mayfield? Seriously?
No surprise I guess since it's a similar group of folks bringing him up now that lobbied for us to actually trade for him 2 years ago.
I said it when we finally cut bate with Wilson, that he'd never amount to anything in Denver or anywhere.
I said Geno could be a solid starter for us and what we need.
And i'm saying then and will again, that Mayfield is a modern day Chad Pennington, just less mature. A guy who might have amounted to something had he not been injured, but ultimately doesn't have the tools or build to be truly successful in the league. He'll flash for a while longer but in 5 years time, will be that 'is he still playing? ' guy that your friends wonder about.