Bowles Unafraid To Make QB Switch if Smith Struggles

[Elias]

Thanks, points well taken. I honestly cannot disagree with you.

I'm on Geno's side because he's young and hasn't had a good supporting cast until now. I was cheering for Sanchez at this point in his career too. I was wrong then, hoping I am right now!

 

[Bigmoe]

I also love how people post things like, "you are taught in pop warner not to do..."

You sure are, and I've still seen Manning, Aaron Rodgers, and brett Favre

Those statements should lead to readers "stopping there" when reading .

A Geno thread ,when those 3 Qb's are mentioned
I actually "stopped there" reading at that point

 

[jets82]

Thanks, points well taken. I honestly cannot disagree with you.

I'm on Geno's side because he's young and hasn't had a good supporting cast until now. I was cheering for Sanchez at this point in his career too. I was wrong then, hoping I am right now!

I'm with you! Sanchez really let us Jets fans down and I mean in a crushing way. For him to not only be a 1st rounder but a top 5 pick that the Jets traded up to get at #5 . What a devastating blow. Now Geno being a second rounder doesn't and won't hurt as much if he doesn't work out but this is his last year IMO to prove something. He had two overall horrible years true but they were two overall horrible years with a garbage supporting cast and even worse coaching and management. If he can't make it happen now with this crew of players, coaching and management then he gotta go and I will be the first to admit it!

It's now or never as a NYJ Geno, so what are you going to do? I wouldn't even give him a full season if he is stinking up the joint. Get Fitz in there and keep grooming Petty for next year or the end of this year if Geno is stinking it up. This team is ready to compete this year and we can't have the QB killing that process. I'd say 10-11 games and win at least one game in the playoffs as long as the QB keeps the turnovers down and converts third downs. QB is our only and/or biggest weakness and if Geno can't play average at the least and keep us from losing games then sit him and get someone in there that can do the DAMN job.

 

[Mainejet]

I also love how people post things like, "you are taught in pop warner not to do..."

You sure are, and I've still seen Manning, Aaron Rodgers, and brett Favre switch throwing hands while getting sacked and throw left handed INTs...

Those analogies of "kids learn this in pop warner so they're idiots if they do it in the NFL" should fall on def ears, hall of famers make the same dumb mistakes. Those statements should lead to readers "stopping there" when reading a post.

But here's what you don't get....

Manning, Aaron Rodgers, and Brett Favre can get away with it because they are Hall of Famers. Can you say the same about Geno Smith? They also are not complete idiots when scrambling with the ball - completely different from Geno Smith. Geno carries the football when scrambling like he's scored a million touchdowns and no one is anywhere near as good as he is. It's arrogance to the point of stupidity.

In all the others case, they would switch hands to protect the football from getting jarred loose. They also do not gamble with the protection of the football like that very often because they actually have SUCCESS being a pocket passer. They are also successful at doing more often than not.

These are all things that you cannot say about Geno Smith. Geno is NOT a hall of famer, nor will he ever be. Geno has reason to run with the football at least twice as often as any of the others due to his inability to stand in the pocket and be successful. Then, just to exacerbate the situation, he carries the ball with complete carelessness. Just begging to have it stripped by the defense. He's also not successful carrying the ball more often than not because he's forgotten football 101 principles of protecting the football.

What part of this do you not get? Or maybe you just refuse to?

What everyone is saying in this thread is the very things he needs to improve upon if for no other reason than...

HE'S NOT MANNING, RODGERS, OR FAVRE.