[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
Say goodnight…a team with a rookie qb, top offensive receiver out, top draft pick out, using a wide out they just signed of the street came in and shot a load in the falcons eye…paper tigers…[/quote]
Okay Matty, I got to see a little of the game last night. But not enough to make a judgement on Geno or the Jets O
Is he going to be something to build a team around? [/quote]
I agree, shit 5 games isn’t enough to tell if you should build around a young QB. However 4 out of the 5 games he has played I have seen enough in him that gives me promise. Yes he has INT and turnovers, but ironically enough there was a pretty big name mentioned in the game on Monday that had just as many turnovers to this point in his rookie season, and no I do not think he will ever be as good as that QB mentioned.
If you were not impressed with Smith on Monday, you are either an idiot fan of the other team that refuses to give credit when its due and/or a hater of the NY Jets. For a rookie QB coming off a for all intents and purposes Woeful game the week prior, facing a team that had some shitheads picking them to go to the superbowl, that had to win, that as many paper tiger teams are, good at home, on a Monday night you just don’t know anything about professional football.
I was well aware that Matt Ryan was gonna take his shit team on his back and stage a comeback…I believe he is underrated and is right below the Brees, Brady, Peyton trifecta. For Smith to take his, underwhelming offensive right after and seamlessly plug them into makeable FG territory is very impressive. The TD pass to TE Cumberland was a thing of beauty. I like that Smith is NOT a scrambling QB but CAN use his feet if need be (PX Caps for emphasis).
Like I said its a fickle town I live in, week by week attitudes change, but not me I understand that there will be plenty of bumps in the road this year for the Jets, but pushovers they are not and they have proved it thus far.
I am not a fan of Rex I never was a fan of his style, but he has toned it down tremendously this year, to the point where he is a shell of his former blowhard self. He gushed about the Falcons after the game, something that wouldnt happen in years prior.
TLDR - Its still too early, but from what I have seen from Smith I am optimistic.