Was listening to Mad Dog today and thought I heard Adam Schefter say that after interviews with Smith about half the teams said "No freaking way" he came off as such an a**-clown. If so, ya kinda wonder what kind of team you could build around him.
Because you can really base how a player is going to play based off an interview or two? Actions speak louder then words and not everyone is an extrovert or a good interviewer. Look at the bright side at least, no more Tebow and Smith can't be any worse then Sanchez.
Geno's Negatives are being completely exaggerated. He sulked in one game where he lost to a highly ranked opponent. The guy was a clear leader of the mountaineers and was a solid citizen on and off the field. He got in no trouble he was a standup guy and he was renowned for his work ethic. He will come in and do well. If you want to question his fumbles or maybe his late-season slide, that's fair. But saying he's immature's just not an accurate depiction of his college career.
May be we need to accept the fact that Idzik, unlike many of the haters on this board , is drafting for the long term. Nothing wrong with taking a shot on a QB that could turn out to be the next Wilson. You take the shot when you have the chance. We keep him on the bench this year, we see how Sanchez performs, and we see how Smith matures. If we got the QB we were hoping for, we hit jack pot, and next year we draft some stud playmakers on offense. If not, then next year will be QB again and offensive playmakers. The option that we could daft the number 1 QB next year is still wishful thinking in my opinion.
Is that really the best we are hoping for? I want a franchise QB, not a guy who isn't as bad as Sanchez. Sadly I think too many Jet fans want Sanchez gone so bad they are willing to accept this mediocre 4th round talent last year as their QB. His athletic ability alone isn't going to get him far in the NFL because everybody is a great athlete and gimmick offenses don't work.
Watch his Combine Interview. He seems like a pretty respectable guy. Are you referring to his personality, or his ability to understand plays?
He can be a model citizen, but he sounds immature in his interviews. That's all I'm saying. Hopefully his little slide will humble him and put that proverbial chip on his shoulder and he will be the QB we're looking for. Right now, he doesn't seem like an inspiring leader with the mental toughness to handle the NY media onslaught when he makes some mistakes. I really hope he proves me wrong.
How is that a gimmick offense? Watch youtube highlight films on him. There is a ton of them where he is throwing NFL-like passes on outs and deep balls. I hope he proves a lot of people wrong. The only that semi scares me about him is he doesnt seem to be really mentally tough and in NY, that is a must have.
Well, it's not me saying that, it's NFL coaches and personnel staff who have studied thousands of players and said he made enough of a negative impact that they wanted no part of him. To me that at least is a huge red flag, to you it is meaningless. Time will tell and these boards will be a reflection of the outcome.
His team mates and coaches will beg to differ. No one worked harder to prepare than him, and he was humble by the most part.
why in the hell would we do this? He's already costing us 13mil on this years cap, we need to add another 5 mil hit to next years cap too?
Agree 100%. anything is better than #6. this does NOt stop the jets drafting a QB next year if they go 4-12
