SayNoToDMC Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Mountaineers coordinator, Jaws say QB is no diva By BRIAN COSTELLO Last Updated: 2:55 AM, May 9, 2013 Posted: 1:58 AM, May 9, 2013 Jets Blog West Virginia offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson has heard the words thrown around to describe his former protégé Geno Smith — brat ... gimmick ... coddled ... marginal work ethic — and wonders if they’re talking about the same quarterback he coached for two years. “I never got the sense he was a diva or pampered or anything in my involvement with him,” Dawson said. “I never had one problem with him other than he watched too much film.” Smith has been under siege from anonymous sources questioning everything from his focus to how he handled pre-draft interviews. Things have heated up in the two weeks since the Jets drafted him in the second round. After he fired his agents, reports by Yahoo and ESPN quoted anonymous league executives and scouts criticizing Smith. Friday, he steps on the field for the Jets rookie minicamp to begin his attempt to make those critics look wrong and the Jets front office look smart. “He’s going to play for a long time,” Dawson said this week. “I think the Jets are going to be more than happy that they have him. He’s going to work his [butt] off. It’s almost a positive for the Jets organization because if everything would have went smooth and he had been picked in the top five he probably wouldn’t be as motivated as he is right now. “In my talks with him after the draft, he’s so fired up right now to prove this [jerk] wrong that he’s going to work and do it.” Former NFL quarterback and current ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski agrees. Jaworski spent time with Smith before the 2012 Orange Bowl, which he broadcast and then attended his pro day at West Virginia this year. He also studied all of Smith’s 2012 games. “I think he’s going to be a terrific NFL quarterback,” Jaworski said. Jaworski said he saw inconsistencies in Smith’s game last year, but that is normal for every quarterback prospect short of John Elway, Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck. “When I went to Morgantown and watched his workout I was blown away,” Jaworski said. “I thought he was tremendous. ... It was clinical. It was surgical. He did a lot of really, really good things.” Jaworski said Smith was the only quarterback he had with a first-round grade in this draft. He said in speaking with people around the league he never heard any questions about Smith’s character. Dawson saw Smith throw for 4,201 yards, 42 touchdowns and just six interceptions last season. He said those numbers didn’t happen by accident and wonders who is trying to tear Smith down before he even gets an NFL practice snap. “I honestly don’t know where it all comes from,” Dawson said. “The kid worked on his game probably more than anybody I’ve ever been around. ... He would watch film of all these NFL quarterbacks trying to emulate them and go out and work as hard as he could to make himself better. He would try to find areas in his game that were weak ... and he busted his [butt] and got better in those areas. I don’t see it. It baffles me really.” http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets/in_defense_of_geno_GLGT9rqmeMW5CdbrwZCDjJ?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Jets Obvious fluff piece. Geno Smith has Mark Sanchez's confidence, Lawrence Phillips arrest record and Jamarcus Russell's work ethic/purple drank addiction. Kid is the Anti Christ.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Jaworski Kiss of Death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Stop posting at 3:00am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 The Jets could Draft mother teresa, and there would be an anonymous source who said she used to turn ticks and kill the poor. I'm do hoping this kid can ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Jaworski LOVED Kellen Clemens, too, so take that with a grain of salt. But Jaworski does seem to do the best work on quarterbacks of any of the big talking heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Jaworski Kiss of Death You shut your negative face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Mountaineers coordinator, Jaws say QB is no diva By BRIAN COSTELLO Last Updated: 4:27 AM, May 9, 2013 Posted: 1:58 AM, May 9, 2013 Jets Blog West Virginia offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson has heard the words thrown around to describe his former protégé Geno Smith — brat ... gimmick ... coddled ... marginal work ethic — and wonders if they’re talking about the same quarterback he coached for two years. “I never got the sense he was a diva or pampered or anything in my involvement with him,” Dawson said. “I never had one problem with him other than he watched too much film.” Smith has been under siege from anonymous sources questioning everything from his focus to how he handled pre-draft interviews. Things have heated up in the two weeks since the Jets drafted him in the second round. After he fired his agents, reports by Yahoo and ESPN quoted anonymous league executives and scouts criticizing Smith. TRASH TALKED: Quarterback Geno Smith, whom the Jets selected out of West Virginia in the second round of last month’s NFL Draft, has come under all types of criticism since his selection. Friday, he steps on the field for the Jets rookie minicamp to begin his attempt to make those critics look wrong and the Jets front office look smart. “He’s going to play for a long time,” Dawson said this week. “I think the Jets are going to be more than happy that they have him. He’s going to work his [butt] off. It’s almost a positive for the Jets organization because if everything would have went smooth and he had been picked in the top five he probably wouldn’t be as motivated as he is right now. “In my talks with him after the draft, he’s so fired up right now to prove this [jerk] wrong that he’s going to work and do it.” Former NFL quarterback and current ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski agrees. Jaworski spent time with Smith before the 2012 Orange Bowl, which he broadcast and then attended his pro day at West Virginia this year. He also studied all of Smith’s 2012 games. “I think he’s going to be a terrific NFL quarterback,” Jaworski said. Jaworski said he saw inconsistencies in Smith’s game last year, but that is normal for every quarterback prospect short of John Elway, Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck. “When I went to Morgantown and watched his workout I was blown away,” Jaworski said. “I thought he was tremendous. ... It was clinical. It was surgical. He did a lot of really, really good things.” Jaworski said Smith was the only quarterback he had with a first-round grade in this draft. He said in speaking with people around the league he never heard any questions about Smith’s character. Dawson saw Smith throw for 4,201 yards, 42 touchdowns and just six interceptions last season. He said those numbers didn’t happen by accident and wonders who is trying to tear Smith down before he even gets an NFL practice snap. “I honestly don’t know where it all comes from,” Dawson said. “The kid worked on his game probably more than anybody I’ve ever been around. ... He would watch film of all these NFL quarterbacks trying to emulate them and go out and work as hard as he could to make himself better. He would try to find areas in his game that were weak ... and he busted his [butt] and got better in those areas. I don’t see it. It baffles me really.” brian.costello@nypost.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Sorry didn't see it already posted Looks like the media spent the first week beating Smith up, and the second week kissing his butt. Guess we'll find out who he is starting tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Jaws endorsed our last 2nd round QB pick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRJets Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 If any team drafted him but the Jets, he'd be "the steal of the draft". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 If any team drafted him but the Jets, he'd be "the steal of the draft". Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Jaws endorsed our last 2nd round QB pick... Jaws has never seen a QB he doesn't gush about. Regardless of his praise of Kellen, making the distinction between a diva and not a diva, doesn't have anything to do with Jaws previous "analysis" about player mechanics and such. Again, this is all garbage. Keep the Jets in the headlines, because it drives ratings/clicks in a time where "sports journalism" needs constant audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 If any team drafted him but the Jets, he'd be "the steal of the draft". This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 This That Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 * Just imagining if the Jets took Manuel at 13 and the Bills took Geno in the 2nd round....oh boy. Poor EJ Manuel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Jaworski Kiss of Death Times a Kazillion - F*ckin Jaws.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Pretty sure Jaws had a hard on for Flacco too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanBe_Tebowing Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Geno's not a diva, I go to WVU and one of my pledge brothers is on the football team. From what I hear from him, Geno's a pretty quiet guy who studies a lot of tape. He's a leader by example and only gets vocal when he really needs to, also says he's a confident guy but all this "diva" stuff is just more media fueled nonsense. I see him around campus from time to time too, doesn't ever cause trouble or act like a "diva" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 If any team drafted him but the Jets, he'd be "the steal of the draft". BINGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangefunk Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 The media is looking to rebuild the circus in Jetland after TEBLOW's departure. How to do that? Stoke the "anonymous" source flames as to how bad, stuck up, stupid, lazy, lucky, Geno Smith is. Bascially get the guy to blow up to give you a story. GENO---------------> let your play on the field be the reply to these muckrakers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJets Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Jaworski LOVED Kellen Clemens, too, so take that with a grain of salt. But Jaworski does seem to do the best work on quarterbacks of any of the big talking heads. At least these guys are willing to put their name to the quote and the reporter isn't just making up sh*t like they do on Yahoo, the Daily News, and ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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