flgreen Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Next level: An inside look at Geno Smith April, 30, 2013 Apr 30 11:48 AM ET By Rich Cimini | ESPNNewYork.com The folks at ESPN Stats & Information have provided an in-depth look at QB Geno Smith. Drink it in: SHOTGUN SHOW: Smith attempted over 96 percent of his passes out of a shotgun or pistol formation in his career. West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen introduced Smith to the pistol in 2011, and he has thrown 42 touchdowns and four interceptions out of that formation since then. Jets perspective: The shotgun is a big part of Marty Mornhinweg's offense, but it's not the base formation. With the Eagles last season, Mornhinweg's quarterbacks attempted 69 percent of their passes out of the shotgun. Illustration by Bryan Christie DesignGeno Smith RUN THREAT: Smith scrambled for 253 yards and averaged 7.2 yards per scramble in 2012. But the run wasn't a big part of the system for the Mountaineers. Smith attempted only 11 designed rushes in 2012 and averaged 2.6 yards per rush on those carries. Jets perspective: After drafting Smith, the Jets indicated they could install some read-option packages for him. BLITZ BUSTER: Robert Griffin III led the NFL with a 96.8 Total QBR when facing five or more pass-rushers in 2012. Like Griffin, Smith excelled against extra pressure in his final year of college. In his final year at Baylor, Griffin completed 70.2 percent of throws against added pressure, with a 11-0 TD-to-INT ratio. Smith was at 70.8 percent with a 12-1 ratio in 2012. Jets perspective: Smith was blitzed a lot because West Virginia often played in an open formation without a tight end. The Jets were blitzed a lot last season because ... well, they didn't have any blitz-blitzing wide receivers. SHORT BUT EFFECTIVE: Smith threw 177 of his 518 passes at or behind the line of scrimmage in 2012, including an AQ-high 112 screen passes. As a result, Smith's average pass traveled 7.7 yards past the line of scrimmage, the fewest air yards per attempt of any top QB prospect. Jets perspective: In college, Smith benefited from having WR Tavon Austin, who had more yards-after-catch than any receiver in the draft. The Jets don't have a guy like that, but the backs will be more involved in the passing game than last season. GOING DEEP: Smith completed over 42 percent of his passes thrown 15 yards or longer in 2012, including 15 touchdowns. Yet in West Virginia's six losses, Smith completed fewer than a quarter of his 15-yard throws and was off target (overthrown, underthrown or wide) on more than half of his attempts. Jets perspective: Smith's deep accuracy was a concern for the Jets; they studied it closely in his pro-day workout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Phew, That’s a relief. Considering the other popular topics on here today I thought perhaps Cimini had gotten into the spirit and conducted an anal probe on Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno the Jet Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Liz Mullen @SBJLizMullen Source: QB Geno Smith has left his agents at Select Sports. Smith, 2nd round pick of NY Jets, cannot hire another agent for 5 days. #NFL Retweeted by Jane McManus We should sign him now before he has representation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 his agents really screwed him. they told him he had nothing to prove at Senior bowl, that he was a top 10 lock (top 5? who knows what they were telling him). They didn't protect him from the green room disaster. It would have been easy to see the signs and say hey ya know what my client will spend the draft with friends and family. These agents deserved to get fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 his agents really screwed him. they told him he had nothing to prove at Senior bowl, that he was a top 10 lock (top 5? who knows what they were telling him). They didn't protect him from the green room disaster. It would have been easy to see the signs and say hey ya know what my client will spend the draft with friends and family. These agents deserved to get fired. if that's the reasons they were fired, OK I just have a feeling he is firing them because they couldn't convince 31 teams he is a good QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno the Jet Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 his agents really screwed him. they told him he had nothing to prove at Senior bowl, that he was a top 10 lock (top 5? who knows what they were telling him). They didn't protect him from the green room disaster. It would have been easy to see the signs and say hey ya know what my client will spend the draft with friends and family. These agents deserved to get fired. if that's the reasons they were fired, OK I just have a feeling he is firing them because they couldn't convince 31 teams he is a good QB. Manish Mehta @MMehtaNYDN How about this: Geno Smith thought he would be & should be the No. 1 overall pick, I'm told. That's why he fired his agents. #nyj I know it's Manish, but WOW if this is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I know it's Manish, but WOW if this is true. If that's true, it seems like this kid is going to have a gigantic chip on his shoulder. Couple that with the supposed work ethic and intelligence he has, and that's usually what makes someone strive to be great. Better than someone who gets that first big pay check and mails it in. Here's hoping he goes on a Brady-like-mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno the Jet Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 If that's true, it seems like this kid is going to have a gigantic chip on his shoulder. Couple that with the supposed work ethic and intelligence he has, and that's usually what makes someone strive to be great. Better than someone who gets that first big pay check and mails it in. Here's hoping he goes on a Brady-like-mission. Yup, but that can go both ways. Ryan Leaf had a chip on his shoulder too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 I know it's Manish, but WOW if this is true. This kid is going to be a bonanza for the NY beat writers. Not so much for the fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 **** you Cimini. **** you. *And no I didn't read the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 If that's true, it seems like this kid is going to have a gigantic chip on his shoulder. Couple that with the supposed work ethic and intelligence he has, and that's usually what makes someone strive to be great. Better than someone who gets that first big pay check and mails it in. Here's hoping he goes on a Brady-like-mission. That's his fired agents saying that, so take it with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 That's his fired agents saying that, so take it with a grain of salt. I will take away whatever I want from this report, despite the validity of it and nothing any of you say will stop me. Geno Smith, until he proves me otherwise, is now on a Brady-like-mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I will take away whatever I want from this report, despite the validity of it and nothing any of you say will stop me. Geno Smith, until he proves me otherwise, is now on a Brady-like-mission. So aggressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 This kid is going to be a bonanza for the NY beat writers. Not so much for the fans Yes .... because he's kind of looking like a wiener with some of his actions at the moment ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 He looked like he was doing a Sanchez imitation when he was hanging his head down during the draft and then saying he wasn't coming back for day 2. Now he fires his agent cause he didn't get picked #1 ? Red flags. Lets hope they didn't pick Sanchez 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoicsentry Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Darn it, imagine if Austin HAD fallen to us and we could team the two of them up together again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 He looked like he was doing a Sanchez imitation when he was hanging his head down during the draft and then saying he wasn't coming back for day 2. Now he fires his agent cause he didn't get picked #1 ? Red flags. Lets hope they didn't pick Sanchez 2.0 You won't see it in the highlights, but the head hanging, and sulking, is what he was best at the last 8 games of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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