flgreen Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Move over, Mark: Geno has own version of buttfumble By Justin Terranova September 30, 2013 | 10:19am Modal Trigger Photo: Getty Images There’s always a butt with the Jets. It lacked the outright comedy of Mark Sanchez’s buttfumble, but Geno Smith came up with an entertaining 2013 episode of “Embarrassing QB Turnovers” in the Jets’ 38-13 loss to the Titans. In the fourth quarter, Smith was backpedaling and under pressure when he foolishly tried to transfer the football behind his back from his right to left hand – against his backside. Titans defensive lineman Karl Klug hit Smith’s arm and the ball came loose. Klug fell on it in the end zone to give the Titans a 31-6 lead and seal the Jets’ fate. It was one of four turnovers for Smith, who turned the worst performance of his young career as the Jets fell to 2-2. Sanchez, who is out with a shoulder injury, suffered an all-time indignity last season when he rushed directly into lineman Brandon Moore’s backside and fumbled, with the ball getting scooped up and returned for a touchdown in a 49-19 shellacking by the Patriots on Thanksgiving night. Now, the Jets have a lowlight to headline their season highlights if 2013 turns sour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelticwizard Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Yeah, it was bad. Major difference being, at least we know what Geno was trying to do-transfer the ball to a safer hand as he was getting tackled. Stupid? Of course. But at least he was trying to make the ball safer, albeit in an unconventional way. With the buttfumble we don't understand what the problem was. The announcer was trying to cover for Sanchez, saying the defender "threw" Moore into Sanchez' running path, but multiple replays show that Moore did not move back suddenly into Sanchez' running lane. Moore was essentially stationary and Sanchez simply ran into his back. If Sanchez had run two feet to his right he had a hole and might have made the first down. Bad as Geno's play was, it's still not the buttfumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 More mistakes for Geno Smith to learn from September 29, 2013 10:38 PM By NEIL BEST neil.best@newsday.com Neil Best Newsday columnist Neil Best Neil Best Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned Someday, Geno Smith and Jets fans might have a good laugh about it. Remember that time when young, work-in-progress Geno tried that behind-the-back pass to himself in Nashville but instead handed the ball to a defensive lineman in the end zone? Hard to believe he used to be that reckless and clueless! But someday was not Sunday, an afternoon in which the Jets lost to the Titans, 38-13, and their rookie quarterback endured the worst outing of his nascent pro career. The lowlight was the bizarre misplay that became a touchdown for Tennessee's Karl Klug and a 2013 version of the Butt Fumble, prompting the same question about Smith that sunk Mark Sanchez before him: Can this guy play? The answer remains many weeks or perhaps years off, and expecting answers this soon is unfair to a second-round draft pick who has been a starter for a month and has had some promising moments. But it is fair to say a debacle of this scale is a concern. Rex Ryan did not deny that, simultaneously making it clear that Smith was only one of many Jets who failed but that his performance was not acceptable. The coach said he plans to start Smith in Atlanta next Monday but indicated that Quarterbacking 101 is growing old fast. "How many times are we going to make that excuse?'' Ryan said when asked about Smith's growing pains. "One of these days, we are going to have to learn from them, and it better be soon.'' Smith was responsible for all four Jets turnovers -- two interceptions, two fumbles. To his credit, he continued to do and say the right things off the field that he did not do on it, going to teammates individually and promising to be better, then promising the same to fans through the media. "I guess it's a part of being a rookie, but I don't look at it that way,'' he said. "This is pro football, and every man has to man up. That's what I'm trying to go out there and do. I'll get better from this one. I'm one of those guys who can put it in my memory bank and put it behind me and find a way to get better. That's what it's all about.'' Smith talked about forcing the ball on his first interception, which led to the Titans' first touchdown, and about his carelessness on his first fumble, which led to the Titans' second touchdown. On the latter, he allowed Zach Brown to strip him by holding the ball out for all to see. "I have to tuck the ball away,'' he said. "I was just reckless with the ball. That's not what we preach around here. That's not what I'm being coached to do. When I break the pocket, I have to tuck the ball immediately for that very reason, guys who are in pursuit, guys who I may not see.'' Smith's second interception set up another Titans score, but the coup de grace came early in the fourth. Smith was under heavy pressure from Klug just outside the end zone when he attempted to transfer the ball from his right hand to his left . . . behind his back. He lost it, and Klug grabbed it. "It's just reaction,'' he said. "I was trying to tuck the ball and the guy grabbed my arm when my arm was behind my back. It was one of those tough situations where my only reaction was to try to swing my left hand around before I fumbled it, but I just didn't get it around.'' Or something like that. Who knows? Klug is 6-3, 278 pounds, so most of us likely would have done something equally foolish under similar circumstances. Of course, most of us are not aspiring NFL starters. If Smith wants to remain one, he has to figure things out. He deserves some time, but as Ryan said, "It better be soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonCorleone Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 More mistakes for Geno Smith to learn from September 29, 2013 10:38 PM By NEIL BEST neil.best@newsday.com Neil Best Newsday columnist Neil Best Neil Best Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned Someday, Geno Smith and Jets fans might have a good laugh about it. Remember that time when young, work-in-progress Geno tried that behind-the-back pass to himself in Nashville but instead handed the ball to a defensive lineman in the end zone? Hard to believe he used to be that reckless and clueless! But someday was not Sunday, an afternoon in which the Jets lost to the Titans, 38-13, and their rookie quarterback endured the worst outing of his nascent pro career. The lowlight was the bizarre misplay that became a touchdown for Tennessee's Karl Klug and a 2013 version of the Butt Fumble, prompting the same question about Smith that sunk Mark Sanchez before him: Can this guy play? The answer remains many weeks or perhaps years off, and expecting answers this soon is unfair to a second-round draft pick who has been a starter for a month and has had some promising moments. But it is fair to say a debacle of this scale is a concern. Rex Ryan did not deny that, simultaneously making it clear that Smith was only one of many Jets who failed but that his performance was not acceptable. The coach said he plans to start Smith in Atlanta next Monday but indicated that Quarterbacking 101 is growing old fast. "How many times are we going to make that excuse?'' Ryan said when asked about Smith's growing pains. "One of these days, we are going to have to learn from them, and it better be soon.'' Smith was responsible for all four Jets turnovers -- two interceptions, two fumbles. To his credit, he continued to do and say the right things off the field that he did not do on it, going to teammates individually and promising to be better, then promising the same to fans through the media. "I guess it's a part of being a rookie, but I don't look at it that way,'' he said. "This is pro football, and every man has to man up. That's what I'm trying to go out there and do. I'll get better from this one. I'm one of those guys who can put it in my memory bank and put it behind me and find a way to get better. That's what it's all about.'' Smith talked about forcing the ball on his first interception, which led to the Titans' first touchdown, and about his carelessness on his first fumble, which led to the Titans' second touchdown. On the latter, he allowed Zach Brown to strip him by holding the ball out for all to see. "I have to tuck the ball away,'' he said. "I was just reckless with the ball. That's not what we preach around here. That's not what I'm being coached to do. When I break the pocket, I have to tuck the ball immediately for that very reason, guys who are in pursuit, guys who I may not see.'' Smith's second interception set up another Titans score, but the coup de grace came early in the fourth. Smith was under heavy pressure from Klug just outside the end zone when he attempted to transfer the ball from his right hand to his left . . . behind his back. He lost it, and Klug grabbed it. "It's just reaction,'' he said. "I was trying to tuck the ball and the guy grabbed my arm when my arm was behind my back. It was one of those tough situations where my only reaction was to try to swing my left hand around before I fumbled it, but I just didn't get it around.'' Or something like that. Who knows? Klug is 6-3, 278 pounds, so most of us likely would have done something equally foolish under similar circumstances. Of course, most of us are not aspiring NFL starters. If Smith wants to remain one, he has to figure things out. He deserves some time, but as Ryan said, "It better be soon. That day will never come. Geno is just an interception machine. Bye Rexy, might you sink with yet another pet project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 That day will never come. Geno is just an interception machine. Bye Rexy, might you sink with yet another pet project. the best thing about Geno Smith is that he's not Mark Sanchez the worst thing about Geno Smith is that he's Geno Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 the best thing about Geno Smith is that he's not Mark Sanchez the worst thing about Geno Smith is that he's Geno Smith. lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsjetsjetss Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 not as funny as the butt fumble but pretty sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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