Through two weeks of the NFL season, it’s been a tale of two different stories for the Las Vegas Raiders and quarterback Geno Smith.
In the season opener against the New England Patriots, Smith was sharp and connected on several deep passes to throw for 362 yards. However, in Week 2 on Monday Night Football against the Los Angeles Chargers, the quarterback forced throws all night, ending with three interceptions and just 180 yards through the air.
While there were certainly some bad performances from other players on the team, it’s hard not to blame the man behind center more than anyone else. For example, the defense was solid for the majority of the game, allowing just 20 points and that includes a field goal after a three-and-out. How does that happen? Well, an interception on the first play of the game gave the Chargers the ball on the Raiders’ 25-yard line…
That results in Smith taking some heat on social media as the internet reacts to his performance.
The chart below highlights how much Smith was forcing throws. He didn’t complete a pass over 10 yards—to his team, at least—but attempted 12 of them, and Los Angeles had 15 passes defended.
Is Tom Brady going to pull a Nate Scarborough and call his own number? Brady was up in the coaches’ booth all night.
Speaking of Brady, Pete Carroll said that the reports that Brady and Chip Kelly talk three or so times a week to go over the game plan are false.
Carroll agrees that Geno was trying to do too much tonight.
Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty combined for 19 touches, five catches for Bowers and 11 rushes with 2 catches for Jeanty.
The frustrating part is that Jeanty was breaking tackles on his limited opportunities, too.
Jeanty had just 43 yards, but that’s on the offensive line more than him.
Hard to argue with these observations.
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