First of all, if the Jets were so high on Smith they would have used one of their two first round picks on him. They had the chance to draft him early, yet they passed. What does that tell you? Secondly, if Smith is so good then why would 5 quarterback needy teams pass on him in the first round? If the Jets didn't take him where they did it is very possible that Smith could have slipped all the way into the third round.
Next, his college numbers are misleading. I'm not talking about the fact that he played against the Big East and then the Big XII with atrocious defenses. I'm talking about the fact that 60% of his passes were bubble screens caught behind the line of scrimmage. He only threw the ball down the field over 15 yards 28% of the time.
Of his five touchdown passes in that Orange Bowl game from two years ago three of them were caught behind the line of scrimmage. His game basically consisted of long handoffs to Tavon Austin and Steadman Bailey who did the rest of the work. He isn't this well kept secret who people just don't know about. He isn't Russell Wilson.
Finally, the question marks about his leadership and him being hot headed were answered this weekend as well. First it was when he walked out of the draft. Sure it's embarrassing but come on man, you can't walk out before the first round ends regardless. The second was when he responded to the critics on twitter. You know what leaders don't do? They don't respond to critics on twitter. Have you ever seen Eli, Peyton or Brady respond to critics on twitter? No. The critics were answered this weekend, and that's the bottom line. Geno Smith will probably start this year, but you set your franchise back another three years with that pick because it's not going to work out.
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