Geno Smith Receives Decent QB Grade Despite Jets Loss to Dolphins

The New York Jets entered this past week against the Miami Dolphins feeling good about their chances to get a win.

But when the game ended, New York was left wondering what had happened on the field at home. The Jets lost the game to the Dolphins, giving its rivals their first win of the season.

The loss to Miami now has the Jets sitting with a record of 2-5 on the season, but the team hasn't played that poorly. New York has had a chance to win each game this year, but the team failed to execute in different crucial situations.

Despite the loss to their AFC East rivals, quarterback Geno Smith had a decent game for New York. Smith finished the game throwing for 287 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.

His performance helped keep the Jets in the game, earning him a quarterback grade of a "B-" from NFL analyst Brent Sobleski of Bleacher Report. Smith did throw another interception in the game, but overall, he did his part to win the game for the Jets.

While the turnover isn't ideal, Smith has played much better than New York likely expected this season. Smith has only thrown two interceptions on the season, but both have come in the last two weeks.

Overall, Smith has thrown for 1,623 yards with 10 touchdowns and two interceptions on the year. While Smith has done well this year, it hasn't translated into wins, which is the entire point for this team.

In this game against the Dolphins, there was frustration around the offense, mainly coming from star wide receiver Garrett Wilson. Wilson only caught two passes for 26 yards, and he made his feelings known.

But the Dolphins did a good job of planning against Wilson, with Smith going elsewhere with the ball. However, Smith does have to do a better job of getting his star wideout more involved in the passing attack going forward.

Smith will try to keep his star wide receiver happy as the year goes on, especially since Wilson is such an important piece to the puzzle. But the veteran will also make sure to not force the ball to him, giving the defenses easy turnovers.

Next up for the Jets will be a matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders at home, giving the team a chance to get back on track. New York has to stop the bleeding this coming week; otherwise, the season could fully spiral out of control.