There’s been a lot of focus on what the New York Jets did at quarterback this offseason, and some believe that the move was significant after trading for Geno Smith. The Jets finally have a quarterback under center with Aaron Glenn, and for better or worse, there’s some excitement for that.
Eric Allen of the team recently looked at the moves the Jets made this offseason, and he believes adding Smith will give the Jets’ offense a much different look than it has had recently.
“The quarterback positions. That's plural because the Jets have added three since the beginning of the league year – 1 on offense and 2 on defense. Geno Smith, acquired in a trade from the Raiders, will give the Jets a second dimension on offense. He is an accurate passer who will throw for yards and touchdowns.
“The Jets have the ingredients to field another strong run game and Smith will make defenses think twice about loading the box. Smith must keep the interceptions down, but I think the sack numbers will fall as he'll be operating behind a more talented Jets offensive line than he did last season with the Raiders. Over his past four seasons as a starter, Smith has averaged 3,718 yards, 21 TDs and 12 INTs while hitting on 68% of his passes. He's a good player.”
When recently speaking about Smith, Glenn made it seem like he’d be the guy moving forward, despite some questions about the Jets drafting a quarterback and going in that direction.
"No doubt about it, he's our guy," he said, per ESPN.
"It means to have a bona fide starter come in and lead this offense to where it needs to go," Glenn said.
"Listen, he's done it, you know, a couple of years. I mean, those years in Seattle, when he was, I think, Comeback Player of the Year. "Man, he was up for MVP early in the season. There's no doubt in my mind that we brought a competent starter here on this team. I look forward to him getting in the building."
It’s a low-risk, high-reward type of move for the Jets. Even if I didn’t love it initially, I understand why they went in this direction.