Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) rushes tawm tsam Detroit Lions thaum lub sij hawm NFL football … [+]
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Lub Cuaj Hlis 9, 2013, New York Jets tau kov yeej Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 18-17, nyob rau hauv lub caij qhib ua tsaug rau ib tug lig hit nrog xya vib nas this nyob rau hauv rookie quarterback Geno Smith. Tom qab lub txim, Jets kicker Nick Folk ua lub hom phiaj 48-yard teb, ua kom yeej rau ib pab pawg tau suav tias yog ib qho ntawm NFL qhov phem tshaj plaws rau lub caij.
Rau Smith, qhov kev yeej yog qhov pib zoo rau nws txoj haujlwm, tab sis nws ua pov thawj sai sai. Yog lawm, Smith pib nws thawj ob lub caij nrog Jets, tab sis nws nyuaj. Tshaj li xya xyoo tom qab ntawd, nws tau ua tus thaub qab rau plaub pawg.
Tam sim no, thawj zaug txij li xyoo 2014, Smith yog thawj lub quarterback, thiab nws tau npaj txhij txog kev vam meej hauv lub luag haujlwm ntawd rau Seattle Seahawks.
Nkag mus rau hnub Sunday kev ua si ntawm New Orleans Saints, Smith coj NFL nrog 77.3% ua tiav feem pua thiab yog thib peb nrog 108 lub quarterback. Nws tau muab pov rau 1,037 yards, rau touchdowns thiab ob qhov kev cuam tshuam.
Smith, uas muaj hnub nyoog 32 xyoos rau hnub Monday, kuj yog saum nyob rau hauv ob peb qhov tseeb hais txog cov stats siab heev, raws li Pro Football Reference lub vev xaib. Nws coj cov pab koomtes nrog tsuas yog 6.2% ntawm nws qhov kev sim dhau los raug suav tias yog "tsis zoo" tsis suav nrog kev sib tw thiab pov tseg thiab nrog 82.9% ntawm nws qhov kev cuam tshuam tau suav tias yog "ntawm-lub hom phiaj."
Smith qhov rov tshwm sim tau yog ib qho kev xav tsis thoob tshaj plaws ntawm lub caij NFL no. Tom qab Seahawks pauv Russell Wilson mus rau Denver Broncos thaum Lub Peb Hlis, pab pawg tau qhib rau kev pib. Tab sis Smith tsis muaj shoo-in txawm tias nws yog Wilson tus thaub qab peb xyoos dhau los thiab tau pib peb qhov kev ua si dhau los thaum Wilson raug mob.
Thaum lub caij ua ntej, Seahawks muaj kev sib tw qhib ntawm Smith thiab Drew Lock, uas lawv tau txais hauv Wilson kev lag luam ntau lub hlis dhau los. Xauv tau pib rau Broncos lub caij dhau los, thiab nws tseem hluas dua Smith rau rau xyoo. Tseem, tom qab Seahawks 'preseason finale thaum Lub Yim Hli 26, lawv tshaj tawm tias Smith yeej txoj haujlwm pib, ib lub sijhawm uas nws xav tias yuav tsis rov qab los tom qab ua haujlwm rau lub sijhawm ntev.
"Koj paub, yog tias (pib dua) tsis tau tshwm sim, kuv yuav txaus siab rau kuv txoj haujlwm," Smith hais rau cov neeg sau xov xwm tom qab lub Yim Hli 26 kev ua si. “Kuv ib txwm ua kuv qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Qee lub sij hawm, Vajtswv tsis muab cov khoom tso rau hauv daim npav rau koj. "
Nws hais ntxiv: “Kev txaus siab tsis yog lo lus rau kuv ntawm no. Kuv ua tsaug, tab sis tib lub sijhawm, kuv tab tom npaj tawm mus thiab yeej kev ua si. "
Txawm hais tias qhov kev xav zoo ntawm Smith pib dua, tsis muaj leej twg xav tau ntau los ntawm nws lossis Seahawks. Tom qab tag nrho, Smith yog tej zaum paub zoo tshaj plaws rau nws lub puab tsaig tawg thaum Lub Yim Hli 2015 thaum tus phooj ywg Jets ntaus nws tshaj $ 600 nuj nqis, raws li mus rau New York Post.
Cov Seahawks nkag mus Lub caij no nrog qhov kev kwv yees dhau-hauv qab yeej tag nrho ntawm 5.5, khi nrog Jets rau qhov thib peb-qhov phem tshaj hauv NFL. Lub Atlanta Falcons thiab Houston Texans tsuas yog ob pab pawg uas muaj qhov tsis zoo.
Tam sim no, txawm li cas los xij, Seahawks yog 2-2, tib cov ntaub ntawv raws li txhua tus ntawm nws peb NFC West cov neeg sib tw: San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams thiab Arizona Cardinals.
Seattle tau qhib lub caij nrog 17-16 yeej dhau Denver, ib qho kev ua si uas Smith ua tiav 23 ntawm 28 hla mus rau 195 yards thiab tau txais kev zoo siab los ntawm cov neeg coob hauv tsev uas tau cem Wilson. Smith tau muaj kev tawm dag zog ntxiv rau hnub Sunday dhau los, ua tiav 23 ntawm 30 kev sim rau 320 yards thiab ob qhov kev sib tw thiab khiav rau 49 yards thiab 8-yard touchdown hauv Seahawks '48-45 yeej dhau Detroit Lions. Nws tau raug hu ua NFC's Offensive Player of the Week rau qhov kev ua tau zoo.
"Geno ua si qee qhov kev ncaws pob zoo nkauj," Seattle tus kws qhia Pete Carroll hais rau reporters tom qab qhov kev ua si. "Zoo heev football. Tsis yog tsuas yog pov thiab ntes xwb, tab sis cov lus txib ntawm kev ua si thiab khiav tag nrho cov yeeb yam. Nws tau ua txoj haujlwm tsis txaus ntseeg… hnub zoo heev. ”
Seahawks txais DK Metcalf ntxiv: “(Tua), nws tau hluav taws txhua xyoo. Nws txuas ntxiv txhim kho, ua kom zoo dua ib lub lim tiam, thiab peb cov chemistry tseem loj hlob tuaj, thiab thaum kawg peb tab tom tsim tus kheej rau peb tus kheej. "
Smith qhov tshwm sim tau ua qhov xav tsis thoob thiab zoo siab txais tos rau Seahawks franchise uas tau yeej tsuas yog ib qho kev ua si playoff hauv tsib xyoos dhau los. Nws tseem ntxov dhau los ua haujlwm Seattle ua pab pawg playoff, vim nws ua si hauv kev sib tw nyuaj. Txawm li cas los xij, rau tam sim no, Smith qhov pib rau lub caij nyoog tseem yog qhov tsis pom zoo rau pab pawg thiab nws cov kiv cua, txawm hais tias Smith hais tias nws tsis ua rau nws xav tsis thoob.
"Kuv tsis tau ua dab tsi ntawm nws," Smith hais rau cov neeg sau xov xwm rau hnub Thursday. “Kuv tsuas yog ua si pob. Kuv ua qhov kuv yuav tsum ua."
Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timcasey/2022/10/07/after-struggling-for-years-geno-smith-is-thriving-in-starting-role-with-seattle-seahawks/