Seattle Seahawks: Overreactions from Game 3 loss to Atlanta
He may be old, but he’s not above trolling his former QB
After last week’s game, Pete Carroll said that Geno Smith doesn’t need to be held back any longer in Seattle’s passing offense. The quarterback has a good handle on it, and the team can open up the offense. Some joked this might have been a shot at the team’s former QB, who now starts in Denver.
Well, maybe they’re right. Smith attempted a season-high 44 passes! Some might think that the increase in passes is that the Seattle Seahawks were trailing and needed to throw. In fact, this was a rather close, back-and-forth game.
Maybe just maybe, Carroll is trolling his former player. Or maybe, dare I say it, Carroll is finally stepping into modern-day offenses. Now that is an overreaction worth noting.
Smith only missed on 12 of his pass attempts for 325-yard, two touchdowns, and one interception. He was sacked twice and hit five times. This offense can be good if this is how they’re going to play for the rest of the year.
Pete Carroll talked all week about how much he trusted Geno Smith, and his QB rewarded him in the first half, going 18 for 25 for 218 yards, 2 TDs, no picks and a 125.1 passer rating.
— John Boyle (@johnpboyle) September 25, 2022
Even so, Smith is still who everyone thought he was. He is a quarterback who is just good enough to come up short when his team needs him.