New Las Vegas quarterback below average in important areas
The Las Vegas Raiders have received a lot of love this offseason for their move of trading for new starting quarterback Geno Smith, who they sent a third-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks for in March.
There is no doubt that Smith is a big upgrade from what the team has been dealing with at the position for the past few seasons and he put together some strong stats the past few seasons with the Seahawks that should excite his new fan base.
However, there was some recent stats-based tweets from NFL analyst Warren Sharp that showed Smith was a bit below average in key areas such quarterback play in the fourth quarter and on third and fourth down during the 2024 season.
best QBs in the 4th quarter in 2024:
1. Lamar Jackson
2. Jayden Daniels
3. Baker Mayfield
4. Jalen Hurts
5. Tua Tagovailoa
6. Joe Flacco
7. Jordan Love
8. Matthew Stafford
9. Patrick Mahomes
10. Aidan O’Connell
11. Bo Nix
12. Josh Allen
13. Mac Jones
14. Brock Purdy
15. Jared…— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) May 28, 2025
best QBs on 3rd/4th down last year
1. Jared Goff
2. Patrick Mahomes
3. Josh Allen
4. Lamar Jackson
5. Baker Mayfield
6. Tua Tagovailoa
7. Brock Purdy
8. Kirk Cousins
9. Derek Carr
10. Joe Burrow
11. Jayden Daniels
12. Justin Herbert
13. Jameis Winston
14. Bo Nix
15. Jalen Hurts…— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) May 22, 2025
So, while Smith is an upgrade there are some key areas the Raiders would like to see him get better at in 2025.
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