QB Geno Smith is a competent player. That reality may still be contested by some, but the proof for their claims gets weaker with each passing season. For the past two seasons and more, Smith has started for the Seattle Seahawks as the starting quarterback. In that time, he has set league records for completion % (2022) and game-winning drives (2023).

Smith’s quarterback rating this year is merely 17th, but the unfiltered data may be deceptive. Smith’s four interceptions—only two of which may have been his fault—hurt him. One came at the end of Week 4, when Smith had little time left and had to throw deep on fourth down to reach the end zone. Another was on a pass that seemed to be tipped in the receiver’s direction.

Smith leads the NFL in passing yards through the first four games. He is 10th in Total QBR, a truer way of measuring a quarterback as it incorporates lots of factors instead of completion percentage, yards, touchdowns, and interceptions. Smith is also second in completion percentage. Statistically, he is a very good quarterback.

NFL insider says if the Seahawks don’t want to pay Geno Smith then some team will

The quarterback is under contract through 2025 and will be 34 on October 10. Smith will be close to thirty-six years old when his contract expires. Is he too old to sign another extension with the Seahawks and play until he is almost forty years old? Is he worth the risk of an extension if he is healthy for the next two seasons?

One of the team’s main concerns going into the upcoming summer is that. Seattle will not negotiate an extension with Smith’s agent at this time. The Seahawks don’t operate that way, so that would be almost a year before the organization is forced to start deal negotiations.

Nonetheless, NFL Network insider Daniel Jeremiah thinks Seattle may have to make an exception for Smith. “Do you think the Carolina Panthers would give him $50 million after this year? Maybe another five or six teams might be willing to do that,” Jeremiah asked succinctly this week on Seattle Sports 710 AM. I mean, he’s going to find his value whether or not Seattle wants to .Try it out or not. If he keeps playing this way, somebody is going to come forward and deliver it to him.”

Thus, the Seahawks and general manager John Schneider are facing a serious problem. Pay Smith, who is almost 36 years old, and hope he plays as well as he has for the next three seasons (including this one), or let him go and start again with a young quarterback who might or might not develop into a good player. The younger player will be less expensive to begin with but could not be as successful.