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In 2022, Geno Smith proved he can lead a high-scoring NFL offense. The Seattle Seahawks won nine games and returned to the playoffs as Smith set a franchise record for most passing yards in a single season with 4,282.
Seattle is not necessarily known for their offense, but last year it was a strength for them, especially as their defense struggled mightily through the majority of the season. Fortunately for the Seahawks – and the 12th Man – Smith believes the offense can be even better.
For Smith, improvement comes via one stat: increasing yards after catch. Smith recently sat down with Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, and gave this perspective on how Seattle can get better, offensively.
“He went to Los Angeles to meet with Metcalf, plus made a trip to Dallas to see Tyler Lockett, Dee Eskridge and Dareke Young… ‘With each guy, there were definitely different things we looked at and collectively we looked at during the season and after the season, and said, These are the areas we can improve… One of the main things for us is yards after catch—we want to increase our YAC—so really just working on timing, talking through coverages, allowing those guys to understand what we’re thinking as quarterbacks, what our timing is, when they should get into what window on a given play.'”
The Seahawks certainly have the tools to make this happen. DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett are easily one of the best duos in the NFL. Now, Smith will have a new weapon in Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba – whom Seattle’s director of player personnel recently compared to Doug Baldwin.
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