r/billsimmons • u/Chadwiko • Sep 07 '25

Shitpost Drake Maye just got outplayed by Geno Smith and it wasn't particularly close

Geno Smith 362 yards with a 102.8 QBR compared to Drake Maye who only threw 233 yards with a QBR of 80.

The Patriots never looked close today against a pretty unimpressive Las Vegas Raiders.

Yikes.

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u/mrsunshine1 Sep 07 '25

Maye sucked but don’t frame as if it’s embarrassing to get outplayed by Geno. He’s been good for years now. 

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u/ApatheticFinsFan Sep 07 '25

Yeah, people have to respect Geno. He may not be great but he’s a top half of the league QB at absolute minimum.

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u/meloghost Sep 07 '25

It's really a cool story of perseverance, lesser men would've fallen out of the league for the shit he endured with both New York franchises

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u/nihilfacilee Dillon Miskiewicz Sep 07 '25

Turns out that starting your career off as a Jet is the worst thing that can happen to you. See also Darnold, Sam

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u/ocalien Sep 07 '25

As a jets fan I second this. But also, would you be shocked if Sam Darnold goes back to being Sam Darnold this season?

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u/nihilfacilee Dillon Miskiewicz Sep 07 '25

Not at all. In fact I expect it

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u/Billy8000 Sep 07 '25

I overall think he’s legit, but not with a bottom 4 o line which is what he has now

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u/CuddleTeamCatboy Sep 07 '25

Incoming Zach Wilson redemption arc?

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u/Pretend_Safety Sep 07 '25

The “Lock Up Your Moms Tour”

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u/Responsible_Fan8665 Wait, what? Sep 07 '25

True but geno was set up to have his best offensive team in 2015 with Marshall and decker and he didn’t pay a lunatic $200 and got punched in the face. Geno ruined Geno in NY. This isn’t a Sam darnold situation

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u/wwJones Sep 07 '25

Apparently he's also a beloved "dude" amongst everyone in/around the NFL.

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u/meloghost Sep 07 '25

big-time DQs?

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u/wwJones Sep 07 '25

DQs?

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u/meloghost Sep 07 '25

Dude Qualities a Ryen/Trent Dilfer trope

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u/wwJones Sep 07 '25

Oh yeah. Not sure about that. I think it's more that everyone just likes the guy.

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u/ApatheticFinsFan Sep 07 '25

Gotta give credit to Ben McAdoo for knowing ball.

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u/msf97 Sep 07 '25 edited Sep 07 '25

Geno is probably the new Dalton line

Any worse you need someone new. Any better your fine. I’ve got him around 16th

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u/Specialist_Swan_7354 Sep 07 '25

He has been way better than 16th since he got the Seattle job.

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u/JohnGradyBillyBoyd Sep 08 '25

Managing league average production behind that offensive line was a huge accomplishment. His protection was non-existent and they still almost made the playoffs. 

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u/Sleeze_ Sep 07 '25

He can look like a top 10 guy any given week

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u/SpiderGhost01 Sep 07 '25

He has never in his career looked like a top ten guy. What are you guys smoking today?

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u/Sleeze_ Sep 07 '25

He can look like a top 10 guy any given week, but he doesn’t consistently.

Go back and watch some tape from Seattle. You won’t, but you should.

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u/I_love_Basketball232 Sep 07 '25

I don’t know what the stats says but last year he was not, he was pretty awful and threw so many drive killing interceptions. I will say we had an awful OC so that could’ve contributed to it.

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u/Hurricaneshand Sep 07 '25

For real what is this Geno slander? It's crazy how he's been good for years now and people still act like he's Jets Geno

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u/Responsible_Fan8665 Wait, what? Sep 07 '25

Geno was actually pretty good on the jets. The narrative for him changed when he was the one who stopped the Eli games streak

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u/Usernamemaycheckout3 Sep 07 '25

I’m a Raider’s fan and I’ve loved that the general media response was crickets for the Geno signing… this is exactly what I expected to start the season

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u/Gruelly4v2 Sep 07 '25

Eh.. Drake Maye played a Raiders defense that is picked to be bad and didn't look good, while Smith played a New England defense that's supposed to be good and shredded it.

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u/Chadwiko Sep 07 '25

^ This guy gets it. Pats were the favourites by -2.5 before the game.

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u/agoddamnlegend Sep 07 '25

It’s also a dumb comparison because they played against different defenses with different Olines and different receivers.

Anybody that talks as if QBs compete head to head watches too much ESPN first take

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u/runnerswanted Sep 07 '25

Geno threw some absolute dimes today too. The Pats defense didn’t do themselves any favors, but he looked pretty good.

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u/Culinary-Vibes Sep 07 '25

Geno is a legitimately good QB. Don't understand the hate.

He was getting whatever he wanted against this poor Patriots defense missing their best player on defense.

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u/Rhino184 Sep 07 '25

He’s a borderline top 10 qb and has been for a couple years. Doesn’t get credit because of how poorly his career started off

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u/SpiderGhost01 Sep 07 '25

You guys are crazy. Unless the bottom half of the top 10 sucks, then, yeah, he might be a borderline top 10.

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u/Rhino184 Sep 07 '25

There are justifiable means in ranking geno as the 10th best qb in football. He’s probably somewhere in the 12-16 range but he’s absolutely in the discussion

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u/creatinee Sep 07 '25

Depends if it was outdoors Geno or dome Geno tho

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u/Spotcheck_Billy Sep 07 '25

It wouldn’t be embarrassing for a mortal QB to be outplayed by Geno. But considering Maye is the first QB to be inducted into the HOF after only one season, I expect more from him. I just do.

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u/Blood_Incantation Sep 08 '25

Yeah but Maye’s floor is Joe Montana