After four weeks, one of the biggest surprises in this 2022 NFL season is how well Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith has performed.
The league is taking notice, and that includes some former Seattle legends. After yesterday’s shootout win over the Lions, Richard Sherman shared a tweet saying that Smith is playing some HIGH level football.
Like I said @GenoSmith3 is playing some HIGH level football https://t.co/EhbmTyGczy
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) October 3, 2022
Praise from peers is nice, but the numbers back it up, as well.
The Seahawks are among the league leaders in several advanced offensive statistics. For one, they rank second in success rate behind only the Super Bowl favorite Buffalo Bills.
Top NFL Offenses by Success Rate:
1. BUF 50.4%
2. #Seahawks 49.4%
3. KC 48.9%
4. ATL 48.5%
5. LA 48.3%Credit: @hawkblogger
— Hawksunited (@Hawksunited_IG) October 3, 2022
Seattle also ranks second in EPA per drive:
Today's offensive performance by the Seahawks was the best by any team in a single game this season, according to @TruMediaSports' EPA per drive.
Through 4 weeks, the Seahawks' offense ranks 2nd in the NFL in EPA per drive.
— Sheil Kapadia (@SheilKapadia) October 3, 2022
Smith ranks first in completion percentage over expected:
Through 4 weeks, Geno Smith is 5th in epa/p, 4th in success-rate, 1st in CPOE.
His efficiency remaining stable with his ADOT climbing (currently 16th at 7.9) is also a great sign for the offense's season long prospects. If the OL continues to hold up… pic.twitter.com/j5ts8I7hfJ
— Irreversibly Genopilled (@cmikesspinmove) October 3, 2022
In fact, Smith’s accuracy has been historically great. No other quarterback in NFL history has had a higher completion percentage through the first four games of a single season:
.@Seahawks QB @GenoSmith3 has a 77.3 completion percentage (102 of 132) through his first four games this season, the highest completion percentage (minimum 125 attempts) by a quarterback in his first four games of a season in NFL history. #GoHawks
— Seahawks PR (@seahawksPR) October 3, 2022
This chart shows when you combine CPOE and EPA/play, Smith is in a league of his own right now compared to the other 31 starters.
Holy Geno Smith pic.twitter.com/chf2yTmScH
— Daniel Harms🏈 (@InHarmsWay19) October 3, 2022
It’s just a little early to get carried away with all this hype, but if Smith continues to perform at this level the rest of the season he has to at least be in the conversation.
Geno Smith for MVP? pic.twitter.com/bzZWP8s4rS
— Josh Cashman (@JoshCashman_) October 2, 2022
