Geno Smith apologizes for mistakes in Seahawks loss, vows ‘I’m going to take a step forward’

Smith’s coaches and teammates certainly understood that while Smith was responsible for the losses, the responsibility never rested with one player. And while Smith wishes he had those throws back, he was also under constant pressure: He was sacked seven times, was able to make a ton of big plays, including leading the game-tying touchdown late in regulation, and, as As mentioned earlier, not all of these interceptions were entirely or even mostly his fault.

“He made some big plays for us,” Seahawks coach Mike McDonald said. “It’s not easy, there wasn’t much time there. They had a good emergency plan. We need to protect it better. And I’m sure he’ll tell you that he’s going to take responsibility for three choices. We need to make smarter decisions. We need to take care of football. Guys, we see it. We must be better. We’re going to win.”

Smith-Njigba added that he has “full confidence” in how his quarterback will respond to some adversity.

“Frankly, he did it again and again and again,” Smith-Njigba said. “Every time we step on the field and come together, I know we will give our best. I know if we give him time, we’re going the right routes, we’re doing what we’re supposed to do, he’s we’re going to put the ball where it needs to be and that’s all we can do. But yeah, when we go out on the field we have a lot of confidence, we just need to stop beating ourselves up, to be honest.”

Smith’s second interception proved to be the costliest, with a potential Seahawks scoring strike instead turning into a 103-yard go-ahead touchdown to rookie safety Camren Kinchens, and occurring when Smith was instead attempting to throw the ball away on first down. when he released the ball, he was hit on the arm, causing it to fly toward Kinchens.

“I was trying to throw the ball out of bounds in the back of the end zone,” Smith said. “The guy hit me on the arm. No excuses. I can throw it away, get it out faster. Make decisions faster. Trying to play there, I delayed it for a second and it didn’t help.” It’s not going well.”

On the next interception in the red zone, this time on a short pass intended for Barner, the rookie tight end got tangled up at the line of scrimmage or may have been held, meaning he was unable to make the catch. route leading to Kinchens’ second choice.

“Just trying to get the ball to AJ, thought he was going to slide in there, but he didn’t,” Smith said. “I thought he had been captured. Again, this is not an excuse. The ball is in my hands. I have a chance to make a decision, and ultimately my decisions affect everyone, not just myself. And so I must become better. I’m not saying this just to say it. “I really know I can improve and it hurts that I couldn’t do that today.”