Gang Green Nation on Geno Smith
From the article
He had the single worst drop in PFF grade when pressured vs clean pocket in the entire NFL. His 79.9 grade dropped all the way down to 28.8 for the 212 dropbacks in which he was pressured. There were several QBs who had their grades drop 40+ when pressured, but Geno was the lone QB in the NFL to drop 50+. Six of his league-leading 17 interceptions came from plays where he was under pressure.
STACKED’s take
Geno's 51-point PFF drop under pressure is worst in NFL; Saleh's blitz scheme could exploit it.
Geno Smith has a severe pressure vulnerability that defines his four-year starting career. In 2024, he posted the worst pressure-vs-clean-pocket PFF grade differential in the NFL: a 79.9 grade dropped to 28.8 across 212 pressured dropbacks—a 51-point collapse, the only QB to exceed a 50-point drop. Six of his league-leading 17 interceptions came under pressure. The source notes he struggles particularly against blitzing defenses (five or six in coverage), and questions whether Frank Reich's scheme can mitigate this with checkdowns and poise, or if Saleh's Titans defense—which led the league in sack percentage in 2023 and ranked 2nd five weeks into 2024—will amplify the problem with their signature four-man rush, seven-in-coverage scheme.
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