The Las Vegas Raiders misplaced their fourth consecutive recreation on Monday evening in what has been an extremely disappointing season, and quarterback Geno Smith says followers must be pointing the finger at him.
Smith threw an interception for the third straight recreation within the Raiders’ 33-16 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on “Monday Night time Soccer.” It regarded just like the unhealthy luck in Las Vegas may lastly flip when Maxx Crosby strip-sacked Dak Prescott early within the first quarter and the Raiders recovered contained in the Dallas 20-yard line, however even that was not sufficient to encourage a landing.
Smith took a sack on the primary play of the following drive, and the Raiders wound up settling for a area purpose to take an early 3-0 lead. Pete Carroll’s crew led 6-3 on the finish of the primary quarter, however it was all downhill from there.
Geno Smith takes the blame
After the sport, a reporter requested Smith if play-calling was a difficulty for the Raiders. Offensive coordinator Chip Kelly has faced criticism all season, however Smith didn’t throw the coach beneath the bus.
As an alternative, Smith stated there have been loads of open extensive receivers that he missed.
“I don’t suppose there was any concern with the play calling. The performs have been there, guys have been open,” Smith stated, via Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. “You guys watch the movie, I do know we’ve obtained numerous Monday morning quarterbacks who like to look at movie and take screenshots and see the place guys have been open, so I’m positive you guys will see the place the blokes have been open.
“I’ve simply obtained to play higher. I hold saying this. If one thing don’t look proper on the market, blame it on me. If it don’t look proper, blame it on me. That’s all you are able to do, blame it on me. In case your children mess up in school, blame it on me. Automobile break down on the way in which to work? Blame it on me.”
Smith accomplished 27-of-42 passes for 238 yards, one landing and one interception within the recreation.
Geno Smith has had a season to neglect
Raiders followers had loads of purpose for optimism coming into the 2025 season. They employed Carroll as their head coach after which swung an enormous commerce with the Seattle Seahawks to land Smith. Las Vegas gave up a third-round draft decide for Smith after which signed him to a two-year, $75M contract extension.
So far, the funding has not been worthwhile. Smith has thrown 13 interceptions in 10 video games, which is tied with Tua Tagovailoa for the worst mark within the NFL. The Raiders rank 30th in the NFL in each factors per recreation (15.5) and whole yards per recreation (269.0). They’ve averaged simply 187.6 passing yards per recreation.
Carroll has not indicated that he’s contemplating benching Smith in favor of backup quarterback Kenny Pickett, however a change may turn out to be vital sooner or later. The Raiders are 2-8 and within the race for the No. 1 total decide within the 2026 NFL Draft, which isn’t in any respect the place they anticipated to be.
