is a Seahawks fan
is it is thinking
wow. All this Mahomes and Rogers talk and and
we're going to choose between Gino and Drew. A lock
Geno, Smith will indeed, start the pre season finale. He's 3
for 3 in the preseason. He got the second start because Drew
lock ended up with covid. Lock will play a lot against
the Cowboys Pete. Carroll who made the disclosure yesterday on 710
ESPN.
I said it doesn't mean
that Smith will be the week, one starter against the Broncos.
He hasn't made a decision yet. He says,
if he has, he's keeping it close to the vest earlier this
week. Chris, he actually didn't rule out the possibility when
he was asked the question of whether he would use both,
guys. Yeah, he
didn't say that that's impossible. Now that may just
be something for folks to think about as he keeps it a secret
as long as he can,
but he's very self-aware he said I'm aware of the
remark that if you have
Two quarterbacks you have none
we think maybe there's a chance, we have two number ones.
I don't think that's
what's going on in Seattle right now, they moved on from
Russell Wilson because he wanted out and now they have
a couple of bi-level guys and I'm sorry, but that's where they
are. You're nothing wrong with being a bi-level quarterback in
the NFL. No, you're still a bi-level quarterback in the NFL
but Geno Smith hasn't been a consistent starter
for a reason. Drew lock, never made it in Denver for a reason
lost the competition last year to 10.
Bridgewater for a reason wasn't ready to go when he had
a chance to play last year for a reason, right? And now those
reasons are competing with each other to see which guy can rise
a little bit above the
other but what's it automatically mean for
the Seahawks? It's going to be difficult for them to establish
anything this year and I'm a Believer in Pete Carroll
Seahawks. I'm not going to write him off. Yeah
but you better hope one of these guys ceases that job and
performs. Well you're going to have a tough year postseason
first season without Russell.
Yeah, no II hear you? Yeah, there there there you got
an issue here. It's two guys that. Yeah, got a little talent but
they're, you know, there's some flaws in their game there.
Unproven Commodities, can they really do it for a 17-game
stretch?
You know, I don't know that about either one.
So, yeah, that's not the best situation they're in. And
I don't know Mike you to tell me
just, you know, reading between the tea leaves here, the last
10 days, I feel like
Like
is where I felt like, oh, Gino is. Definitely the guy is, it
feels like they kind of want Drew to
its gotten closer. I don't even know how to describe it, but
I just feel like the the cryptic language of the coaches and
the press conference sounds like maybe they haven't been as
happy about some things Gino has done
or whatever here.
And, you know, it is a little closer than we think. So,
I don't know, Mike, I don't know if you got the same read, I do.
But I just feel like that over the last week or so. I think
they want to give Drew
Like every opportunity to
to take it right to just take it, somebody's got to rise up
and take it. Somebody's got to grab the brass ring. Gino
hasn't done it yet and so by saying that lock will play
a lot against the Cowboys. I think they're hoping for
the kind of performance where it's
a no-brainer. And again the locker room needs to be behind.
It's so far. You haven't heard any chatter about
players lining up behind one guy or the other dies
progestin. A was very, very diplomatic about it saying, you
know, It's even and I'm behind both guys and the two guys
involved have made it clear. They support each other, but
I think that's
part of it to you need to ultimately take the Pulse of
the team and get a sense of who they're going to better react
to and whether they agree with your assessment as to who it
should be and through it all through it. All. Whoever
the eventual starter is going to be is having fewer chances to get
as ready as he can be for week one, as
they drag this out and drag this out and we'll continue
to drag it out. Do you think
They're waiting for Jimmy Garoppolo.
I don't think so
I don't feel like it. I don't know. I just
I
I have a I have a hard time thinking that I mean first off
Jimmy Garoppolo has not exactly like played great when he's
played against the Seattle Seahawks. So they've gotten
some look I mean we can go back
to their game in Seattle. Last year, he made some bonehead
plays, you know, allowed Seattle to beat them or yeah,
it did beat them. You know,
Jimmy Garoppolo again, is going to be in another situation
where we talk about where at Goes up to Seattle.
He's not, he's going to be the third most physically, gifted
guy on the team. He is, they're going to go, oh, he's arms on
his good at Gino's. His d'armes definitely not as good as Drew
locks. Well, he's not as big as them always on his athleticism.
You know, again, that's where I have trepidation about Jimmy
Garoppolo one.
We know the stories about off the field. You can talk to
anybody in the NFL. It's a little weird there and then
on the field, like yes, he's done. Good things I understand,
but But
also he's had the benefit of having maybe the to bus
offense. A minds are the guys that are you know, two of
the five best offensive minds and football the last few years who
can just set it. You know, put things on a silver platter for
him.
So I that's where I just, I don't know, I don't, I don't
think they're going to do that. I don't, I don't know why.
I just don't feel that way. I still feel like the Texans at
some point if he gets released
are going to be the team that calls Jimmy Garoppolo and
signed him up. That's what I've been saying for us, right, that
they make the most sense if he does get released. And who
knows what the 49ers
are going to do, but from the Seahawks perspective,
hey, they got to figure something out because Russell
Wilson didn't walking through that door. Oh wait. He is
Monday night week one. And you better be ready for it and I'm
not feeling very optimistic about it for the Seahawks, but
we'll see what they decide to do.