"For the Raiders, I absolutely love it. Geno Smith, incredibly underrated quarterback. Part of the reason he struggled at times in Seattle - a huge part of the reason, the biggest reason - was their offensive line was so bad. He faced one of the highest quick pressure rates in football. When he was kept clean, his numbers were up there with anyone. Accurate, experienced veteran quarterback. I absolutely love this for the Raiders." - ESPN's Mina Kimes via YouTube
"When you look at Chip Kelly, when he came to Philadelphia the first time, it was everything that he did at Oregon. It was up-tempo, it was spread. Well that's the offense that Geno Smith grew up in at West Virginia. I mean, it's exactly the same offense. He understands tempo, he understands shotgun, he understands getting the ball out of his hands fast. Going back to when Geno got that job with Seattle, I remember there was a quarterback battle, him and Drew Lock. Geno won that battle. I remember talking to Geno at that time and he said for the first time in his whole career, he felt like the organization had his back. Pete Carroll has his back in this deal right here." - NFL Network's Brian Baldinger via Instagram