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Geno Smith flashes some impressive touchdowns but between designed plays and some off-putting decision making, there’s still a lot of room for improvement- even when he gets the Touchdown he’s looking for.

Season Stats

	Completions	Attempts	CMP%	Yards	AVG	TD	INT	RATING
Geno Smith	219	367	59.7	2525	6.88	13	13	77.5

Receiver Breakdown

Eric Decker	4
Jeff Cumberland	3
Chris Johnson	1
Jeremy Kerley	1
Jace Amaro	1
Percy Harvin	1
John Conner	1
Chris Ivory	1

Geno Smith threw touchdowns to players all over the depth chart, including two that weren’t on the week 1 roster, showing a surprising favor for Jeff Cumberland over any non-Eric Decker player. Cumberland’s speed and size has made him a favorite of Geno’s since his rookie year.

Down Breakdown

1st Down	1
2nd Down	3
3rd Down	8
4th Down	1

Talk about showing up when the team needs it. Geno Smith had over 60% of his touchdowns come on third and fourth down, making the play under the pressure of losing possession.

Distance and Location

	Outside Left	Numbers Left	Middle	Numbers Right	Outside Right
30+					1
20-29	2			1	1
10-19			1
0-9	1	1	1	2	2
BEHIND LOS

Route Breakdown

Vertical	4
Cross/Deep Cross	2
Flat	2
Screen	1
Curl	1
Fade	1
Slant	1
Corner	1

3rd and 4 at OAK 5 (:31) G.Smith pass short middle to C.Johnson for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Purdum, Holder-R.Quigley.

Jets are in a 1×2 pro set with two RBs in the backfield.… Article continues here

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An up and down season saw Geno Smith throw 13 interceptions in 13 games started. Still learning on the job and still showing many mental errors, there’s a fine line between interceptions that can be fixed and interceptions that are inexcusable. We’re going to break down which are which.

Regular Season Stats

	Completions	Attempts	CMP%	Yards	AVG	TD	INT	RATING
Geno Smith	219	367	59.7	2525	6.88	13	13	77.5

Interceptions by Zone

	OL	NL	M	NR	OR
30+	2	1	1		1
20-29		1	1		1
10-19		1	2	1
0-9
BEHIND LOS				1

1st and 16 at NYJ 24 (6:06) (Shotgun) G.Smith pass short right INTERCEPTED by C.Woodson at NYJ 30. C.Woodson to NYJ 28 for 2 yards (E.Decker).

Jets come out in a 1×2 shotgun set, while the Raiders are in a Cover-2 zone shell that’s actually hiding a Cover-3.

As Charles Woodson comes down from his starting Cover-2 spot, Geno Smith’s dropping back and staring right in Eric Decker’s direction. Smith could have still made this play work and fit the ball in there, but after reaching his final step in the drop he takes another hitch step before throwing, effectively throwing just as Decker has turned around. At this point it’s just too late, the combination of staring down and lateness is going to cost the Jets a possession.

1st and 10 at GB 27 (2:00) (Shotgun) G.Smith pass deep right intended for Z.Sudfeld INTERCEPTED by T.Williams [M.Daniels] at GB 3. T.Williams to GB 3 for no gain (Z.Sudfeld).

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Cam Newton was drafted out of Auburn first overall in 2011. During the 2014 season, Newton dealt with some injuries but played the vast majority of the season completing 27 touchdowns for the Panthers’ offense and leading them to the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. In this breakdown we will look at all of Newton’s touchdowns both in the regular season as well as the postseason.

Regular Season Stats
Newton - 262/448 (58.5%), 6.98 y/a, 18 TDs, 12 INTs, 103 rushes for 539 yards and 5 TDs
Postseason Stats
Newton - 41/68 (60.3%), 6.53 y/a, 4 TDs, 3 INTs, 18 rushes for 72 yards
Note: Play numbers correspond to plays found here in the GIF Database.

Before we begin looking at some of his plays, I wanted to take a look at the recipients of Newton’s touchdowns:

Receiver Breakdown

Kelvin Benjamin	9
Greg Olsen	5
Corey Brown	2
Fozzy Whittaker	2
Jason Avant	1
Jonathan Stewart	1
Ed Dickson	1
Mike Tolbert	1

Kelvin Benjamin, the rookie wide receiver from Florida State University, really stepped up and made an impact catching 73 balls for 1,008 yards. He should continue to grow as Newton’s primary target alongside 2015 NFL Draft pick Devin Funchess from Michigan. Greg Olsen remains a valuable endzone target also when the Panthers aren’t running a variation of a misdirection involving Newton’s athletic ability. Here are the touchdowns broken down by quarter and down:

Quarter Breakdown

1st Quarter	4
2nd Quarter	6
3rd Quarter	7
4th Quarter	10

Down Breakdown

1st Down	9
2nd Down	7
3rd Down	10
4th Down	1

As well as the distance and location of the touchdowns:

Distance Breakdown

Fewer than 6 Yards	6
Between 6 and 15 yards	11
More than 15 yards	10

Location Breakdown

Deep Left	Deep Middle	Deep Right
3	0	2
Intermediate Left	Intermediate Middle	Intermediate Right
3	1	3
Short Left	Short Middle	Short Right
5	2	3

I find it interesting that the vast majority of Newton’s touchdowns were on the sidelines as opposed to over the middle of the field.… Article continues here

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Geno Smith flashes some impressive touchdowns but between designed plays and some off-putting decision making, there’s still a lot of room for improvement- even when he gets the Touchdown he’s looking for.

Season Stats

Receiver Breakdown

Down Breakdown

Distance and Location

Route Breakdown

An up and down season saw Geno Smith throw 13 interceptions in 13 games started. Still learning on the job and still showing many mental errors, there’s a fine line between interceptions that can be fixed and interceptions that are inexcusable. We’re going to break down which are which.

1st and 16 at NYJ 24 (6:06) (Shotgun) G.Smith pass short right INTERCEPTED by C.Woodson at NYJ 30. C.Woodson to NYJ 28 for 2 yards (E.Decker).

1st and 10 at GB 27 (2:00) (Shotgun) G.Smith pass deep right intended for Z.Sudfeld INTERCEPTED by T.Williams [M.Daniels] at GB 3. T.Williams to GB 3 for no gain (Z.Sudfeld).

Receiver Breakdown

Quarter Breakdown

Down Breakdown

Distance Breakdown

Location Breakdown

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