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Wednesday Media Transcript: QB Geno Smith

Eric from BBI : Admin : 12/6/2017 4:19 pm
Quarterback Geno Smith

December 6, 2017

Q: What is your reaction to the decision?

A: Honestly, no reaction. Same as last week. I spoke to (inaudible) about something that kind of hit me last week which is a speech by coach Bobby Blick and it was about being an oak tree no matter if the sun is shining or if the wind is blowing and it’s storming. Just staying rooted, staying grounded and being the same guy. So I think that comes into play especially more now. I’m just going to continue to be the same guy, continue to support my guys, my teammates. Continue to be prepared, you never know what can happen and we’ll see from there.

Q: Spags (Steve Spagnuolo) said you weren’t happy with the decision.

A: I wasn’t. Any competitor wouldn’t be. To be put in that situation where you get a chance to play and then you’re being pulled, but it’s not because you played bad so you try to figure out why. But you got to understand that some things happen in this business and you just got to roll with it.

Q: Do you think you got a raw deal?

A: I mean I think I had an opportunity to play. I respect the heck out of Coach (Ben) McAdoo. I think he did something maybe not a lot of people would have. He gave me an opportunity and I respect it, I appreciate it. As far as sympathy or something like that, I’m not looking for it. I don’t need any sympathy. I’m built for all of this. I’m built for everything that’s going to come my way and I know that all of these tests and these trials are preparing me for something greater. So I look at adversity as something that can be positive. I’m thankful for the adversity and I look forward to it.

Q: You said you were trying to figure out why you got benched, have you figured out why?

A: That’s something that maybe I’ll figure out along the road, but as of now, no.

Q: Does it feel like an opportunity was taken away from you?

A: No. I had a great opportunity to go out there and play on Sunday with my teammates. We fought hard. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the win and I think that stings more than the news that I got this week.

Q: Did Spags give you any indication if you were going to have an opportunity over the last four games?

A: We really didn’t talk about that. He told me the decision that he made, I told him how I felt about it and then we kind of moved on from there.

Q: When you guys were flying back from Oakland, did you think about if Coach McAdoo and Jerry Reese getting fired was possible?

A: I really didn’t. I don’t really know what goes on outside of this building, but from the inside, they did a great job at keeping things normal. He coached us up until the last day. He coached us hard. I spoke to him before he left the building. I shared my gratitude with him, I told him how I felt about him, I appreciated him and he said the same.

Q: What was Ben like on Monday?

A: He’s strong man, he’s strong. He walked out of here with his head up high and I think he did a tremendous job with us this year. I know he’s made me a better player and I just wanted to thank him for it before he left and that was it.

Q: Did you search him out?

A: Yeah, I kind of saw him. I was in the weight room lifting and then I saw him on his way out and I went up to him.

Q: Do you think that you showed enough on Sunday to get you an opportunity somewhere?

A: To some people, it may never be enough and to others it will be. That’s not my job to focus on that. My job is to get better as a player, focus on my game and how I can improve. Obviously, there are some things that I can improve on from Sunday and that’s what I’ll focus on.

Q: Were you apologizing to Rex (Ryan) with your tweets?

A: I wasn’t apologizing to him. I was apologizing for the distraction and that’s pretty much all I’m going to say about it. I said my peace about it and I don’t have any other comments about it.
Thinking about Geno  
RetroJint : 12/6/2017 4:31 pm : link
Racial history in this country . Discrimination . The SEC wasn't integrated until 1970, I think , 105 years after the conclusion of the Civil War.

Is Geno the first African -American QB in team history to start a game and complete a pass? I can't think of anyone. If so, that is truly sad.
has quite the edge to him  
LG in NYC : 12/6/2017 4:33 pm : link
hopefully he can harness that for good.
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Banks : 12/6/2017 4:42 pm : link
I kinda like Geno. He gives direct answers.
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