Geno Smith has had plenty of success as a starting quarterback for the Seahawks, but unlike his predecessor, he hasn't been able to slay the 49ers yet.
After spending seven seasons as a backup with four different franchises, Smith tossed 30 touchdown passes in his first year under center for Seattle, winning Comeback Player of the Year honors and earning his first Pro Bowl nod as he led the team to a surprise playoff berth. Even with his overall numbers declining last season and missing a pair of starts due to injury, he made the Pro Bowl roster again as the team narrowly missed the postseason with a 9-8 record.
In fairness to Smith, he's hardly been the only reason that the Seahawks haven't beaten the 49ers since 2021. In four regular season games against the bitter rival, he has completed north of 67 percent of his passes and added 41 rushing yards on eight carries, while he threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-23 loss in the playoffs two years ago. He managed to do this while under constant duress, taking 15 sacks behind a porous offensive line.
"Eye discipline is at a premium. There are a lot of moving parts," Macdonald said of the challenges of defending Shanahan's scheme. "Distributions and how the number count changes quickly and how well he changes angles and numbers, I think is up there with the best in the league. And then I'd say like the timing and the precision of the passing game really puts a premium on how well those guys can play their technique.
Though most of these miscues don't fall on the quarterback's shoulders, Smith deserves some of the blame for the Seahawks recent swoon against the 49ers. Trailing by six in the wild card loss late in the third quarter, he didn't feel Charles Omenihu dipping around the edge and lost the ball on a strip sack, leading to an implosion on both sides of the ball in the final quarter.
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