Mike Holmgren predicts Seahawks make big move with Geno Smith at quarterback

The Seattle Seahawks are now two and a half seasons into the Geno Smith era, who has been categorized as a bridge quarterback in the post-Russell Wilson era. That bridge is getting pretty long though, and we're about at the point where we have to call this the Geno Smith era. So, just how much longer will Smith be Seattle's QB1? It depends on who you ask.

The conversation online seems to indicate a lot of fans are ready to try something different at quarterback, but the Seahawks themselves have given no hint of wavering confidence in Geno's game, which has been severely limited by atrocious offensive line play. Ball knowers still see Smith is throwing at a high level - even if not all the numbers agree.

Ask former Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren and he'd say that the organization might even be in the mood to give Geno Smith a new contract. At least that's what he said in an appearance on KJR 933 radio yesterday - per Corbin Smith at Sports Illustrated.

It's an interesting idea, one we were in favor of just before the season began when Mike Garafolo at NFL Network reported that Smith's people approached the team about discussing a contract extension but were rebuffed. At the time we said they might regret it if Smith could reach new heights thanks to the influence of offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb. At a minimum Grubb knows what he's doing more than former Seahawks OC Shane Waldron, who barely lasted half a season with the Chicago Bears. How Waldron lasted three years under Pete Carroll is worth asking but that's a story for another day.

Sadly, that Geno-ceiling project is consistently getting undermined by that awful offensive line - which has been a liability for entirely too many seasons in a row. This is the greatest black eye of the Carroll-John Schneider years, and it's getting blacker every week.

The return of Abe Lucas to the lineup might really move the needle a bit, but then there's still the matter of account for what might be the worst interior three in the NFL right now.

No matter what the stats say, Smith is still a great value at quarterback and an extension might make that even moreso the case. It could also free up some cap space to help the Seahawks clean up that OL unit, if that's something they're still interested in doing in 2024.

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