Breece Hall made it clear after the New York Jets’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs that Geno Smith isn’t getting left out to dry inside the locker room.
The Jets dropped to 2-6 after the defeat, and the skid has now stretched to four straight games. That kind of stretch has pushed the playoffs farther away with every passing week, and Sunday’s blowout did nothing to ease the pressure around the team.
Smith took some heat after the game, finishing with 165 passing yards in what was a rough outing against Kansas City. Still, Hall stepped up in his quarterback’s corner and said the team should be doing more to help him.
“We’re frustrated with him... he’s been doing very well distributing the ball and leading this offense,” Hall said. “He definitely deserves for us to play better for him.”
That support matters, especially with the Jets searching for answers during this losing streak. Smith has had a solid season overall, and even in a game where his performance was lackluster, the team was still hanging around in the first half. The second half, though, unraveled across the board, and the result can’t be pinned on Smith alone.
The sense around the team is that Smith’s spot isn’t in danger. The Jets don’t appear to have a better option right now, and they also reportedly turned away trade requests for the veteran quarterback.
For now, the burden of fixing things falls on Smith and the rest of the offense, with Hall’s return giving the unit a little more to work with. It also gives Smith some visible backing from teammates at a time when that kind of support can matter.
New York will get its next shot to stop the slide when it hosts the AFC East rival Buffalo Bills this coming week.
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