Geno Smith Ripped For The Excuse He Made After Raiders’ Loss To Jaguars

The Raiders' already disappointing play took a move for nan worse Sunday successful their overtime nonaccomplishment to nan Jaguars, which felt for illustration 1 of Las Vegas's much winnable games—up until their grounded two-point conversion effort connected their last possession.

Raiders backmost Geno Smith deserved in installments for keeping his squad successful nan crippled done 4 quarters, arsenic he threw for 284 yards and 4 touchdowns (as good arsenic 1 interception) to thief lead Las Vegas to nan cusp of their 3rd triumph of nan season. After a 23-23 necktie successful regulation, Smith answered Trevor Lawrence's opening touchdown thrust successful overtime pinch 1 of his own, connecting pinch Brock Bowers successful nan extremity area for nan 3rd clip that afternoon.

The Raiders past decided to propulsion nan gutsy move of moving a two-point conversion effort to perchance triumph nan game. Smith was looking for wideout Tyler Lockett connected nan play, but he hesitated for a infinitesimal and past threw nan shot into nan outstretched arms of Jaguars protect tackle DaVon Hamilton, who batted nan shot down and sealed nan Raiders' 30-29 loss.

Smith was asked astir why he "double-clutched" connected nan two-point conversion effort alternatively of releasing nan shot earlier for what could person been a successful walk to Lockett.

"That's football, brother," Smith simply said.

Smith elaborated a spot much connected nan game-ending play, but alternatively than remark connected his mistimed throw, he gave in installments to nan Jaguars defender for "making nan play."

“We had nan play, Chip [Kelly] called a awesome play," Smith said. "Got nan look we wanted. They reacted really we wanted. Tyler Lockett was unfastened successful nan backmost of nan extremity zone. We triumph nan crippled if nan feline doesn’t jump up and extremity nan ball. Hats disconnected to him. He made nan play."

Fans ripped nan seasoned backmost for his deficiency of accountability successful his postgame presser:

Week 9's nonaccomplishment was sadly 1 of Smith's amended games, arsenic nan Raiders backmost had antecedently thrown six interceptions successful his past 4 contests, 1 of which was a 31-0 blowout nonaccomplishment to nan Chiefs. Las Vegas now autumn to 2-6 connected nan twelvemonth and look much and much for illustration sellers astatine nan NFL waste and acquisition deadline amid Smith's once-hopeful debut play pinch nan achromatic and silver.

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