"Geno Smith looks really good."
"Great day from Geno Smith."
"Geno’s aggressive — fun to watch."
This is just a small sampling of what is being said about the veteran quarterback during the New York Jets' training camp ahead of the 2026 NFL season. But Las Vegas Raiders fans have heard this before, and they know exactly how it plays out.
Smith enjoyed a similarly successful preseason last year for the Silver and Black, and even opened up the year with a great win on the road against the eventual AFC champion New England Patriots. But his campaign was ultimately disastrous, and those results should still matter very much.
But apparently, they don't for Jets media members, who are practically pushing the Geno Smith hype train themselves at training camp. They are falling for the exact same propaganda that fooled Raider Nation at this time last year, and the only thing for Las Vegas supporters to do is laugh.
Raiders fans have to laugh as Geno Smith hype continues at Jets camp
After watching Smith take more sacks and throw more interceptions last year in a 15-game sample size than any other quarterback did in the entire season, it is hard for Raiders fans to buy the fact that Smith looking unstoppable during Jets training camp actually means anything.
So, let's run through some reports from New York's summer practices and decode the propaganda machine that Geno Smith has somehow built.
Claim(s):
"Great day from Geno Smith. Deadly accurate in the red zone and had multiple scores because of it."
"Geno went 3/3 with two TDs in team drills from the 25 and inward."
Reality: Smith had two great days during the 2025 season. He was not deadly accurate, throwing a league-worst 17 interceptions despite missing two games. The Raiders ranked 22nd in red zone touchdown efficiency.
Claim(s):
"Think you’re gonna see a lot of that from Geno this year — shots. Nice change after back-to-back years of the QB playing so passive."
"Geno’s aggressive — fun to watch. Still throws such a pretty spiral. The TDs to Garrett Wilson, AD Mitchell had great touch."
Reality: Jets fans, you think you want an aggressive quarterback, but you really don't. Not when he forces the ball into tight windows and has 18 turnover-worthy plays in a single season. His arm isn't strong enough to be as aggressive as he is, and he won't take accountability for it post-game.
Well, that was fun.
Look, Smith may be better set up for success in New York this season than he was in Las Vegas last year. The jury is still out on Aaron Glenn as a coach, but he can't be much worse than Pete Carroll was in his lone year with the Raiders.
Plus, the Jets' offensive line is way better, and their skill position group, with Garrett Wilson, Breece Hall, Omar Cooper Jr., Kenyon Sadiq and Adonai Mitchell, is at least as good as what the Silver and Black had last year, if not better.
But it is important to note that, while Smith was certainly a product of a bad environment at times, he was also one of the chief people cultivating it. And if things don't go well instantly for the Jets, then his attitude will sour, and his play will dwindle along with it.
And it is easy to buy into the hype. When the games haven't been played yet and all you have are fiery quotes and great displays of leadership in press conferences, and you combine that with a boatload of positive reports from camp, it is easy to get excited.
Take it from Raider Nation, though, Jets fans: Smith just isn't the quarterback that he was with the Seattle Seahawks. And that is okay. Maybe he'll lead you to the same promised land that he led Las Vegas to, which is the No. 1 pick and a potential franchise quarterback to get you out of this mess.
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