This is a different Geno Smith. A less defensive Geno Smith. A Geno Smith oblivious to the naysayers. A Geno Smith who never has stopped believing in Geno Smith.
Maybe it means nothing. Maybe he will, at some point, surrender his dream job to Ryan Fitzpatrick. Maybe it will mean everything.
He glad-hands media members who have chronicled his failings, the 41 turnovers his first two seasons on the field, the cursing of the fan walking off the field, the missed team meeting the night before the Chargers game.
I tell him he seems different, and ask him what the right word is to use about him.