Geno Smith was reunited with head coach Pete Carroll when he was traded to the Raiders in March, but the quarterback is working with offensive coordinator Chip Kelly for the first time.
Kelly is back in the NFL after spending the last seven seasons at the collegiate level and his previous pro experience saw him run an offense that was heavy on tempo with calls made at the line of scrimmage. Smith’s offenses in Seattle gave him more freedom to make changes based on his reads and he said that “Chip knows that I can see the game” which has helped their work installing this year’s scheme.