We all know the quote: “They wrote me off, I ain’t write back, though.”
Geno Smith said those words immediately following the Seattle Seahawks' stunning win over the quarterback he replaced, Russell Wilson, and the team that traded for him, the Denver Broncos, in Week 1.
It was a cathartic moment for Smith, who endured almost endless disappointment or embarrassment during his first nine seasons as either a backup to an entrenched starter or the victim of the New York media market.