Kick Geno to the curb???

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX9XlEZgXcg

[Sibelius Hindemith]

Sounds like fake news to me. Who the fuck is Frascella anyway?

[D-train]

Sounds like fake news to me. Who the fuck is Frascella anyway?

Never heard of him either but 16k followers, while not a lot, isn't insignificant either. Where there's smoke there is fire. What do you think Geno's post meant???

[Sibelius Hindemith]

Was Geno responding specifically to that tweet?

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Was Geno responding specifically to that tweet?

Who knows. He didn't think his groupies were worth any further elaboration so he just put it out there without context. Comical.

[douche]

Geno calling out Frascella...

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Geno calling out Frascella...



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Geno being a bit sensitive. lol Interesting he chooses to justify it with a response...Not a good look.

[trharder]

Geno calling out Frascella...
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Geno being a bit sensitive. lol Interesting he chooses to justify it with a response...Not a good look.

I agree. It's a bad look. Poor form. Not really starting QB / "Tip of the Spear" material.

But I also think Geno is right. This Frascella douche did make this shit up. The "media" is full of liars.
I think the story that the Seahawks tried to trade up to get Penix was bull shit too. Concocted by the same
dip shits that tried to sell the idea that the Seahawks were targeting Penix in the draft, even though their
actions with Howell indicated otherwise.

[Donn Beach]

That's who he is

My name is John Frascella and I am a published sports author and professional sports writer. I had a book published about famous baseball executive Theo Epstein, and I currently write professionally for Razzball, FanSided and Recruit Certified. Follow me on Twitter @LegendSports7 for all things NFL, NBA and MLB throughout the year!

An analysis

the quarterback battle in Seattle is low-hanging fruit since Seattle traded for a young quarterback with starting experience this offseason. Howell is expected to be the backup quarterback in 2024 and both general manager John Schneider and head coach Mike Macdonald have said so. There will be speculation when there is nothing else to speculate about.

.The "NFL insider" that Smith chose to respond to on X/Twitter is named John Frascella. He has a history of writing for Bleacher Report and FanSided. He appears not to have written for FanSided, which 12th Man Rising is a part of, since last summer. His X handle says he is an "NFL Insider" and he has 16,000 followers. That is not a lot for someone claiming to be an insider, to be fair.

Frascella also has not been a consistent reporter of Seattle sports so when he claims to have a "source" with the Seahawks, this is likely a stretch. Frascella posted on X, in part, "Seattle Seahawks starting Quarterback Geno Smith is ‘on shakier ground than people realize,’ according to west coast source...My source compared the Seattle situation to the Pittsburgh Steelers: 'If Russ falters, you know Fields is gonna be in there,' he said."

Let's unpack this a bit. No reputable reporter should say "my" source because that implies that the reporter has an in with a person close to the Seahawks situation who doesn't speak to anyone other than that single reporter. This does happen in rare cases, but Frascella is not important enough for this to happen to him.

Also, the quote from the "source" is relatively silly. Literally, any sports fan in a bar having a drink with friends could say that. In other words, it's meaningless.

Except that Frascella's tweet really peeved off Geno Smith. Smith reposted Frascella's tweet and added, "U just made this BS up. Media is full of liars it’s so crazy!" So Frascella accomplished two things with his tweet. He upset Smith and was referred to as a member of the media thereby causing the real media to look bad. Maybe Frascella should just lay off thinking he knows anything about Seahawks football from now on.

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So either he is credible and he had a credible source or Gene felt the need to reply to a nobody. Not sure what is worse for Geno. LOL