DETROIT -- Standing at the podium inside Ford Field after his Seattle Seahawks had just escaped with a win in a shootout against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Pete Carroll offered a smile and an indirect answer when asked if Geno Smith’s hot start to the season has exceeded his expectations.
It was seemingly a tacit acknowledgement that the quarterback has been better than even the NFL’s most optimistic head coach anticipated.
“He’s playing pretty good football, man,” said Carroll, shaking his head.
Over in the visitor’s locker room, receiver Tyler Lockett broke into a brief chant when asked about one of the many big plays Smith made during Seattle’s 555-yard offensive outburst.