“Raiders Will Bench Geno Smith At Some Point”: NFL Analyst Believes Las Vegas Raiders Will Bench QB Geno Smith Later This Season

The Las Vegas Raiders traded for quarterback Geno Smith in the offseason from the Seattle Seahawks. Las Vegas was looking to improve big time with him this season and the addition of head coach Pete Carroll.

Well, the Raiders lost once again against the Indianapolis Colts by a final score of 40-6. Las Vegas drops to 1-4 on the season and Indianapolis improved to 4-1 on the season. In the game, Smith completed 69.4% of his passes for 228 yards, zero touchdowns, and two interceptions. There are questions about him being the long-term quarterback moving forward.

NFL Analyst Believes That the Las Vegas Raiders Will Bench Geno Smith this season

Jeff Kerr of CBS Sports listed his latest overreactions and Non overreactions to week five of the 2025 NFL season. About the Raiders quarterback situation, he said,

“Raiders will bench Geno Smith at some point this year

Overreaction or reality: Reality

Smith was supposed to be a good trade for the Raiders, who picked up a veteran quarterback who could be a bridge signal-caller for a year or two as Pete Carroll looked to establish an identity in Las Vegas. Here’s the issue — Smith has been atrocious.

Smith threw two interceptions and had a 63.8 passer rating in the Raiders’ 40-6 loss to the Colts, which is essentially par for the course this season. He has six touchdowns to nine interceptions and a 75.6 passer rating through five games, ranking 27th out of 30 qualified quarterbacks in passer rating and first in interceptions (by three over Joe Flacco, who was benched).

The Raiders don’t have a good roster, but Smith was supposed to be better. Without Brock Bowers, he was horrible.

At some point, the Raiders are going to go to Kenny Pickett, no matter what they gave up for Smith this offseason — and despite the two-year, $75 million extension they agreed upon as well. Smith just isn’t a starting NFL quarterback anymore, and the Raiders need to turn the page.”

He is 34 years old. Smith has completed 65.0% of his passes so far this season with 1,176 yards, six touchdowns, and nine interceptions also. It will be interesting to see if he can bounce back against the Tennessee Titans (1-4). If he struggles again against them this week, Las Vegas may be forced to bench him in favor of Kenny Pickett moving forward.

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