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*For the straight , the crew will document the players we believe will be "Making the Leap" in 2015. This could be a player Brian Bellows Kids Jersey emerging from no-name status to a quality starter. Or it could mean an excellent player jumping to superstar status.* showed more last December than or showed all season. He torched the in a nearly flawle s Week 17 game, but nobody noticed because the ' season was over in November. Nobody noticed because "Geno" is already a four-letter word in New York.There are different types of Making the Leap candidates. There are like . There are guys like last year, a great young player that we believed . And there are guys like Geno, just trying to improve to "acceptable."Though he is only 24, it feels like the book has already been written on Smith because of his propensity for big mistakes under pre sure. But after being viewed as a punchline for two seasons, Geno is now in a perfect position to develop into a midlevel starter who survives a full 16-game slate. After a brutal start to his career, that would be quite a leap.What changed in DecemberGeno's lowest moment as a pro was the last memory Martin Hanzal Jersey most folks have of him. In an ugly Week 13 lo s to Miami on Monday Night Football, Rex Ryan was so afraid of letting Smith actually play quarterback that the only attempted 13 pa ses compared to 49 rushes. Rex told a national audience that he'd rather set offensive progre s back 40 years than allow Smith to do his job. And then suddenly Geno started to do his job quite well. In the last four games, Smith completed 65 percent of his pa ses for 1,001 yards, six touchdowns, and two picks. He averaged 9.2 yards-per-attempt over that stretch, tied for best in the league. By the time the played Miami again in Week 17, Geno was virtually flawle s:I re-watched each Smith snap on the coaches film from to see how he pulled off this turnaround. Here are my biggest takeaways: Geno excelled over the final month because of his decision-making. His biggest i sue as a pro has been panicking when under dure s and throwing pa ses up for grabs. He's prone to the brain freeze. In the final month, Smith calmly found the open receiver. When no one was open, he made plays with his legs or got rid of the ball.One huge reason that Smith made good decisions: He had time. The protected Smith very well over the final month, which allowed him to show off his strengths. Smith has a strong Blake Comeau Kids Jersey arm and methodically goes through his reads better than plenty of his young contemporaries. A big question: If protection isn't so ideal in 2015, can he still excel?Geno got me fired up enough to write this because he owns skills that are difficult to teach. He has excellent pocket movement, buying time to attempt pa ses. Some quarterbacks never get that sixth sense in the pocket; Geno has it. He is not afraid to make difficult throws, aggre sively pushing the ball down the Valeri Nichushkin Women Jersey field. He looks off defenders. The play below is an example of him stepping up in the pocket and taking a hit before delivering:The didn't ask Smith to do too much. He ran the offense and didn't take too many chances.In Weeks 14-16, Smith played solid midlevel starter football. He mostly stayed out of the way. But in the season finale, Smith put together one of the best games by any quarterback all season, throwing for 358 yards on only 25 attempts. He threw receivers open and even his incompletions were on point. The game showed off his big arm and his touch.The Gailey effectDecember was fun and all, but Smith wouldn't make our list if not for the arrival of offensive coordinator Chan Gailey. In previous stops, Gailey has turned into a starting fantasy option, helped get a $60 million contract and coached a Jay Fiedler-led team to finish eighth in points scored. Gailey accomplished all of the above by getting mediocre quarterbacks to play smart and get rid of the ball quickly. Smith has plenty of talent, and he certainly has the supporting cast. The receiver po se -- , , , second-round pick and tight end -- form one of the deeper groups in the league. Gailey has cooked up numbers with far le s talent. His best offenses are similar to the one that Smith excelled in at West Virginia. It's almost like the had a plan here.ExpectationsWe aren't making the case that will be a er. We do believe he has the skills to be a competent starting quarterback who holds off backup all season. He can be the type of guy who finishes in the top 20 of our . have plenty of . To put it another way: Geno, like in Kansas City, will no longer be Corey Perry Men Jersey the guy to hold the team back. The Genocoaster in 2015 should more closely resemble a Swi s train, .The latest Podcast , the Jr. drama and unveils the Superstar Club. Find more content on .