Ex-Legion of Boom member blasts Seahawks fans for wanting to replace Geno Smith: "It really grinds my gears" - Source: Getty
The Seattle Seahawks' quest to return to the playoffs fell just short, as they finished with the same record as NFC West champions Los Angeles Rams. But the Rams finished second in the division due to the strength of victory tiebreaker.
Swahawks fans were unsurprisingly frustrated about missing the postseason for the second year running. Many believe they wouldn't have if they had a better quarterback than Geno Smith.
However, Seahawks icon and a member of the vaunted 'Legion of Boom' defense, Richard Sherman rubbished suggestions that the veteran signal-caller had an underwhelming season. On his podcast, he defended the quarterback:
"Really cool for Geno to have 70% completion percentage, like, the incentives he had to hit were really high, and that's why I get frustrated when Seattle fans, like, 'Get rid of him. He s**ks.'
