"Game of Thrones" author slams Geno Smith

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When you think of George R.R. Martin you think of his best selling books or the HBO series about dragons, mad kings, and deadly frozen corpses. What you may not know is that Martin is an avid New York football fan (of both the Jets and Giants).

It has been a tough year for Martin having to watch Big Blue and Gang Green struggle all year round. Martin voiced his frustration over the Jets quarterback woes recently on his LiveJournal account stating:

The Jets shocked everyone, including me, by upsetting the Steelers. As Gang Green came into the game at 1-8, no one could have seen that coming. But that's why they play the games, as Boomer likes to say. (I expect he'll be saying it tonight on Primetime). Truth be told, though the Jets played much better than usual, the Steelers really beat themselves, with turnovers. And it is kind of a Pyrrhic victory, since it is way too late to make a playoff run. It is certainly more fun to watch the Jets win than to watch them lose, but if they start racking up victories now, all it will do is ruin their chances of getting a real franchise QB in the draft. So that's probably just what they will do, watch and see.

I can bemoan that later, however. For the moment, I will enjoy the win, and wonder what might have happened if Rex had only benched Geno Smith earlier. (I was distressed to see Geno back as second string, and Matt Simms inactive. Simms showed more in his brief appearance last week than Geno has all season). Some good play there by Percy Harvin, Erik Decker, and Chris Ivory. And the D line. Gang Green DOES have some good players, if only they could get a quarterback.

First of all, LiveJournal still exists? Second, Martin seems to be going along with the mainstream thought that Geno isn't a starter. I disagree.

There are not that many quarterbacks who are great their first two years out the gate. I also would argue that Smith had no one to throw to last year at all. Yes, Decker, Harvin and Amaro are good pieces but one must keep in mind Decker has been out with injury a lot this season, Harvin just got on the team a few weeks ago and Amaro is a rookie. I'm not saying Geno is the next Broadway Joe but I don't think he deserves everyone piling on him. It seems as though Martin is willing to write off Geno Smith like he has so many beloved characters in his acclaimed series (RIP Ned Stark).

Martin is no stranger to hurling verbal insults regarding football. Here are a few choice Martin quotes from the local New York CBS station:

March 15, 2013: Oh, and the Patriots… what a vile thing is Evil Little Bill. The way he treated Wes Welker is disgraceful. Man has absolutely no loyalty to anyone. Watch and see, when Tom Brady’s talents start to fade — and they will, it happens to all of them — Evil Little Bill will ship him out as well.

March 21, 2012: I was drinking my morning coffee when the headline flashed across the bottom of the screen. That sound you heard was me choking and sputtering. My Jets have given up two perfectly good draft picks for Tim Tebow, the worst quarterback in the National Football League. Gak.

Nov. 5, 2012: The Jets avoided losing this week by the clever strategy of not playing.

So if George R.R. Martin were to write off Geno Smith from the Jets how do you think he would do it? Swallowed whole by a dragon, burned to death by wildfire, or simply stomped by Giants? Let us know in the comments section!

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