What It Means:

Smith, of course, just finished a tumultuous run with the New York Jets. The Giants need to find a capable backup behind starter Eli Manning, but they also need to look toward the future with Manning clearly in his decline phase. Perhaps they believe Smith has untapped potential that could be unlocked for the future.

Over the last two years, Smith has dropped back just 62 times, accruing 0.05 Passing Net Expected Points per drop back -- well below the NFL average of 0.11 in that span. Despite that, his Passing Success Rate (the percent of drop backs that gain positive NEP) is an acceptable 48.39 percent.