Alex Smith: Chiefs' offensive strategy will look much different this year
 

Lol

Back to swing passes to Jamaal.


****.

I really doubt it's much different.

Smith said nothing. I bet we stretch the field 'just' a bit more.

I hate Arrowhead Pride.

Stop quoting their shit and go directly to the source, please.

4500 yards and 35 TD. This is the year of Alex Elite.

I'm really looking forward to this season with much confidence we will be a really good team.

If our OL improves , which it should , it will make a HUGE difference.

Smith will basically remain the same top 10 efficient QB.

Now, we just have to hope key players can be healthy when it counts most.

3589 yards

22 TDs. 8 INTs

MOAR HIDDEN TOUCHDOWNS

Plus I hear he's an absolute ANIMAL in the sack. Mrs. Smith is very satisfied.

Not cause I'm a lazy, content to be so-so Chief fan, but I'd be willing that's good for at least 10 wins.

I'd take our game manger any day over the Donks. :D

I wonder if we go more ball control now that we have 3 starting caliber RBs.

The play action will be devastating if they are focused on containing West + Ware + Jamaal.

Throw Tyreek Hill and/or DAT in that mix for Jet-Sweeps or flat passes, or hit the defense over the top with Maclin or Kelce.

All that with our easy, easy schedule and we should dominate the regular season if we stay healthy.

Childress , I would assume, will play a more active role in it too...I dont think anyone really took Pederson seriously as a true OC. He seemed more of a rah rah, glorified Reid assistant to me. Andy has always been a big nepotism guy...

Could you imagine Tecmo Bowl with Alex Smith? All the plays would be "bubble Screen"

Feel free to post your own stuff.

First offensive play will be a screen.

20 dollars.

Who's the first taker?

I'll be curious to see if the "game-manager/overly cautious" nature that he has morphs into a bit more of a risk taker throughout the season.

I know.. I know.. "been in the league 10+ years.. is what he is..."

.. but just maybe he became this QB because of poor OLs and underwhelming WRs.

4th year into this system... perhaps the personnel is improving to a point where he can and will afford himself to be more aggressive. Seems even last season, he was taking a couple more deep shots per game.


Just to throw out a comparison on passes attempted for 21+ yds...

Tom Brady threw 60 of these all year.. which is good for just under 15% of his total pass attempts.

Phillip Rivers had 47 attempts over 21+ yds.. which was 7.1% of his total pass attempts... just wow, right?


Alex had only 32 attempts over 21+ yds.. which was 6.8% of his total pass attempts.

I don't ever see him becoming a vertical-happy QB, but if he trusts his protection more... if he is building a rapport with the other WRs.. we should see a few more deep shots per game attempted. If a QB throws 500 passes in a season, and 15% of them are 21+yds attempted.... then you have 75 attempts from that range throughout a season.. which is still only 4-5 deeper shots per game.

Pretty sure they say this every year about this time....

13% more screens!

Doubt it.

Every damn team in the league has a piece like this. The team is llllloaded though.

Hootie, I think.

5000 yards 40 tds in the air?

You've never seen a screen pass like THIS!

The REAL Smed

Clayton ... all day long

4500 total yards 30 scores

So different from the productive post-charles injury offense?

or

Different from the 30 passes at or behind the LoS type offense?

Yyeeeee-up. Same predictable play-not-to-lose gameplan with terrible clock management sprinkled judiciously.

And Pederson has zero control as a head coach as well, which has been documented the past few days as Jim Schwartz and QB coach Frank Reich have both contradicted Pederson's statement that Sam Bradford is the Eagles undisputed #1 starter.

I am so happy that bozo is gone.

I do, almost every day. I link to The Star or the Chiefs website, not some crappy 3rd party site that makes their own opinions and assumptions based on articles written by someone else.

It's not journalism, it's garbage.

Now would be a perfect time for a new "lol arrowhead pride" emoticon.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl...e79924462.html

Chiefs counting on continuity to improve offensive output

Tuesday’s practice, which marked the first of 10 voluntary practices the Chiefs will hold over the next month, was the first time the Chiefs have gone 11-on-11 since their 27-20 loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC divisional round. But for quarterback Alex Smith, the best indicator of hope for an improved offense in 2016 did not hit him this week. Instead, he realized it way back on April 18, which marked the start of the team’s offseason workout program. “It kind of hit me day one of Phase I when we came out here and QBs and receivers and tight ends and running backs were throwing, and there were only a couple of new faces,” said Smith, a 12-year veteran. “Definitely a rarity.”

The NFL, by nature, is rife with turnover. That is especially true at the bottom of the roster, where players are viewed as inexpensive and replaceable. Yet the Chiefs remain largely intact from last year, especially at the skill positions, as their top eight rushers and top seven receivers return. “It was nice from day one,” Smith said. “We weren’t really having to reteach anything, guys knew it.”

Granted, there are some new faces who might be expected to contribute, especially at receiver. Veteran free agents like Rod Streater and Mike Williams could make an impact, in addition to rookies like Demarcus Robinson (a fourth-rounder) and Tyreek Hill (a fifth-rounder). Meanwhile, coveted free-agent right tackle Mitchell Schwartz is being counted on to help solidify an offensive line that surrendered 46 sacks, tied for sixth-most in the league.

Add it all together, and players say there’s a belief the Chiefs — who finished 27th in total offense and ninth in points scored a year ago — have the pieces in place to take the next step. “I think we have basically gotten to the point where we know what we are, we know what we’re capable of, and the things that we’re doing now, on the offensive side of the ball, is what we’re good at,” receiver Jeremy Maclin said.

That may sound simple, but Maclin said it’s not always a given. “Sometimes, people try to do things they want to do, but they’re not necessarily good at doing,” Maclin said. “But as long as you stick to your strengths and put guys in position to be successful, I think we’re going to be in pretty good shape. Like I always said, Alex is a guy who can do everything. You’ve got (tight end Travis) Kelce. You’ve got myself. A busload of running backs who can all run the football. So I’m excited about it, for sure.”

A big key to making it all work, of course, will be the 32-year-old Smith, who is coming off a career year in which he assumed more control of the offense, earned respect around the league and emerged as a timely playmaker, both with his arm and his legs. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said the staff will continue to challenge Smith as he pushes to find his ceiling as a leader and quarterback. “Yeah, he’s so smart, we’re lucky to have him,” Reid said. “He’s always wanting more and to be challenged more. We give it to him within realm, we give it to him. He just gobbles that kind of stuff up. He’s not getting any younger, I know that, but he’s loving every minute of it, which is kind of fun to be around.”

Smith’s positive, upbeat attitude on Tuesday reflected that. After the practice, he happily noted that there were fewer mistakes compared to last year, and he seemed genuinely optimistic about the status of the offense. “I know today we stuck on a little tape from last year’s first OTA just to kind of take a peek,” Smith said. “Very, very different the install that went in today, very different than last year’s install.

"It was a clean day, way cleaner today than last year’s.”

**** Arrowhead Pride for distorting Smith's words and leaving out the key component.

"It was a clean day, way cleaner today than last year’s” and Chiefs counting on continuity to improve offensive output

Different than what they installed at the beginning of OTAs a year ago. :shrug:

MOAR HALFBACK PASSES

Reid's first love is throwing the ball, and with Childress having an increased role I think we'll see more of that. Question is, will it be more screens/down the line passes, or are we actually going to attack down the field (I didn't say 20+ yards down the field, so reel in your Hate Alex Boner)?

Those opinion websites that advertises themselves as news is full of garbage. Even ESPN's grading of our season was a bunch of crap, grading us as a 'c+' without even mentioning the addition of Mitchell schwartz

Smith is too classy to give us his real take on summer camp two years ago when Bowe was our #1. I would pay good money to hear his opinions then

Hopefully Childress establishes a new rule that we should run the ball on 3rd and 1 99% of the time...or that we should run the ball at least one time when we have 1st and 10 at an opponents 38 ****ing yard line.

"Continuity" of watching concrete attempt to roll uphill...

This whole board must be really boring to you with all the Hollywood entertainment right out of your front door. For the life of me I can't understand why you are here.

:facepalm:

I sure as **** hope I'm not a grumpy old man when I'm your age

That is probably your funniest post on the Planet. You call me out for being Grumpy. ROFL

Really? ROFL Hey, Tyler Bray is the 2nd string QB, what do you think of that Mr. Sgt. of Arms?

First off, it's Bray, not Brey.

Secondly, you've been picking at me for the better part of the year and I've not responded to your baiting until now.

You're a over 65 man with 7 stents in his heart. I'd think you'd have better things to do with the remainder of your life than to pick at my every post but apparently, I'm wrong.

What do you care?

WTF happened to respect for elders.

Jesus ****ing Christ.

Yeah, I fixed the Bray part before the edit time clicked in. :D

I have always stood up to bullies and assholes, my whole life. Goes all the way back to the 50s. Sometimes it worked out, sometimes it hasn't.

Please try and avoid being Grumpy Dane, good luck with that. ROFL

***edit*** Holy crap I just noticed you said you might be wrong. I put it on the calender, May 26, 2016. There is hope.

You are already are grumpy all the time. It is obvious to everyone except you.

All you do is whine and throw fits and trash most threads with your posts in one way or another and it always leads to your grumpy hateful bullshit spewing on others.
Is it the many or the one that is or has the problem?

A person has to have respect for themselves before they can have respect for others.

If your IQ is over 80, I'd be shocked.

LMAO

I haven't been here long but this guy seems to piss on every thread he's in like a dark rain cloud full of dicks.

Is this the encouraged posting style here? Making light of someone's heart issues seems cruel.

First off, you're a liar and have been banned in the past.

Stop with the nonsense.

What about knowing someone is dying and asking them why they are dead yet?
Is that something you have done or are capable of doing?

Absolutely not, I try to treat everyone with respect.

Are you Clay Wendler?

Mods have you checked this smellway out to see if it is the ole Go Chiefs?
Has he been let back in to see if he has changed while not letting the other members know?

I'm new here. Please treat me with respect and I will do the same to you in turn.

You need ECT that is for sure. I am one semester from a Bachelors degree in Business Management with a minor in Finance.

Please answer my direct question.

Never been here before.

None of us has.

Hopefully we run the ball near 30 times a game. Looking at this https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/sta...ate=2015-11-12 we were 21st in rushing attempts per game when Charles went down, and up to 9th at the end of the season.

This. Smith is never going to be the gunslinger people want him to be. He's going to take care of the football, complete a high percentage of his throws, use his feet effectively, keep his defense out of shitty positions as much as possible, and put the team in a position to win.

Chiefs get to the end healthy... they have as good a shot as any.

Go Chiefs.

I just hope they don't go back to Jamaal left, Jamaal right, Jamaal up the middle. They've got plenty of weapons now, I hope they continue to spread it around and not get overly focused on Charles. As good as he is, he'll be better if the defense needs to account for everyone.

Translation:

I am worried that this is Go Chiefs and my Alex Smith feelings are already getting hurt.

With Andy Reid, concluding this off of rushing attempts probably isn't all that on point. The offense became more efficient during the win streak.. which means they were bound to be having more offensive plays per game with the sustained drives.

By the numbers, KC ran the ball well enough in 3 of the first 5 games.. some may say 4 out of 5. The problem early on that I recall.. and that Football Outsiders noted during that time.. was that KC was in the lower tier of teams in rush success rate.. which was an indication of poor consistency ( could and did rip off some nice gainers, but mixed with plenty of runs stuffed ). I blame this on Andy's play selections as much as the OL blocking.

I do like the idea of a balanced offense though. I'm frequently complaining about the lack of Anthony Sherman leading the way too.

That's not clay.

Either him or dagnabbit is probably ror, though.

We will be throwing the ball downfield more because the offensive line will be able to consistently pass block for the first time since 2005.

Have they cleared up how this 2 OC situation is going to work?

I'd also like to see Andy gamble more on 3rd and 4th and short (when situation and game flow says it makes sense.)

:clap: THIS!

At the very least we should be able to do it enough for it to be a legitimate threat and to keep the defense honest.

Smith actually trusting his targets won't hurt any either.

Sure it is the lebron bashing outed him. He can't resist a dig at him....dagnabit is ror

It is obvious that you do not know what you are talking about.

I wish we had a Desean Jackson type player..... Someone who could get deep, yet wide open.....