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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
What Manning, Big Ben, and Flacco do really well is take what the game gives them. That means when this defense breaks (and it will, especially when the playoff race heats up), then Smith better be ready to keep up with an aggressive offense.
That's where I think he falls a little short. This is also the type of offense where Smith can't just be good in the 4th quarter, he has to be exceptional. I think Smith is the type of QB who can manage his way to a playoff win or two, but unlike Flacco and Eli, he'll be dependent on the defense to make plays for him. And I'll need to see more 4th quarter performances like we saw against Philly.
If Smith can do those things, he may make games look uncomfortable, but he does make us competitive.
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Actually, isn't that exactly what Alex Smith did in his two playoff games that he has played in?
In the Saints game, in the second half when he had to he made plays, and lots of them. In the Giants game, in a mess for football, rainy windy and muddy, he played it closer to the vest, of course the defense he was playing had a lot to do with that, made just enough big plays while not turning it over to give his team a chance?
Is that not what you just described?