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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
There was some encouraging play by Alex Smith in the 1st half, definitely. He made some throws early that he had not been making for most of this season, and it seemed to open up the field in the second quarter. Funny how when teams respect you throwing the ball down the field a bit, the short passing game and running game open up.
Second half - really the third quarter - it seemed like the offense regressed. And it didn't get going again until the Broncos had a 17-point lead with 7 1/2 minutes left (garbage time).
The drops hurt, obviously, but I think it's a stretch to say the Chiefs win without the drops.
Alex Smith played better, but he still needs to improve a lot. And the biggest issue remains the throws he chooses NOT to make because of his extreme risk aversion (even when they are throws he CAN safely make/has the arm strength and accuracy to make).
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I can completely respect criticism when done with some fairness.
He played far from a perfect game, that said the loss can't be put solely on AS.
The dropped pass by Avery was big, I think that one play changes the game.
That one play let a little doubt creep in and they can't let that happen.