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Originally Posted by oldman
Why anyone would blame the Clark is beyond me. He did exactly what an owner should do. Twice he hired what was considered the top GM candidate, he hired what was considered a top HC candidate, and then hired a HC that most thought was pretty good. He spent the money to get those people to run the team.
Dorsey gets a C for whiffing (or so it appears) on Fisher and a questionable trade for Smith. But he did find some players people overlooked and Ford just may develop into something. Our draft class this year may pan out. You can't bring in All-Pro FAs to every position and have an All-Pro backup in case of injuries.
Reid flat out puzzles me. One game is brilliant and the next is dreck.
Injuries on the D side of the ball have killed us. DeVito was pretty solid and losing him and DJ in the first game have allowed teams to gash us with the run. Berry had a nagging injury before he left for the season. Sutton has worked wonders with what he has to work with.
Face it, our WRs don't scare anyone. Bowe is overpaid and Jenkins, Avery, Hammond, and Hemingway are, at best, #3/4 receivers that drop the ball way too often. I hate to say this but our hopes rest with Avant and Wilson.
Say what you want about Smith, but the major problem with this team is the O-line. I don't care who's behind center or if you have a triplet of All-Pros at WR, you can't have your QB running for his life every time he drops back to pass. Really, 45 sacks? Hudson is the only reliable lineman we have. I don't know what kind of doghouse Stephenson is in, but he has to be better than Harris. Our OGs are just terrible.
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While the oline is responsible for their share of sacks, it is also the QB's responsibility to get rid of the ball quickly.
Too often we see Alex Smith fail to pick up a blitz and not find the hot read. Too often we see him wait for receivers to get open instead of throwing his receivers open. Smith has to get rid of the ball quicker, and I'm not just talking about checkdowns.