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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
Alex Smith is a safe QB, his offenses don't turn the ball over, but that's about where the greatness stops.
Since 2009...
- his teams have never finished in the top 20 on pass attempts
- has only once finished in the top 22 passing yards category
- only twice has hit the top 15 finish in TDs
I'm not pointing that out to say it's all about flashy stats, but teams aren't winning because Alex Smith is the QB. He's not doing dumb things to make them lose, but he's not doing anything special to win. He didn't defeat those elite QBs, hell he wasn't even on the field when they were... that's a silly stat.
Smith has been around good RBs and defenses, but can't get teams over the hump because he doesn't have "it".
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Your analysis is unfair. Smith didn't get over the hump in 2011 because his team's usual return man missed the game, and the replacement messed up 2 easy plays. If the return man doesn't make those mistakes, Alex Smith is in the Super Bowl, and the 49ers are playing the Patriots for the Lombardi. His failure to get to the SB wasn't because he was missing "it", it was because Kyle Williams couldn't field the ball.