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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts
We wouldn't we want to roll out another Alex Smith thread?!?!? Listen, for the Clay haters, this will probably be the thread that gets him banned. He can't help himself, right? Let's go!!!
First off, as many of you know, I have been very critical of Alexander Douglas Smith. Wasn't happy with the trade, HATED the extension, and have burned him to the ground from the beginning. So ****ing sick of the retread QB's.
So, that said Alex Smith is my Daddy. I mean, I just have to own that at this point. Here's why. He's never had continuity in a system. That guy had a new offensive coordinator just about every year until Jim Harbaugh showed up. And he flashed a little bit. That said, it sure looks like San Fran traded their best QB to us in favor of some douche that's starting some thing all over the league, while riding the bench to a guy named Blaine Gabbert.
Alex is now in his 4th year of the same system and it's showing. He's getting better. Why is he my daddy now all of a sudden though? Because he proved that he's more than just a game manager. He made some ****ing incredible throws against the Chargers last week. The back shoulder Maclin throw, the Maclin throw where Jeremy was almost killed, The Spencer Ware throws. Twice he hit him downfield (like, way more than 8 yards!), and then finally the Kelce throws.
People can give Spencer Ware a lot of credit, he is deserving of it after the monster game he had. Make no mistake about it though, Alexander Douglas Smith personally put this team on his back and willed them to victory. 1 play at a time. 1 throw at a time. He's a leader, and it reflected in the locker room after that game. They trust Alex now. They trust that he has what it takes to will them to victory in any game.
Alex isn't just a game manager anymore. He's a game changer, and a leader. This team could go 6-10 this year and I'll say the same thing. He has the ability and he's proven it. Now let's see where they go with it. I'm officially a YUGE Alex fan. What do you think? I'll take your comments off air.
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I know this is an old thread and I am not going to read the whole thing.
I also did not get to see the kc-sd game but followed it on the NFL Game center app on my Cell phone. Didn't Alex have like 70 yards total passing yards until garbage time in the SD game allowing SD to get to a big lead that they pissed away after Allen went down?
He was terrible in the Houston game as well. No TD drive. Dinking and dunking to FG's.
Then there was the nailbiter Jets game despite the fact that Fitz threw some 7 or 8 INTs he kept driving down threatening to make it a one score game if not for repeatedly turning the ball over in the red zone. Had Alex had a couple more drives it would have been a laugher.
Pitt: Stone walled again until garbage time late in the game. Couldn't do anything to keep drives alive. His 1st over all pick LT letting him down causing sacks and turnovers.
The problem with Smith is he cannot throw deep consistently enough. All the big chunk plays by kc are mid range throws where there is YAC involved or the D has been cleared out underneath leaving lots of space for the ball runner to make a move.
It is rare to see Alex hit on a 30 or more yard, IN THE AIR, pass play.
Reid has done nothing with this team in his 4 years. It looks the same on O as it did when he took over but worse on D because of entropy and drafting guys like Dee Ford.
Guessing this is the last year of the Andy, Alex train! Toot Toot.