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Originally Posted by TigerUppercut
If people REALLY doubt Smith consider this...his pass yards are up from last year. His completion percentage is up from last year. Sack rate went down 40%. And this is considering his top wide receiver was a rookie and his best receiver (Maclin) was way off his game compared to 2015 (6 less TDs this year). But most significant was the lack of a run game this season, so for him to achieve all of the above despite an obvious step back in what was the strength of the offense in 2015 is a positive indication that his skills as a passer continues to improve. Sure the red zone % was awful, but it improved dramatically over the last third of the season.
1) Bring the run game back to being respectable
2) Continue to build chemistry with Tyreek in the offseason
3) Get Maclin back to 2015 form
4) Receivers need to improve catching ability (2nd worst in dropped passes this season)
This Offense will be one of the most efficient ones in 2017 and it's not as if there has to be radical changes. All the pieces are there.
Prediction: 28 TD's/ 10 INTs , 68% completion rate, 3800-4000 yards
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No thanks, cut him....
* He commands no respect from the league beyond claims of being "a swell guy who doesn't cause problems for the league."
* He's not the kind of on-field who can command near-perfection because he can't back it up himself.
* A lot of those dropped passes weren't "on the money." Not that they all will ever be, not even Brady, Rodgers, and Manning can do that, but too many were just more difficult to catch than the situation deemed necessary.
* I don't think the players respect him, certainly not the WRs and RBs. His style of play (even if you blam Andy for calling the plays) get them killed.
* He's got worse downfield vision than Stevie Wonder.
* He's not worth the added cap space that not cutting him would cost us.
* And, not to sound like I support him or anything, he's just average enough to keep us out of a draft spot high enough to get Drew Lock (or some other promising QB) in the draft.