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Originally Posted by KC Tattoo
You get this from watching Alex Smith play football??
Serious question.
He hands the ball off to Frank Gore they pound the ball with Frank Gore they set up play action with Frank Gore Alex Smith relies on the run game with Frank Gore. Just how does Alex Smith fit an Andy Reid pass first pass often pass happy attack offense?
I don't get it? I don't see how Alex Smith arm is going hold up with extra amount of passing he is going be expected to do.
If they would rely on Jamaal Charles like they do Frank Gore then I could see it work but only to get us a WC birth and a first round beat down like we got from the Ravens 2010 quote the Raven never more.
I want to win in the playoffs. Alex Smith is meh to watch he is not exciting he doesn't make big plays. He holds the ball to long and takes sacks. I don't get how Alex Smith fits into an Andy Reid scheme? We will see if I'm wrong.
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Andy Reid is moving to a spread option. It looks like he is finding a QB to fit his scheme vs. finding a scheme to fit his QB. It was in the tea leaves all along and is proven by his hiring of two spread consultants and signing Chase Daniel, a guy who can also run it well.
Alex Smith ran a very similar offense under Urban Meyer in Utah. He does hold the ball too long, but this wasn't a problem in Utah. Because in the spread option, the QB can get a better read at the line of scrimmage and doesn't have to go through as complicated progressions.
And the idea that his arm will wear out is unfounded. I doubt this will be a problem. And while Reid's scheme is pass happy, he runs a lot of screens that are basically run plays. Nobody's going to throw their arm out dumping off a screen.
I agree that we will see. Again, I think Smith is a stopgap. But if it's a stopgap toward Reid becoming cutting edge at the spread, then it's not as bad as people make it to be.