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Originally Posted by suds79
I don't get this.
Have you seen Detriot, New Orleans, NE, Packers, (I'm sure several others I'm missing) play?
They're all running the spread. Why do you think we have so many 4000+ yard passers now a days? A lot of them are playing in the friendliest QB system around.
It's no longer a just a college offense.
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They're running the spread. They don't run only the spread. They take plenty of snaps under center, which you have to do if you want to balance your passing game with an effective running game. In the end, you have to run a pro style offense. You want a QB that can make pre-snap reads. You want a QB with the smarts to call a play in no huddle. You want a QB who has the footwork and technique to run any play out of any formation.
I like Smith. I think he works hard, has good footwork which should translate well under center, and I think he's at least shown he can go through progressions. Right now, he's a QB who runs a scripted offense based on pre-determined reads primarily out of a shotgun. He's more advanced in reading defenses than your typical shotgun QB. But any team that drafts him does have to take a leap in faith that he can do these things even though he's never been asked to do them in college.