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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Pairing this defense with a QB who understands ball control, time management and field position makes them deadly.
This is the same defensive players we saw last year with the exception of Sean Smith and Mike DeVito.
Cassel killed these guys with his turnovers and inability to sustain a drive.
Smith, playing in an Andy Reid offense, is the type of QB who will keep these guys fresh and let them attack the ball versus having to play against the ball as you saw last season and the previous three with Cassel.
This defense is already deadly.
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Sure, the defense is helped by the offense not screwing them consistently. It's also helped considerably by the steps forward taken by guys like Dontari Poe and Eric Berry (whose health and experience seem to be allowing him to finally live up to ALL of the hype rather than 80 percent of it).
But the success of that type of football tends to expire with the end of the regular season and start of the playoffs.
I need to see MORE of Alex Smith making plays in tough spots before I'll believe he can translate that success to the postseason.