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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
You're either going to get crickets, or a boldfaced lie.
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I'll say it.
I think Alex Smith can win "a" Superbowl.
Much like Trent Dilfer or Mark Rypien or Brad Johnson or Jeff Hostetler or Doug Williams or Jim McMahon won "a" Superbowl.
The trick is, I think you can say the same for more than half the QBs in the NFL right now, most of whom will never
be in a Superbowl, much less win one. But I think if you put them in the right spot, give them an all world defense, an all world running game, and ask them not to **** it up, most of the QBs in the league are good enough to get the job done.
But I don't think that's why they brought Alex Smith here. I don't think that's why they'd spend a pair of 2nd round picks on him. I think they believe he's one of the best QBs in the league, that he can be our Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady or Peyton Manning.
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that I just don't see. At least not so far. I haven't seen a guy who can carry a team, or who elevates the guys around him. I see a complementary player, one who won't lose you games (which is a good quality...) but one who probably won't win you many either, on his own volition.
So I think, unless he really picks up his level of play, if this team becomes a real force, it won't be as much because he's behind center as it will be due to other factors. That's not to say he won't have his part, but I don't think he'll be the key that determines whether they're a perennial contender or not.
Just my opinion.
I'm not saying he's bad, but from what I've seen he's a 2nd tier guy at best. Hopefully Andy Reid finds a way to turn him into more.