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Jaworski rates Chiefs QB at No. 20 among NFL starters
Jaworski rates Chiefs QB at No. 20 among NFL starters
The Kansas City Star Former NFL quarterback-turned-broadcaster Ron Jaworski ranks new Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith No. 20 among the NFL's 32 starting quarterbacks. That's according to Jaworski's ratings on ESPN's MediaZone site, transcribed from his three-minute daily segments dubbed "Jaws' QB Countdown" on SportsCenter and NFL Live. Smith, of course, was acquired in a trade from San Francisco this offseason, and has yet to throw a pass in Kansas City (aside from OTAs, that is). Here are some excerpts from Jaworski's evaluation of Smith: “A year ago, Smith was coming off his best season in the NFL, having led the 49ers to the NFC Championship. This year, he’s the starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. It was a great move by (Chiefs coach) Andy Reid to acquire Smith. “The defining element of Smith’s play is efficiency. He executes the offense the way it’s designed, and he makes very few mistakes. Last season – for the second year in a row – he was exceptional on first down. In 2012 he led the NFL in first-down passing, with a quarterback rating of 119. Much of it came off play-action, or in the case of the 49ers, hard run-action out of base personnel. There was no better play-action quarterback last season than Smith. He had a quarterback rating of over 132. “Smith has been outstanding out of multiple tight end personnel over the last couple of seasons. No quarterback has thrown the ball more with three tight ends on the field. You don’t see that very often in today’s NFL. “This play was beautifully designed with all three tight ends to the same side. First, look at the impact of the run-action on the two linebackers and the safety. This was hard run-action. Then you see that Delanie Walker’s vertical route occupied the corner. That left Vernon Davis matched on a safety, a safety that initially reacted to run. He had no chance on Davis’ wheel route. “One area Smith improved in 2012 was in the pre-snap phase of the game. He was much better at the line of scrimmage checking and audibling. “It will be interesting to see what Andy Reid does in Kansas City. Don’t be surprised if he turns Smith loose a little bit and features an up-tempo offense with an emphasis on quick throws. Remember, Alex Smith played for Urban Meyer at Utah.” Other QB's that Jaworski has analyzed so far: No. 32 Matt Flynn No. 31 Jake Locker No. 30 Kevin Kolb No. 29 Chad Henne No. 28 Mark Sanchez No. 27 Christian Ponder No. 26 Brandon Weeden No. 25 Michael Vick No. 24 Ryan Tannehill No. 23 Carson Palmer No. 22 Sam Bradford No. 21 Josh Freeman |
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07-07-2013, 11:00 AM | #196 | |
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Take away a couple of laugher/blowouts against craptastic teams in each year, and the PPG dip to less than 22. A QB who is putting up mediocre offensive output yet still winning at that ratio is riding his defense. And yes, his QB rating is shiny and so are his YPA. It's still impressive, but less so when you apply the context of who Alex Smith really is as a QB. Minimal pass attempts, taking no chances, scrambling early or checking down early instead of hanging in the pocket and throwing heavily off of play-action does wonders for efficiency and YPA. He's better than Cassel and better than anything the Chiefs have had since Trent Green. But he's still a mediocre starting NFL QB.
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Here's his original post on the subject: Quote:
Here's what he said when I pointed out that Dreesen is nice depth: Quote:
Williamson's article does not point out Moeaki as being a anything special but it does say Tamme is one of the top 40 talents in the AFCW.
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IMO Andy Reid and the FO have made decisions that will make them mediocre for years to come
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Wouldn't he have been given the opportunity prior to Harbaugh's first season then? Smith was on a 1 year contract and wasn't apart of the previous regime that led to him being drafted.
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Smith did exactly what he was asked to do and that's all you can ask. It will be interesting as Reid is obviously not conservative. People continually act like there is only 1 way to build a SB team and that's only with an elite QB and that's simply not true. You need an above average QB. I think we have one and I think they will draft and develop another one. |
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I'm just glad I have Drew Brees for a few more years before he becomes a senator or president or something.
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Yeah, right. I'm still going to fight this for years to come that giving up the farm for Alex ****ing Smith was NOT the best option on the table. And unfortunately for the Chiefs, I've got a pretty strong feeling that I'm right on this one. |
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I don't agree that Tamme is a better TE than our group. I like our TE group better than the Broncos, and that is with Moeaki at #3. Fasano and our drafted rookie should both be better blockers than Tamme. Tamme is a pass-catching TE, and that is it. Basically, you use Tamme as your slot receiver, in tighter of course.
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Yeah, Smith had some bad years with bad coaches. But, he was able to be coached up by Harbaugh and play within Harbaugh's system. I think he has a chance to be the best QB we have had in a long time.
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