ProFootballFocus. QBs in Focus: Alex Smith

[ViperVisor]

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blo...us-alex-smith/

Yuuuuppp....

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Smith doesn't suck and his ability to lead deserves some consideration. That said, I'm not locking up the 30 year-old for big bucks when the clear modus-operandi is to build and replenish through the draft.

SELL.

[ChiefJayhawk9]

checked his INDY stats... looks like he found the WRs and changed up his game.

Charles was out, so that may have done it.

[Chiefnj2]

Originally Posted by temper11

I've read this several times now, so it is apparently becoming believed that there was a stretch of 4 possessions in the 2nd half of the game in which the Chiefs went 3 and out and that it was Smith's poor second half play that stalled those drives. It simply isn't even remotely true.

The Chiefs only had 3 possessions all game that went 3 and out and they are as follows:

- End of the first half. Chiefs take over with .21 seconds on the clock. Run 2 garbage plays and one hail Mary and then head to the locker room.

- 3rd possession of second half. 1st and 2nd downs were running plays for short yardage. On 3rd down, Smith throws a perfect pass to Bowe, north of the line to gain, which is dropped. Looked like there may have been contact, but no call. You can't hang that possession on Smith.

- 4th possession of second half. 1st - Smith completes a short pass, 2nd - run gets stuffed, 3rd - a designed screen play that gets blown up - Davis doesn't make it out to the flat. You can't hang that possession on Smith.

The 1st possession of the second half ended with a TD. The 2nd, 5th, and 7th possessions of the second half, the Chiefs gained 2 first downs in each of those possessions. On the 6th possession they gained 3 first downs. And I don't need to point out that had Bowe pointed his toe, we'd have had at least 3 1st downs in the 7th possession as well and been well within field goal range to win the game. Of those 9 second half 1st downs, 8 of them Smith was directly responsible for, either throwing for the 1st down, or running for it. The 1st down I don't give him credit for was a pass behind the LOS to Davis that went for a first.

There are 2 possessions in the game that I believe you can criticize Smith for. The second possession of the second half in which he fumbled, and the 5th possession in which he missed Gray down the sidelines. Gray says that he hesitated and it was on him, but I accept that people want to hang that on Smith. That's fine.

The myth that we had 4 3-and-outs in a row is just false. We had 2 back to back, neither of which are on Smith, and that was when the play calling was clearly conservative with the goal simply to not give up any big plays and run the clock.

Nice breakdown. I have no idea if it is accurate, but from what I recall after I re-watched the 2nd half I came to the conclusion Smith did what he could with some pretty horrible playcalling.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by ChiefJayhawk9

checked his INDY stats... looks like he found the WRs and changed up his game.

Charles was out, so that may have done it.

Perhaps we should take away his binky...

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Cleveland will CLEARLY need a QB next season.

Just sayin'.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Nice breakdown. I have no idea if it is accurate, but from what I recall after I re-watched the 2nd half I came to the conclusion Smith did what he could with some pretty horrible playcalling.

Are you sick or something?

[Kaepernick]

Originally Posted by hometeam

I dunno what assumptions you are making with this. The 'status quo' is not that Alex Smith sucks. So on that count, no, he does not represent the status quo.

Im just saying the dude predicted to the T how Alex Smith would affect the board, and he has been right.

Funny seeing Snoopy/Mavericks Ace calling me a troll when he is not here to participate on the forum beyond polishing Alex's shining armor.

I have been the only 49er fan here to contribute in the entire Lounge forum, and not just exclusively on the Alex threads like Snoopy is.

I don't see Snoopy on the John Wayne movie thread.

I don't see Snoopy on the transfer thread

Or the Challenger Hellcat thread.

Or the guns thread.

Fugged a tranny thread, Texas teen raped thread, Panda Express thread, Grilled Cheese thread, gas mileage thread, Most patriotic states thread, peeing in the pool thread, diarrhea or vomiting thread, Cummins or Hemi thread, chili dog thread, rib-eyes thread... Never mind all the other non-Chiefs or non-Alex football discussions I have been in.

I can fill a page with threads I've enjoyed reading and posting in on Chiefs Planet.

Snoopy is here for one reason only -- to address and counter every perceived slight against Alex Smith and make into a Federal offense. Love him or hate him, he still poisons every Alex thread, just like he did at 49ers.com.

Anybody can see he attacked me, not the other way around. He is on my ignore list where His words only appear when quoted by another member.

And he calls me the troll. Well, one thing Snoopy is not, is a troll.

He is the Paladin and Captain of bodyguards, Foremost Acolyte of the First Church of the Immaculate Alex Smith, Reformed. The Jim Jones of Chiefs Planet, sworn to take down anyone who so much as thinks of not worshipping his sacred idol, your Quarterback.

You know football is finally really back when Snoopy comes out to look at his shadow, defending all comers for Alex Smith, real or imagined. Mostly imagined.
And this will never end. Not until Alex is dumped by the Chiefs and a newly butthurt Snoopy moves on to haunt the forum of Alex's next team.

[ChiefJayhawk9]

Originally Posted by 505 Chief

Perhaps we should take away his binky...

Yeah, good idea.

I want to think he was still progressing toward using the down-field throws more, but it was probably because of the RB.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

The Jim Jones of Chiefs Planet

He ****s trannies.

[Kaepernick]

Originally Posted by 505 Chief

The well will be poisoned until KC wins it all or sacks-up and takes an early first rounder.

QFT. Even an ignorant 49ers fan like me can see it!

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

Funny seeing Snoopy/Mavericks Ace calling me a troll when he is not here to participate on the forum beyond polishing Alex's shining armor.

I have been the only 49er fan here to contribute in the entire Lounge forum, and not just exclusively on the Alex threads like Snoopy is.

I don't see Snoopy on the John Wayne movie thread.

I don't see Snoopy on the transfer thread

Or the Challenger Hellcat thread.

Or the guns thread.

Fugged a tranny thread, Texas teen raped thread, Panda Express thread, Grilled Cheese thread, gas mileage thread, Most patriotic states thread, peeing in the pool thread, diarrhea or vomiting thread, Cummins or Hemi thread, chili dog thread, rib-eyes thread... Never mind all the other non-Chiefs or non-Alex football discussions I have been in.

I can fill a page with threads I've enjoyed reading and posting in on Chiefs Planet.

Snoopy is here for one reason only -- to address and counter every perceived slight against Alex Smith and make into a Federal offense. Love him or hate him, he still poisons every Alex thread, just like he did at 49ers.com.

Anybody can see he attacked me, not the other way around. He is on my ignore list where His words only appear when quoted by another member.

And he calls me the troll. Well, one thing Snoopy is not, is a troll.

He is the Paladin and Captain of bodyguards, Foremost Acolyte of the First Church of the Immaculate Alex Smith, Reformed. The Jim Jones of Chiefs Planet, sworn to take down anyone who so much as thinks of not worshipping his sacred idol, your Quarterback.

You know football is finally really back when Snoopy comes out to look at his shadow, defending all comers for Alex Smith, real or imagined. Mostly imagined.
And this will never end. Not until Alex is dumped by the Chiefs and a newly butthurt Snoopy moves on to haunt the forum of Alex's next team.

And you apparently love him because you can't stop talking about him.

[Kaepernick]

Originally Posted by hometeam

Excuses getting thick in here.

Where is Kaepernick when you need him? This dude was the ****ing nostradamus of the Alex Smith effect.

I just posted this on page 30...

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

I don't miss these Alex Smith arguments one bit on the 49ers Forum. As much as I hate to see you guys stuck with these debates now, better you than us. We had our fill over the years.

As I've said a few times now, the problem with Alex is that he is just good enough to break your heart. This causes some people to hitch their wagon to him and think he is the answer. Then these people call his detractors Alex Haters for wanting a true franchise QB, or Heaven forbid, an elite QB.

Your forum is stuck with this morass for now. It is not pretty and I'm sorry to see it, but just damn glad that Alex is gone and it is not our forum still going to war over this mediocre guy. It will just get worse the longer he is here because he is just good enough to break your heart, so he will drive a wedge through the middle of the fan base.

Sorry to see it repeated here after years of it happening on the 49ers forum.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by jd1020

Are you sick or something?

You're right. Reid was awesome at play calling in the second half and smith didn't execute against plan.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

You're right. Reid was awesome at play calling in the second half and smith didn't execute against plan.

Once again you show how truly ****ing reeruned you are.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by milkman

The real probem is that a large group of posters argue the poster rather than debate the subject.

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