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**Tribal Warfare** · 07-05-2013, 11:21 PM

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

duncan_idaho · 07-10-2013, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by aturnis

You're joking right? Try looking at it like this.

A basketball player who almost exclusively shoots layups is going to have a better fg% and therefore points per attempt, than a player who shoots around the field, solely b/c player1 only takes high percentage shots. Not only that, but his shot attempts is lower b/c the layup isn't always there.

Meanwhile, player2 scores more points per game, and overall, b/c he takes lower percentage shots, and sometimes forces a shot b/c his team needs him to. Therefore, he has more misses making his ppa go down.

Player2 though, has carried his team to big wins and has hit multiple game winners b/c he isn't afraid to try.

Down 3 with seconds left. Who do you want taking the final shot to push for OT? The guy who has spent his season taking layups, or the guy with a lower ppa, b/c he's been carrying the team and doing what he had to in order to win.

Brilliant analogy. Rep.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 07-10-2013, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Who gives a ****. I didn't say who was better or not. Jackass. I was merely stating fact about the Houston Texans.

You ****ing Alex Smith haters are just something else. You all need to take one from Carl Peterson and

and STFD.

On paper, it was a horrible trade for an average game-manager. We shall see.

Halfcan · 07-10-2013, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

On paper, it was a horrible trade for an average game-manager. We shall see.

You are going to look pretty dumb when Alex has a great year. But of course if he completes 70% of his passes you will complain about the 30% he doesn't-lol

We get the best QB we have had since Green and you spend every waking minute bashing him. He has NOT even thrown a pass for us??

As far as a horrible trade- how do you know that? Usually it takes years to find out if a trade pans out or not?

aturnis · 07-10-2013, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

You are going to look pretty dumb when Alex has a great year. But of course if he completes 70% of his passes you will complain about the 30% he doesn't-lol

We get the best QB we have had since Green and you spend every waking minute bashing him. He has NOT even thrown a pass for us??

As far as a horrible trade- how do you know that? Usually it takes years to find out if a trade pans out or not?

I'm surprised by your support of Alice Smith.

Sandy Vagina · 07-10-2013, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

You are going to look pretty dumb when Alex has a great year. But of course if he completes 70% of his passes you will complain about the 30% he doesn't-lol

We get the best QB we have had since Green and you spend every waking minute bashing him. He has NOT even thrown a pass for us??

As far as a horrible trade- how do you know that? Usually it takes years to find out if a trade pans out or not?

Sweet Pussy Hate just revels in being a miserable prick. It is his CP motif. He admits to taking nothing seriously on a forum.. so he simply wastes his empty life on here with that repetitious and childish shtick.

**Rausch** · 07-10-2013, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

We get the best QB we have had since Green and you spend every waking minute bashing him.

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

As far as a horrible trade- how do you know that? Usually it takes years to find out if a trade pans out or not?

It shouldn't take years. Alex has everything going for him.

He knows this offense well. The team drafted and signed FA's to fit his style, beefed up the offensive line to protect him, and he's got a top 5 HB to take pressure off of him.

At his best he's a C+ to B- QB and I fully expect those low expectations to be met in year one. There's no real excuse for not meeting them...

**Mav** · 07-10-2013, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

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It shouldn't take years. Alex has everything going for him.

He knows this offense well. The team drafted and signed FA's to fit his style, beefed up the offensive line to protect him, and he's got a top 5 HB to take pressure off of him.

At his best he's a C+ to B- QB and I fully expect those low expectations to be met in year one. There's no real excuse for not meeting them...

I think hes a B- to B+ qb. He wont have any problem fitting into that category, because everything that he needs on offense, he has. A really good oline, a great running game, tight ends, and one dependable receiver. He will be fine.

houstonwhodat · 07-10-2013, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

You are going to look pretty dumb when Alex has a great year. But of course if he completes 70% of his passes you will complain about the 30% he doesn't-lol

We get the best QB we have had since Green and you spend every waking minute bashing him. He has NOT even thrown a pass for us??

As far as a horrible trade- how do you know that? Usually it takes years to find out if a trade pans out or not?

It takes years on draft picks not free agent trades.

But we shall see.

**Mav** · 07-10-2013, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by houstonwhodat

It takes years on draft picks not free agent trades.

But we shall see.

Eh......Just because drew brees worked out, doesn't mean that Jim Everett, Aaron Brooks, Kerry Collins, ultimately did. Finding a qb is a crap shoot, and some times can take a few years. But, in this case, it wont. Alex Smith is so used to change, and the systems aren't that different anyways, with a lot of the key players being similar.

Sandy Vagina · 07-10-2013, 12:34 PM

Alex will know what he's doing and be fine. Whether the OL and receivers will quickly know what they are doing is the only thing that could keep this year 1 offense from being above average vs below.

**Mav** · 07-10-2013, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac-NinersChiefs

Alex will know what he's doing and be fine. Whether the OL and receivers will quickly know what they are doing is the only thing that could keep this year 1 offense from being above average vs below.

That's where alex will help. He understands what the defense is doing, and is literally a coach on the field. You have seen it. All of his checks and audibles at the lines. He knows what he sees, and will put his players in position to succeed......

**ptlyon** · 07-10-2013, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac-NinersChiefs

Alex will know what he's doing and be fine. Whether the OL and receivers will quickly know what they are doing is the only thing that could keep this year 1 offense from being above average vs below.

oh I can see it now. "Alex didn't throw behind him, Bowe wasn't in position"

duncan_idaho · 07-10-2013, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Maverick91579

That's where alex will help. He understands what the defense is doing, and is literally a coach on the field. You have seen it. All of his checks and audibles at the lines. He knows what he sees, and will put his players in position to succeed......

Things you failed to mention:

1) His great smile
2) His perfectly manicured eyebrows
3) All the great work in the community he will do
4) What a nice guy he is

Sandy Vagina · 07-10-2013, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ptlyon

oh I can see it now. "Alex didn't throw behind him, Bowe wasn't in position"

There will likely be "excuses" flying from both sides. Whatever twists to one's agenda will be made by many. There is never any getting around that.

Me? I'll try and keep it as real as possible. I spend my weeks watching the games over and over, whereas some people just watch once live and then think they know what really happens each play. Ultimately, there will be some that don't care about the truth. But for me, if Alex screws up? I'll have zero trouble in calling him on it... because intellectual dishonesty won't help anything.

aturnis · 07-10-2013, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

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It shouldn't take years. Alex has everything going for him.

He knows this offense well. The team drafted and signed FA's to fit his style, beefed up the offensive line to protect him, and he's got a top 5 HB to take pressure off of him.

At his best he's a C+ to B- QB and I fully expect those low expectations to be met in year one. There's no real excuse for not meeting them...

I agree with this. Alice should have just as many if not more weapons in KC...

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