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**Tribal Warfare** · 06-05-2013, 06:26 PM

Prodded by Andy Reid, Chiefs QB Alex Smith learning to be more aggressive
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
One of the qualities the Chiefs like in new quarterback Alex Smith is his recent history with few turnovers. Smith threw just 10 interceptions in his last 25 games for the San Francisco 49ers, a stat that looks extremely pretty in Kansas City after Chiefs quarterbacks committed 27 turnovers last season.

Smith’s low turnover rate was due at least in part by his reluctance to throw the ball down the field. He was referred to by frustrated 49ers fans as Captain Checkdown for his habit of throwing shorter patterns to receivers for shorter gains.

Smith is in the process of being reprogrammed by Andy Reid, his new coach. Reid doesn’t want to turn Smith into a turnover machine but wants him to be more aggressive, particularly during offseason practice.

“You want to get a feel for the offense now, particularly when you’re new at it (and) if there are close throws, challenge it, see what you can get away with,” Reid said. “If it ends up being an interception, OK, it’s an interception. You learn from it. These are smart guys so they learn from it and once they get into the season, they’re not experimenting with it on game day and they know what they can get away with and know what they can’t.

“It’s a new offense. I would tell any quarterback that comes in new that that’s what you need to do. I’ve told them all that. Go ahead and take your shots and see what you can get away with, within reason. But if it’s a close throw, there are going to be a few of those in the National Football League on game day so you need to know what you can get away with on each route.”

Smith and the other Chiefs quarterbacks were rewarded with several long completions in Wednesday’s practice. Smith had three such plays, including two to Jon Baldwin, while Tyler Bray and Ricky Stanzi had one apiece.

Wednesday’s barrage of big passing plays isn’t necessarily an indication the deep ball is back in the Chiefs’ offense. But since such plays have been scarce for the Chiefs in each of the past two seasons, they’re taking it as an encouraging sign.

“We’re just kind of continuing to press to see what we can do … finding out what we’re capable of,” Smith said. “You’ve got to find that out at some point. This is what the practice field is for.”

Smith was the NFL’s highest-rated passer last season before he was injured, missed a start and then replaced by Colin Kaepernick as San Francisco’s starting quarterback. Smith was completing more than 70 percent of his passes, a high rate, and had just five interceptions.

Still, he had just 30 touchdown passes in his final 25 starts for the 49ers. While that’s a good number as a ratio with his 10 interceptions, it still represents a shortage of big plays.

Smith won’t turn into a mad bomber overnight, if he ever does.

“You want to stay aggressive,” Smith said. “But in the end I’m always trying to make the right read and throw where the defense is telling me to throw. You don’t come out here and predetermine anything, like ‘Oh, I’m going to chuck it deep on this play.’ I’m constantly trying to just trust my eyes and what I’m seeing out there, trust my reads and what I’ve prepared for and then come out here and throw good balls.”

For his part, Reid might be OK with that. But for now, when an interception costs the Chiefs nothing, he would prefer Smith be more of a gambler.

“Everybody is all on board (with Smith),” Reid said. “He’s a good football player. He’s showing that (along with) good leadership. I’m asking him to do a ton of things. He’s handling it. We’ve had an interception here or there but that’s all part of this thing. You’ve got to find out about the offense and you can’t do it with your hands in your pocket. You’ve got to go out and try things and experiment. That’s what he’s doing now.

“It’s just good stuff. He’s staying aggressive with the ball, and I appreciate that.”

The final offseason practice is today. The Chiefs won’t get together again as a group until training camp begins in July at Missouri Western State University.

Smith indicated he may try to throw to some Chiefs receivers during their downtime in an effort to stay sharp.

“We’re heads and shoulder above where we were a couple of months ago,” he said. “But that’s a never-ending thing. I don’t think it’s something like, ‘We’ve got a good feel for each other so we don’t need to work anymore.’ You’re constantly working at it. This is our job, this is our craft. Every single day, it’s coming out here and pushing to get better.”

BigBeauford · 06-28-2013, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I've never allowed an illegal drug to enter my body.

You should try some MJ some time. You might be less of a pretentious prick who hands out negative rep and name calling. I deal with people like you in the army every day. Loud and obnoxious with no substance.

Hammock Parties · 06-28-2013, 10:45 PM

It's gonna be really funny to see Dane claiming "victory" when Geno Smith is a badass in 3 years.

I'm not sure how I'll deal with being "wrong" when Geno is making everyone on CP weep and gnash their teeth.

Dumbass.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 06-28-2013, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER

It's gonna be really funny to see Dane claiming "victory" when Geno Smith is a badass in 3 years.

I'm not sure how I'll deal with being "wrong" when Geno is making everyone on CP weep and gnash their teeth.

Dumbass.

If he succeeds with the shitfest Jets, every true fan dumbass on this board should be required to get your name and face tattoed on their asses.

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-28-2013, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBeauford

You should try some MJ some time. You might be less of a pretentious prick who hands out negative rep and name calling. I deal with people like you in the army every day. Loud and obnoxious with no substance.

Shut the **** up, n00b.

And stop whining about rep, ya ****.

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-28-2013, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER

It's gonna be really funny to see Dane claiming "victory" when Geno Smith is a badass in 3 years.

I'm not sure how I'll deal with being "wrong" when Geno is making everyone on CP weep and gnash their teeth.

Dumbass.

Here's the difference: YOU claimed he was a Franchise QB. YOU claimed he was worthy of 1.1. YOU claimed he was a first rounder.

Well, the NFL unanimously disagreed.

It doesn't matter if it takes him two years or three years or five years, he wasn't viewed by the NFL as a first rounder in 2013, which is EXACTLY what I said all along.

You lose.

And for the record, I wouldn't even both to bring this up, except for the fact that you and your band of homoerotic dumb****s SPAMMED this forum with Geno bullshit, even in threads that were completely unrelated, for more than six months.

Dumbass.

BigBeauford · 06-28-2013, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Shut the **** up, n00b.

And stop whining about rep, ya ****.

Well, being an adult, I am not bothered with being called a n00b since it has nothing to do with level of competency and maturity, as evidenced by yourself.

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-28-2013, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

If he succeeds with the shitfest Jets, every true fan dumbass on this board should be required to get your name and face tattoed on their asses.

That's a big if, probably bigger than Manhattan.

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-28-2013, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBeauford

Well, being an adult, I am not bothered with being called a n00b since it has nothing to do with level of competency and maturity, as evidenced by yourself.

I'm glad you have the world by the balls.

BigBeauford · 06-28-2013, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I'm glad you have the world by the balls.

,
I'm comfortable with myself in not having to use a

after every line I perceive to be funny.

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-28-2013, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBeauford

,
I'm comfortable with myself in not having to use a

after every line I perceive to be funny.

I'm laughing AT you, not making a joke.

See, YOU are the joke.

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-28-2013, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

I understand a great many things, first and foremost being that you are out of your goddamned mind and have brought new meaning to "jumping the shark".

Once again, I'll ask you to respond in detail.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 06-28-2013, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Once again, I'll ask you to respond in detail.

Jive-ass.

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-28-2013, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

Jive-ass.

So basically, empty words.

No shocker.

**BossChief** · 06-28-2013, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Two words for you: Geno Smith.

You do realize that you are being hypocritical every time you bring up Geno Smith, right?

You can't clown people for being critical of Alex Smith "before he even plays a down for us" and then turn around and clown people that thought Geno Smith was worthy of a much higher pick than where he eventually fell to before "he even plays a down in the NFL"

Hammock Parties · 06-28-2013, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BossChief

You do realize that you are being hypocritical every time you bring up Geno Smith, right?

You can't clown people for being critical of Alex Smith "before he even plays a down for us" and then turn around and clown people that thought Geno Smith was worthy of a much higher pick than where he eventually fell to before "he even plays a down in the NFL"

Boom goes the dynamite.

Alex Smith has a proven history of being shitty.

Geno Smith...the jury is out...so Dane really needs to use his brain on this one.

06-05-2013, 06:26 PM
Tribal Warfare The Boom Boom Room Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Far Beyond Comprehension Casino cash: $1012813	Teicher:Prodded by Andy Reid, Chiefs QB Alex Smith learning to be more aggressive Prodded by Andy Reid, Chiefs QB Alex Smith learning to be more aggressive By ADAM TEICHER The Kansas City Star One of the qualities the Chiefs like in new quarterback Alex Smith is his recent history with few turnovers. Smith threw just 10 interceptions in his last 25 games for the San Francisco 49ers, a stat that looks extremely pretty in Kansas City after Chiefs quarterbacks committed 27 turnovers last season. Smith’s low turnover rate was due at least in part by his reluctance to throw the ball down the field. He was referred to by frustrated 49ers fans as Captain Checkdown for his habit of throwing shorter patterns to receivers for shorter gains. Smith is in the process of being reprogrammed by Andy Reid, his new coach. Reid doesn’t want to turn Smith into a turnover machine but wants him to be more aggressive, particularly during offseason practice. “You want to get a feel for the offense now, particularly when you’re new at it (and) if there are close throws, challenge it, see what you can get away with,” Reid said. “If it ends up being an interception, OK, it’s an interception. You learn from it. These are smart guys so they learn from it and once they get into the season, they’re not experimenting with it on game day and they know what they can get away with and know what they can’t. “It’s a new offense. I would tell any quarterback that comes in new that that’s what you need to do. I’ve told them all that. Go ahead and take your shots and see what you can get away with, within reason. But if it’s a close throw, there are going to be a few of those in the National Football League on game day so you need to know what you can get away with on each route.” Smith and the other Chiefs quarterbacks were rewarded with several long completions in Wednesday’s practice. Smith had three such plays, including two to Jon Baldwin, while Tyler Bray and Ricky Stanzi had one apiece. Wednesday’s barrage of big passing plays isn’t necessarily an indication the deep ball is back in the Chiefs’ offense. But since such plays have been scarce for the Chiefs in each of the past two seasons, they’re taking it as an encouraging sign. “We’re just kind of continuing to press to see what we can do … finding out what we’re capable of,” Smith said. “You’ve got to find that out at some point. This is what the practice field is for.” Smith was the NFL’s highest-rated passer last season before he was injured, missed a start and then replaced by Colin Kaepernick as San Francisco’s starting quarterback. Smith was completing more than 70 percent of his passes, a high rate, and had just five interceptions. Still, he had just 30 touchdown passes in his final 25 starts for the 49ers. While that’s a good number as a ratio with his 10 interceptions, it still represents a shortage of big plays. Smith won’t turn into a mad bomber overnight, if he ever does. “You want to stay aggressive,” Smith said. “But in the end I’m always trying to make the right read and throw where the defense is telling me to throw. You don’t come out here and predetermine anything, like ‘Oh, I’m going to chuck it deep on this play.’ I’m constantly trying to just trust my eyes and what I’m seeing out there, trust my reads and what I’ve prepared for and then come out here and throw good balls.” For his part, Reid might be OK with that. But for now, when an interception costs the Chiefs nothing, he would prefer Smith be more of a gambler. “Everybody is all on board (with Smith),” Reid said. “He’s a good football player. He’s showing that (along with) good leadership. I’m asking him to do a ton of things. He’s handling it. We’ve had an interception here or there but that’s all part of this thing. You’ve got to find out about the offense and you can’t do it with your hands in your pocket. You’ve got to go out and try things and experiment. That’s what he’s doing now. “It’s just good stuff. He’s staying aggressive with the ball, and I appreciate that.” The final offseason practice is today. The Chiefs won’t get together again as a group until training camp begins in July at Missouri Western State University. Smith indicated he may try to throw to some Chiefs receivers during their downtime in an effort to stay sharp. “We’re heads and shoulder above where we were a couple of months ago,” he said. “But that’s a never-ending thing. I don’t think it’s something like, ‘We’ve got a good feel for each other so we don’t need to work anymore.’ You’re constantly working at it. This is our job, this is our craft. Every single day, it’s coming out here and pushing to get better.”
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