Bowes says we're going Deep /gonna blow up the scoreboard

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Originally Posted by cdcox

Kaepernick didn't have any trouble having success with deep passes in the same offense with the same coach. So if your argument is that Smith wasn't asked to throw deep, it was because Harbaugh had no confidence in his ability to do so, but did for Kaepernick.

Any way you slice it, the deep ball isn't a strength of Alex Smith's game. To date he has shown that can be a role player and game manager in a run-oriented offense. That isn't the role of the QB in Andy Reid's offense. Alex Smith is going to be asked to do things he has never done well. He doesn't have a lot of natural talent to fall back on. He's not a guy that does well under pressure. These are things we know. This is the reality. There seems to be more evidence to justify pessimism than optimism.

While i agree in principle with almost everything, its worth asking... what exactly does Reid see that we dont, that makes him think Smith CAN execute a deep passing offense?

There has to be some metric we're not seeing if Reid isnt planning to drastically alter his offense.

Either way, i'm glad to hear Bowe likes what he's seeing so far, i still have hope for a solid offense.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by scott free

While i agree in principle with almost everything, its worth asking... what exactly does Reid see that we dont, that makes him think Smith CAN execute a deep passing offense?

There has to be some metric we're not seeing if Reid isnt planning to drastically alter his offense.

Either way, i'm glad to hear Bowe likes what he's seeing so far, i still have hope for a solid offense.

Whatever he sees falls into the "potential" category because it hasn't been demonstrated on the field. This is a fact. Potential requires development. We will go into the season with a 29 year old project. The best case scenario is that these abilities develop. People that aren't thrilled have reason to have that attitude.

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Originally Posted by cdcox

People that aren't thrilled have reason to have that attitude.

I definitely believe Smith is an upgrade over what we've had the last decade, but i wouldnt argue that point at all, i wasnt thrilled either, at all.

He isnt a sexy choice by any means, and has many of the same earmarks as past failures... i just hope he proves cerebral enough to overcome the physical limitations, like say, a Drew Brees who doesnt have a cannon but throws deep very well because of anticipation, timing and ability to read defenses.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by scott free

I definitely believe Smith is an upgrade over what we've had the last decade, but i wouldnt argue that point at all, i wasnt thrilled either, at all.

He isnt a sexy choice by any means, and has many of the same earmarks as past failures... i just hope he proves cerebral enough to overcome the physical limitations, like say, a Drew Brees who doesnt have a cannon but throws deep very well because of anticipation, timing and ability to read defenses.

Smith isn't better than Trent Green.

Brees was a very good QB when the Chargers released him. The problem was the shoulder injury. That caused enough doubts to prevent them from being able to get the trade value. The Saints rolled the dice on the health of his shoulder and it paid off. But Brees was a very good QB his last two years in SD, his fourth and fifth seasons in the league. Smith has completed 7 years and leaving Brees' injury aside, isn't nearly the QB that Brees was when he went to the Saints. The situations are quite different.