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Hog's Gone Fishin · 08-05-2013, 02:59 PM

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Alex Smith's Accuracy Sparks Chiefs Practice
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aaKansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith wowed the crowd with pinpoint throws

Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith didn't care that the skies were again overcast during practice on Monday; likely because his accurate throws would've outshined the sun, had it made an appearance.

Smith was on-point, nearly perfect, unofficially completing 17 of 20 passes for three TDs during the roughly two-and-a-half hour practice.

"It’s a reflection of the group,” Smith said. “O-line was great today; it starts with them. They did a good job communicating, especially in the blitz period, third down, everybody was on the same page and then there were guys making plays outside. We got off to a good start but really, I think the spark came from the guys up-front."

Among the many pass-catchers Smith connected with on Monday, Chiefs TE Anthony Fasano continues to play at a very-high level. Smith threw to Fasano three-straight times, late in practice, including one TD.

"He's such a dependable guy, so reliable," Smith said of Fasano. "He has such a great knowledge of the game, a great feel for it, defenses and how they’re playing him and he uses his body so well. He continues to make tough catches. He’s what you’re looking for in a TE, that reliable guy that continues to be open, time after time."

Another of Smith's targets was Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe, whose best catch on Monday was a one-handed grab in 7-on-7s.

"That’s just him making me look good," Smith said. "There’s not much to it. I threw it up there and let him do the rest."

Bowe described the play from a different perspective.

"No, man," Bowe said of Smith's pass. "He put the ball right on the outside; he saw the inside leverage, and our job is to catch the ball; it happened to be a one-handed catch, but it was a great pass by Alex."

Bowe also shared how he's feeling just days away from the team's first preseason game of the year.

"I’m feeling good,” Bowe said. "We’re going against the best every day at practice, so when we get to the games, we will be ready."

Following Smith, Chiefs QB Chase Daniel stepped in Monday and continues to move the ball effectively, highlighted by his completion to a determined Chiefs TE Tony Moeaki on a third-down play in the red zone.

"Chase did a great job of getting the ball out quick," Moeaki said. "I was just trying to get the ball vertical and it was a third-down play, so getting the first down in the red zone, that’s huge. We as a TE group feel that’s where our number should be called; we’re just trying to help the team score."

Later in 11-on-11s, Chiefs QB Ricky Stanzi closed out the drill with a beauty of a throw for a TD to Chiefs rookie WR Frankie Hammond Jr.

"It was a great throw by Ricky,” Hammond Jr. said. "I kind of pinned the guy inside and he just made a great throw and I went up and got it."

Like the other Chiefs rookies, Hammond Jr. is ready and waiting for his opportunity to shine on Friday night.

"Definitely,” Hammond Jr said. "It’s just ‘lay it out all on the table’; you’ll only get so many opportunities in these preseason games, so when we get out there, we have to make the most of them and go out there and play hard."

The team played hard yet again today, which caught the eye of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.

"Good work today," coach Reid said.

"This is our fifth day in a row of full contact and going. This is our longest stretch; we’ll have another day tomorrow. So, the guys pushed through a big red zone day today, big 3RD-and-long day today. I thought they traded back and forth, challenging each other and working hard.”

Part of the hard work paid off for the defense in 11-on-11s, when Chiefs DB Otha Foster III was in the right place at the right time for his pick-six INT.

"I was playing free," Foster III said. "The guy dragged across and the QB threw it to him, bounced off his shoulder and landed in my hands. We were going full contact, all the way, tackling to the ground and that’s why I ran it all the way back."

Foster hopes to carry the defensive momentum with him into Friday's road game against the Saints.

"I feel good about that because it’s close to my hometown in Louisiana," he said. "I’m going to have a lot of family there and they love the Saints, except when I’m playing; they’ll be on my side (on) Friday.”

The Chiefs return to the practice field tomorrow, before a day off on Wednesday, travel day to New Orleans on Thursday and then, the real fun begins Friday night at 7:00 PM CDT, from the Mercedes-Benz

Kaepernick · 08-05-2013, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

Eric Fisher and Alex Smith are fine, respectful, young heterosexual white men with lucrative careers, and are excellent role models for children who come from nuclear families. They're bright spots in a league full of criminal minorities, and should be honored and respected by everybody on this forum.

Isn't that right?

You're damn straight, Skippy!

Deberg_1990 · 08-05-2013, 05:38 PM

Awesome News!

**RealSNR** · 08-05-2013, 05:39 PM

You guys remember draft day 2012? The utter implosion this board went through after the Poe pick?

I've never seen a more universally disliked player/pick in my entire time on Chiefs Planet. It made the Larry Johnson pick look like a ****ing little girl tea party.

Surely a player that pissed so many people off would go through the same criticism as Alex Smith when he's playing well in training camp? Right? Nobody likes Alex Smith, so when he does well in training camp, it's ignored. That's how this shit works, right?

Well gee, everybody seems pretty ****ing erect over Poe's play in training camp thus far. The homers and the critics alike both love what he's doing.

HMMMMMMM. HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT?

Pasta Little Brioni · 08-05-2013, 05:41 PM

Has the look of a monster in a premium position on our defense?

**Baby Lee** · 08-05-2013, 05:41 PM

Blah, wake me up when he's leading an epic drive to win the SB.

Kaepernick · 08-05-2013, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNR

If five years from now Eric Fisher were to become the next Tony Mandarich, and I posted a comment about how it was stupid of Reid and Dorsey to even consider him the top overall pick, a bunch of reeruns like you would say, "You're just butthurt the Chiefs didn't draft Geno."

I'm NOT a Chiefs fan. I couldn't care less about KC beyond the BBQ and my sister lives in Belton & her husband & kids are Chiefs fans. I'm a 49ers fan just here to chime in over 49ers stuff, like Alex & stuff. Eric Fisher means NOTHING to me. Geno means nothing. You are talking to the right guy.

All I know is that other poster nailed it when he glaringly contrasted the over-reaction to Fisher's woes vs the under-reaction to Alex's report of success. He nailed you guys. Has nothing to to with Eric Fisher per se or fine white heterosexuals. It was about the people here going apeshit nuts over Fisher being a bust when he's learning a new position in his NFL infancy vs. people getting a good report about Alex and dismissing it as worthless.

He nailed you guys for the hypocrisy. That's all I know. It is just typical sports Fanatic forum stuff. Welcome to "fandom".

**Easy 6** · 08-05-2013, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaepernick

You're damn straight, Skippy!

Pasta Little Brioni · 08-05-2013, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott free

jd1020 · 08-05-2013, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

I'm NOT a Chiefs fan. I couldn't care less about KC beyond the BBQ and my sister lives in Belton & her husband & kids are Chiefs fans. I'm a 49ers fan just here to chime in over 49ers stuff, like Alex & stuff. Eric Fisher means NOTHING to me. Geno means nothing. You are talking to the right guy.

All I know is that other poster nailed it when he glaringly contrasted the over-reaction to Fisher's woes vs the under-reaction to Alex's report of success. He nailed you guys. Has nothing to to with Eric Fisher per se or fine white heterosexuals. It was about the people here going apeshit nuts over Fisher being a bust when he's learning a new position in his NFL infancy vs. people getting a good report about Alex and dismissing it as worthless.

He nailed you guys for the hypocrisy. That's all I know. It is just typical sports Fanatic forum stuff. Welcome to "fandom".

I'm shocked that after repeating whats failed for the last couple decades that more Chiefs fans aren't splooging all over themselves.

Kaepernick · 08-05-2013, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott free

**BigMeatballDave** · 08-05-2013, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

I'm NOT a Chiefs fan. I couldn't care less about KC beyond the BBQ and my sister lives in Belton & her husband & kids are Chiefs fans. I'm a 49ers fan just here to chime in over 49ers stuff, like Alex & stuff. Eric Fisher means NOTHING to me. Geno means nothing. You are talking to the right guy.

All I know is that other poster nailed it when he glaringly contrasted the over-reaction to Fisher's woes vs the under-reaction to Alex's report of success. He nailed you guys. Has nothing to to with Eric Fisher per se or fine white heterosexuals. It was about the people here going apeshit nuts over Fisher being a bust when he's learning a new position in his NFL infancy vs. people getting a good report about Alex and dismissing it as worthless.

He nailed you guys for the hypocrisy. That's all I know. It is just typical sports Fanatic forum stuff. Welcome to "fandom".

I have friends in Belton.

keg in kc · 08-05-2013, 05:57 PM

There's a slight difference between not getting wildly excited about a camp report and "dismissing it". The last 20 years have done a pretty good job of teaching people to limit their positive reactions.

Kaepernick · 08-05-2013, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TrueFanDave

I have friends in Belton.

Nice place. It was nicer before the urban sprawl came down to almost swallow it up. My sister's place is behind a horse farm -- well just a big farm really but we can see their horses running around. It used to be on the edge of rural nothing, then during the housing bubble, they just built and built. My sister is not happy about it, but whatchagonnado?

Every time you try to get away, 20 years later, you aren't.

BlackHelicopters · 08-05-2013, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott free

**BigMeatballDave** · 08-05-2013, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

Nice place. It was nicer before the urban sprawl came down to almost swallow it up. My sister's place is behind a horse farm -- well just a big farm really but we can see their horses running around. It used to be on the edge of rural nothing, then during the housing bubble, they just built and built. My sister is not happy about it, but whatchagonnado?

Every time you try to get away, 20 years later, you aren't.

I was there a few weeks ago. Hadn't been in over a decade. That town definitely is not the same.

08-05-2013, 02:59 PM
Hog's Gone Fishin Fish are scared of me Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1720477	Alex Smiths accuracy wowing fans http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article...a-a4b423d11a12 Alex Smith's Accuracy Sparks Chiefs Practice Posted 1 hour ago Reid Ferrin Chiefs Insider KCChiefs.com Email @KCChiefs_Reid aaKansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith wowed the crowd with pinpoint throws Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith didn't care that the skies were again overcast during practice on Monday; likely because his accurate throws would've outshined the sun, had it made an appearance. Smith was on-point, nearly perfect, unofficially completing 17 of 20 passes for three TDs during the roughly two-and-a-half hour practice. "It’s a reflection of the group,” Smith said. “O-line was great today; it starts with them. They did a good job communicating, especially in the blitz period, third down, everybody was on the same page and then there were guys making plays outside. We got off to a good start but really, I think the spark came from the guys up-front." Among the many pass-catchers Smith connected with on Monday, Chiefs TE Anthony Fasano continues to play at a very-high level. Smith threw to Fasano three-straight times, late in practice, including one TD. "He's such a dependable guy, so reliable," Smith said of Fasano. "He has such a great knowledge of the game, a great feel for it, defenses and how they’re playing him and he uses his body so well. He continues to make tough catches. He’s what you’re looking for in a TE, that reliable guy that continues to be open, time after time." Another of Smith's targets was Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe, whose best catch on Monday was a one-handed grab in 7-on-7s. "That’s just him making me look good," Smith said. "There’s not much to it. I threw it up there and let him do the rest." Bowe described the play from a different perspective. "No, man," Bowe said of Smith's pass. "He put the ball right on the outside; he saw the inside leverage, and our job is to catch the ball; it happened to be a one-handed catch, but it was a great pass by Alex." Bowe also shared how he's feeling just days away from the team's first preseason game of the year. "I’m feeling good,” Bowe said. "We’re going against the best every day at practice, so when we get to the games, we will be ready." Following Smith, Chiefs QB Chase Daniel stepped in Monday and continues to move the ball effectively, highlighted by his completion to a determined Chiefs TE Tony Moeaki on a third-down play in the red zone. "Chase did a great job of getting the ball out quick," Moeaki said. "I was just trying to get the ball vertical and it was a third-down play, so getting the first down in the red zone, that’s huge. We as a TE group feel that’s where our number should be called; we’re just trying to help the team score." Later in 11-on-11s, Chiefs QB Ricky Stanzi closed out the drill with a beauty of a throw for a TD to Chiefs rookie WR Frankie Hammond Jr. "It was a great throw by Ricky,” Hammond Jr. said. "I kind of pinned the guy inside and he just made a great throw and I went up and got it." Like the other Chiefs rookies, Hammond Jr. is ready and waiting for his opportunity to shine on Friday night. "Definitely,” Hammond Jr said. "It’s just ‘lay it out all on the table’; you’ll only get so many opportunities in these preseason games, so when we get out there, we have to make the most of them and go out there and play hard." The team played hard yet again today, which caught the eye of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. "Good work today," coach Reid said. "This is our fifth day in a row of full contact and going. This is our longest stretch; we’ll have another day tomorrow. So, the guys pushed through a big red zone day today, big 3RD-and-long day today. I thought they traded back and forth, challenging each other and working hard.” Part of the hard work paid off for the defense in 11-on-11s, when Chiefs DB Otha Foster III was in the right place at the right time for his pick-six INT. "I was playing free," Foster III said. "The guy dragged across and the QB threw it to him, bounced off his shoulder and landed in my hands. We were going full contact, all the way, tackling to the ground and that’s why I ran it all the way back." Foster hopes to carry the defensive momentum with him into Friday's road game against the Saints. "I feel good about that because it’s close to my hometown in Louisiana," he said. "I’m going to have a lot of family there and they love the Saints, except when I’m playing; they’ll be on my side (on) Friday.” The Chiefs return to the practice field tomorrow, before a day off on Wednesday, travel day to New Orleans on Thursday and then, the real fun begins Friday night at 7:00 PM CDT, from the Mercedes-Benz
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