Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 13230767)

So he basically had 3 guys open for a potential big catch on the play... we'll say just 2 because Ross Travis is a Pumpcuck too.

Can't you all just see Mahomes making the throw to Hill or West with ease? Yes, you can, because that's what he does best. Patrick will make this offense very hard to defend. Teams will have to respect the ENTIRE field with coverage.

Originally Posted by Best22 (Post 13230926)

If Alex is this horrible vs. Buffalo I think he gets pulled

Originally Posted by Pestilence (Post 13230913)

This ****ing asshole REFUSES to step up in the pocket. He always rolls out which makes it even worse because now the edge rusher on that side can disengage the OT and run after him.

Three man rush. Step the **** up and look downfield. Case ****ing Keenum can do that shit with no problem. Not our QB.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 13230943)

On their last offensive play, he had a 3 step rush, hit the back of his drop and visibly flinched for no goddamn reason. I never even saw Blaine Gabbert do that shit even at the height of his jittery mess days at Mizzou. I never thought I'd see someone stare at a rush worse than Gabbert did in his last year there.

Behold the majesty of Alex Smith.

He doesn't even stare at the rush, he simply assumes they're going to get him and stares at the goddamn ground before running sideways.

WHY!?!?!?!?!?

What the **** happened to you, man? You were playing so well for 7 weeks and then this ****ing nonsense just showed up for no reason at all. Your line is significantly better than it's EVER been here. C'mon man, that line is doing a genuinely good job of getting you time to throw.

I just...I mean...I'm at a complete loss with this guy. What in the actual **** happened to him?

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 13230943)

On their last offensive play, he had a 3 step rush, hit the back of his drop and visibly flinched for no goddamn reason. I never even saw Blaine Gabbert do that shit even at the height of his jittery mess days at Mizzou. I never thought I'd see someone stare at a rush worse than Gabbert did in his last year there.

Behold the majesty of Alex Smith.

He doesn't even stare at the rush, he simply assumes they're going to get him and stares at the goddamn ground before running sideways.

WHY!?!?!?!?!?

What the **** happened to you, man? You were playing so well for 7 weeks and then this ****ing nonsense just showed up for no reason at all. Your line is significantly better than it's EVER been here. C'mon man, that line is doing a genuinely good job of getting you time to throw.

I just...I mean...I'm at a complete loss with this guy. What in the actual **** happened to him?

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 13230964)

The Steelers ruined him.

They knew how to get him off his game and put the blueprint out. It's been the same cover 2 with a safety/corner occasional blitz and DB coming up to help stop Hunt.

That's why Kelce said his comment about cover 2. It's an indirect shot at Alex.

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 13230964)

The Steelers ruined him.

They knew how to get him off his game and put the blueprint out. It's been the same cover 2 with a safety/corner occasional blitz and DB coming up to help stop Hunt.

That's why Kelce said his comment about cover 2. It's an indirect shot at Alex.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 13230976)

Most antiquated defense in the league and it's completely flummoxed ol' Gigabytes.

The Cover 2 is shockingly simple to beat, you just have to not be a pussy and hit those corner/wheel/flag routes that open up underneath the safeties along the sidelines. They will ALWAYS be there.

Originally Posted by Molitoth (Post 13230958)

Alex is the type of low risk QB that needs to see his WR's break like 5 yards of being open before he will grab his nuts and throw the ball. (Keep in mind that Alex has been masquerading as a legitimate QB for years due to his LOW INT ratio and riding good defenses coattails). Yes, the 49ers defense was great. Yes, the Chiefs were living off extremely lucky and opportunistic take-aways the last few seasons.

With a team rushing 4 and playing cover 2, Alex will feel phantom pressure and has a bad habit of leaving the pocket. When he does this, his eyes are no longer looking downfield and this is why you see SO MANY gifs of WIDE OPEN Receivers and Alex not even looking near them.

If Alex could have more poise in the pocket, giving these WR's enough time to reach their destination, he may see more success throwing down field.

That said; even with shitty pocket presence, there are still opportunities for a QB to succeed.

Alex leaving the pocket premature still could be an advantage by using his legs to manipulate those zone coverage players into stepping up while the QB tosses it to a WR who is now left uncovered. Alex was doing this the first few games of this season, but for some reason has quit keeping his eyes down field (something Mahomes excels in).

Now, coming back to the quoted text about the run game:

Alex's limitations in the passing game severely cramp the running game because that is the main focus of the opponents defense. Any team that has watched the Chiefs struggle on film knows that you take away the run, study the trick play formations, and force Alex Smith to beat you deep (which he cannot).

I know, I know... real life is not Madden.... but what happens in Madden when you pick a running play, and no matter how awesome your RB is, he still gets creamed in the backfield because the defense knew the predictable play call and picked the perfect defense for it?
This is what is happening to Hunt.

He runs hard and sheds a lot of tackles, but he can't make 4-5 guys miss right as he gets the ball. Only Barry Sanders was good enough to do that. :)

Hunt has NOT hit a "Rookie wall" <-- one of the dumbest things people say.
It's simply that the opponents have figured out a way to stop the Chiefs offense (thanks Steelers) and the Chiefs cannot adjust due to the limitations of Alex Smith.


Ok, nobody will read that or care... but I feel better now.

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 13230998)

These GIFs are why I just refuse to blame Andy Reid for the offensive struggles. Almost every play, we are seeing at least one guy get open. Often wide open. It's not like the play designs aren't doing what they are supposed to.

The pumpkin just isn't throwing the football where he should be.

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic (Post 13231005)

I really wonder what coaches are thinking when they review tape after a game and see how their play designs are working fine a lot of times, then the QB is farting around. I know I wouldn't stand for it.