Remember 2014 when Alex went an entire season without throwing a TD to a WR?

It's still early...but maclin has lost some separation and I have no idea why they aren't throwing to Kelce 10 times a game.

Do people even watch the games here?

Ware is clearly the best offensive talent thru 6 games this season and since the SD game has made it well known he's an effective ALL purpose back who is getting 19 yards per reception. Unbelievable. This is much more than check downs, we are talking about a RB who will go 10-20 yards downfield and catch balls in traffic.

Kelce and Harris are out on the field blocking a whole lot more than usual helping Ware get > 5 yards per carry. Conley is getting double the looks from a year ago and catching 66% of his targets as mainly a possession receiver. Hill is taking away looks (although mostly albert's) and is pulling in over 80% of his targets from Smith.

The OP is making an implication that our offense is suffering, if anything we are going to be better as an entire unit as time goes on. Kelce is not getting high volume at this time but he's connected on 27 catches off of 35 targets good for 77% completion (zero fumbles for that matter too, nice work kelce). Thru 6 games, Maclin had 2 games where he dropped some easy passes otherwise he'd easily be sitting at 400 yards on the season and on track for another 1000 yard season.

Also it looks like Reid wants to take those 5-6 runs Alex used to take and turn those into targets for someone now that Schwartz has shored up the right side.

Prediction: Smith will be a ~70% completion with >100 Quarterback rating by week 10.
7 out of his last 10 games are in his favor in terms of pass defense.

He definitely looks slower this year. Makes you wonder if that knee is the problem..

2016: Smith 238 yards/game passing
2015: Smith 203 yards/game passing + 30 yards/game rushing

Maclin isn't really a prolific receiver. His only significant year was in a pass heavy Chip Kelly offense. I don't expect him to be anyting more than a 1,000 yard receiver like last season.

Andy Reid + Alex Smith aka Beavis and Butthead

I have Maclin and Kelce on my FFL..(and Charles). REALLY pissing me off Kelce isn't producing. Really he needs to be the #1 receiving option on this team. Alex Smith just isn't getting him the ball. I'm not pissed about Charles, he fell to the 3rd rd in my league's draft and I knew he wouldn't really start producing til about halfway into the season, but both Maclin and Kelce haven't been doing jack shit, and especially Kelce...Him having only 2 receptions last game is just outright inexcusable. We were very fortunate and lucky to have won the Saints game because Alex Smith didn't do ****ing jack shit the 2nd half of that game. Offense completely sputtered all 2nd half as they managed to score only 2 FG's against one the NFL's worst defenses (at home), all while allowing Drew Brees to claw his way back into the game. I mean who knows what the outcome of that game would have been had the Saints DL not committed that stupid personal foul penalty at a crucial point in the game.

I have a QB-RB-RB-WR-WR-TE-FLX roster format, so I drafted very RB heavy. I hit the jackpot this yr w/ RBs (10-team league). In addition to Charles, I have McCoy, Blount, Gordon, and just picked up Jonathan Stewart off of waivers. I don't really need Charles but I can't use him as trade bait until he starts playing so he's just sitting on my bench while McCoy, Blount, Gordon carry my team.

Maclin has battled injuries throughout his career in Phily, he's only played an entire season twice in his career.

1) No he doesn't. He needs 6-7 looks a game and needs to be a blocker on half of his snaps. Doesn't get enough credit for his run blocking.

http://www.chiefs.com/media-center/v...2-c2c799dac14b

2) No one gives a **** about your fantasy team. :)

Does anyone here have one inkling that defenses may be focusing on them? What a bunch of dumbasses. Yeah it's a little tougher for them this year.

But hey.. Aint nothing but a thang..

Remember in 2012, the last year Alex Smith wasn't here, when we went 2-14 and our offense was ranked dead last in passing yds and ppg (13.2)?

Who cares if Maclin and Kelce are not producing big numbers as long as we are winning?

Andy Reid likes QBs to spread the ball around. His offenses are not the type to be big on WR or TE stats.

Our offense has been pretty efficient the past couple of weeks. As long as that continues we will be fine. We have Ware, Charles, and a good defense. We don't need Alex to put up crazy stats. We need him to keep the chains moving and not throw INTs.

We have more targets and aren't throwing a ton more. Last season watching the games it felt like Maclin was getting targeted so much. Felt like Cassel to Bowe level.

You guys may as well accept that this is all the offense is going to be. A veteran qb playing for a veteran offensive minded head coach in their 4th year together. Nothing is going to suddenly click. There aren't pages of plays held back for the playoffs. Reid isn't going to suddenly become a run first coach. This is the apex of this shit offense.

The only chance this team has to truly improve this season is from young defensive players improving and the return of Houston. If something is going to push this team to the next level, it's going to have to be the defense because the offense with Reid and Smith has peaked.