Are you factoring in the overall pass attempts? We throw the ball much less than most.

Your words here would have more substance if discussing Alex and Crabs further back in time. Alex and Crabs were getting a good rhythm building. Remember their last full game together vs AZ?

Alex leaned on VD more, because of their shared chemistry. Kaep came in and leaned on Crabtree more.. which was a detriment at times.

Still had Crab. Kyle Williams was good enough.

There were a couple plays that KW had EVERYBODY beat and Alex just couldn't make an accurate deep throw.

And it's not like we needed a 100 yard guy to win that game. We literally just needed an accurate throw past the sticks for a first down to somebody not named Vernon Davis.

I would call going from what happened last season to anywhere in the play-offs a success. The expectation is that they can grow on that. I don't think there has ever been a team in the NFL that has gone from last in the nfl to a championship game. If you set the bar there, you're setting yourself up for disappointment.

Wait...I thought you said 2012 wasn't enough to base any comparison on?

Agreed. You can look at 2011 too, when it was even worse.

2012 just shows what a real QB can do for your WR.

Thank you for this. Alex Smith homers have been spreading lies.

Bro. Im the biggest Alex Smith homer here. And, im also the guy who doesn't give KAEP, OR ALEX credit for Crabtrees breaking out. Crabtree, scored 3 tds, with alex smith in his last 5 quarters playing together between the Cards on Monday night, and the rams game. Crabtree, being at OTA's, Crabtree taking part in Training camp, and preseason, is why Crabtree became Crabtree. That had very little to do with the qbs. That was all on Crabtree.

114 is the target number for Crabtree in 2011. Of course its subject to web site, but the first one I pulled up, was espn's

There is no doubt that Kaepernick offers more to the 49ers offense than Alex Smith did. But, lets at least keep the stats realistic. Lets also remember, since you seem to know quite a bit about the 49ers, about the situation in 2011. You know, the lockout, the revolving door at receiver, Vernon Davis stating that until about week 10 he was so frustrated he wanted to quit because he didn't know the playbook.

Lockout, new coaching, rotating door at receiver, Adam Snyder, and Chilo Rachal at right guard.......

Any of this ring a bell at all?

I'm not setting the bar there. I'm looking a few years down the road.

I don't believe they can ever make a real playoff run with Alex Smith. Good enough to make the playoffs with Alex Smith doesn't mean anything to me, because I won't believe they can do anything once there with him at QB until he shows it to me.

Winning 21 games the next two years means much less to me than finding a QB they can win it all with down the road.

Fair enough. I guess I'm not in disagreement with your perspective of what is expected then, only in our assessments of what Alex can do. I think if the chiefs can make the play-offs this year, they have as much of an opportunity to make the big game as any team. I believe success breeds success and Alex has shown that he can be a part of turning a team around. He just can't do it alone. He's not Manning...but then again, no one is Manning.

By the way, another good read, but again I have linkage issues...

"arrowheadaddict.com/2013/07/22/analyzing-alex-smith-air-yards-completion-percentage-and-depth-of-targets/"

Im not taking any Blame from Alex Smith. He did throw short, at times. But, he didn't do it every time. There also, and I don't know if this was a coach cover up, Greg Roman himself, said they encouraged Alex Smith to take a sack at times instead of forcing a turnover. Called it, a "good sack"

actually, we needed Kyle Williams to hold onto the ball. He fumbled the ball on the second play of the game, remember the jet sweep that we always ran with Ginn, but because he was hurt they ran it with Williams, and he fumbled that too, which set us up with one of those SWEET 3rd and longs that weren't completed. He nearly muffed another punt when he went diving for it. And he did have two costly turnovers.

So what if the Chiefs make the playoffs, and win a playoff game?

You make a good point. Lemme ask you this. Who's your best pass catcher?

Dwayne Bowe. The best receiver Alex Smith has ever played with. Should be a good combo.

Bowe will rape in Reid's system

I'd be so happy for this fan base. But let's be honest.

And I'm not trying to be a dick here:

He's not surrounded by pro-bowlers everywhere he looks like he was in SF.

It's going to be an uphill battle. You've got a complimentary Qb with nobody to compliment.