ChiliConCarnage |
03-18-2013 08:27 PM |
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Originally Posted by Direckshun
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Why does PFF grade Alex Smith so much better, Clay?
Having it both ways, are we?
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Do they? I can't see their scores but the summation on both guys seems about the same. I mean if you're comparing Matt Cassel on a functional team to Alex Smiths time on a functional team and not the dumpster fire he had to deal with early on.
2010 Cassel assesment
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Of all quarterbacks who attempted 30 or more deep passes (and there were 31 quarterbacks who did so), Manning and Flacco finished in the bottom ten in completion percentage. Still it could be worse for both of them. They could be Matt Cassel.
The limited Chief struggled big time on his deep balls, completing just 14 of 57 for the worst percentage in the league. That beat out players like Alex Smith (25%), Chad Henne (25%)
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2012 Smith trade wrap-up
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The Harbaugh Years (2011-2012): The Not So Good
While Smith’s stats above took a major uptick starting in 2011, there were still some red flags. While his 70.2 completion percentage last season was impressive, it also showed his unwillingness to take chances and throw the ball downfield. His average depth of target of only 8 yards was the fourth-lowest of all quarterbacks and only 8.7 percent of Smith’s passes traveled 20+ yards downfield in 2012. Among quarterbacks who started at least half their games, only Christian Ponder had a lower percentage.
Smith also led the NFL in 2011 by taking 44 sacks, and was sacked 24 times in nine starts in 2012 before being replaced by Kaepernick. Smith was sacked on one third of his pressures in 2012, which led the league by a wide margin.
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They seem a lot like the same guy. On a good team where they aren't required to do a ton they can be effective at protecting the football and game managing for you. Is Alex Smith a bit better? Sure, maybe, but that doesn't make me feel great. At least we have Reid
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