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Originally Posted by Marcellus
Clay actually used specific numbers of throws etc...and said we couldn't win nor could he keep his turnover rate down.
Also when people talk about how is playing they continually say he cant improve because he is at his "career" average now so why would I expect he could play better. They aren't discussing his drop off from 2010 and 2011. Believe me I have been part of the conversations all week.
In other words it gets flipped to whatever suits your argument.
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Fair enough, and I haven't been involved in all the arguments this week. Not defending Clay's stance necessarily... just the stance that many (myself included) held before the season.
That Smith's efficiency was unlikely to hold up when asked to do more. That has been proven true, so far.
You could probably get 2011 and 2012 production from Smith again if you set up the same environment (low attempts, run-heavy offense) that Smith played in out there. But that's not something any of us should expect to see from Andy Reid any time soon.