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Originally Posted by milkman
If it was just this one game, I would agree with you here.
As I watched Smith under Harbaugh, I saw a mediocre, albeit efficient game manager, whose conservative approach could best described as playing scared.
He showed a flash of what he was capable of in that Saints playoff game, which I said at time might be the spark to him playing to his franchise potential.
But that was his only flash in those 2 years.
Through the first half of this season, I saw the same guy.
However, over the latter stages of this season, he flashed more.
There were 4 or 5 games after the bye where I, and others who shared my same opinion of Smith, said that this Smith is a QB we can win.
What we saw on Saturday, I believe, the evolution process of Smith from the scared, risk averse game manager to the confident passer with playmaking ability that Reid envisioned when they traded for him.
I just don't believe that Reid allows him to regress.
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While I absolutely agree with you, the thread is concerning giving him an extension.
He finished the season with his best game not only of the season but of his CAREER.
He's not going to sign for peanuts, he's going to garner a pretty sizable contract. That's my concern.