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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
I don't buy that at all. That's the "he was just holding back" argument. If you want to say he got more comfortable in the offense, fine. If you want to talk about him being more aggressive throwing the football, that's fine, too. But the "he was holding back because he didn't need to" thing? I will never buy that.
None of those guys rely as much on their legs as Alex Smith did to be effective. Smith also has had shoulder and concussion problems in the past. A flare up or reinjury of either could be a big problem for his long-term health.
The bigger issue, that I was trying to call out, is that with the exception of Justin Houston and MAYBE Eric Fisher (who hasn't proven he is even competent yet), all the rest of the "core" players are guys who are nearing the end of their prime/hitting the wrong side of 30.
It seems like a strange time to switch to a long-term build approach.
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It's not a long term approach IMO.
This team has the talent to compete for championships next season.
Our core players should get their window.
To be a good/great team you have to draft well to have guys in place to take over as core players.
Guys are always going to be getting old. It's up to the FO to draft well to have new guys to take over.