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Originally Posted by Kaepernick
This is a great illustration of Alex's willingness to throw deep only to receivers with complete separation and no possible chance of an interception. Again, he can throw deep, he just hasn't often done so, because he is committed to not risking interceptions.
As long as Alex's wide receiver has complete separation from the DB, he will make the throw. Put a DB anywhere in proximity of the WR, and he won't take the risk.
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Really not sure if you (and others) are just stupid, or are deliberately dense about this. It has been mentioned many times. Smith plays within the team circumstances.. (1)game situations, (2)personnel ability of his offense, and (3)how the defense is fairing.
for (1)if we are talking KC up 7-0 against opponent... long 70 yds to reach the endzone.. in the late 1st Q, he will likely not force a deep one into tight coverage on 3rd and 11. (2)If his targeted deep WR is not known for his deep ball ability? then the chances of him being inclined to make that throw drop. If it is later in the game... up 24 to 21, and (3)he sees that his defense has allowed 3 straight TDs lately... he probably will take the shot. If the D has been stingy lately, then no.
The dude is calculated with the risk/reward. It can drive the ignorant fans wild... but what they don't have the brain to take note of at times.. is not what he does do.. it's what he doesn't do. Everyone bitches about him playing it safe.. yet it is especially when taking risk doesn't really matter much at the time.. but they will be far more frustrated if he did take unnecessary risks and pissed the game away on pick 6's and handing the game away.
Basically, the QB.. THIS quarterback.. cannot win with some fans. Damned if he does... damned if he doesn't. We see that with the criticisms of the recent playoff game.
People like Clay hate his style because they want him to completely bomb... and I don't mean just passes. They want him to fail... and the best way to do that on this team is to chuck shit up wildly and carelessly. Maybe if he throws enough picks each game, he will be replaced and discarded... and that's really all they want.
They want that over their team's success??? Answer = an emphatic YES.
Why? How could this be? Answer = because they are insisting on a YOUNG, 1st rd quarterback to develop as their QBoTF... and they will accept a couple of horrific seasons to make that happen.