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Originally Posted by dls6501
I dont play Madden (or FF for that matter), so the Madden or fantasy football excuse doesnt fly with me like you and other Alex fans like to use as a crutch.
Yes, I am well aware that a QB has to go through progressions. I played football. I also find the whole "he goes through progressions and he may have moved on from the WR before he popped open" as an excuse as well. When you have WR's running longer routes, they are almost never the first read. More often than not, the progression goes middle route, long route, check down/short route (unless its a quick hitch or slant or something like that).
So for Alex to have "moved to another progression before the long route becomes open" is really nonsense. There are many examples every game where Alex is looking at an open receiver, and chooses the MORE open receiver for a minimal gain because it is a virtually risk free pass. My problem is, if Alex is as accurate as some claim, the pass attempt that he decided to pass up should NOT be deemed risky. Its not about "taking chances" as "Sandy Cheeks" says. Alex's overly cautious playing has trained you to think that.
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I don't believe I said anything about Madden or Fantasy Football. Chicks dig the long ball, I get it. I just don't think any of us can know for certain if any given receiver was open at the point Smith got to him in his progression. It's been said many many times by multiple coaches in different organizations that Smith is the smartest QB you're going to find. You are free to bitch about the lack of risks he takes with the football if you want, but I'm in the crowd that trusts him to make the best decision for the football team. That's all. to each his own.