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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0
I'm as tired as everyone of mediocrity.
But you guys are trying to act like Alex Smith was a HORRIBLE QB this year. He wasn't. I don't like the brand of football we play, it's 2014, we have to throw the ball down the field.
But let's stop pretending like Alex is a bottom-tier QB. He isn't. He's just average. I, myself, am tired of average.
But this board constantly overreacts.
Trent ALWAYS had the same issues when our offense became obvious. Always. As soon as the defense knew we had to pass, Trent was ineffective. Trent Green is probably my 3rd or 4th favorite Chief ever ... but to act like he is HEAD AND SHOULDERS better than Alex Smith is hilarious to me.
Trent was good. Alex is good. Neither were good enough.
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Here's the difference:
Alex is able to affect the appearance of mediocrity by not taking chances. That doesn't necessarily mean that he's even average, but that he never puts himself in positions to get exposed (and on the rare occasions it does happen, he's shitiful).
You can say that Green was exposed when he was forced to pass, but if you look at his ability to lead 4th quarter drives, that criticism doesn't hold up.
I can say that I'm an elite driver because I've never gotten in a wreck, but if I've never gotten on an interstate and take back streets everywhere while never going above 30, how good am I? I've avoided the potential of a wreck, but I can't get you to the destination before the doors close.
The most deceptive part of Smith is that you can look at his stats and claim that he's an average or above average QB, but to me that's like looking at Cassel's inflated 2010 TD stats and saying he's a gunslinger when the reality is everyone sold out to stop the run and he tossed a bunch of 1 yard PA TDs to Bowe.
Smith is a stat whore just like Peyton Manning. The only difference is that his stats are INTs and completion percentage rather than things that matter, like yards and touchdowns.