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Heres where I'm at with Smith...
1) by now its painfully obvious that he isnt a "put the team on your back" guy 90% of the time and I dont think he inspires those kind of feelings in his teammates either, and its a big intangible to lack.
And yes, he is cautious to a fault and his arm is better than he wants to show most of the time.
But...
2) he was the second primary ingredient behind taking a team that had not only just had its worst statistical season, it was also at its absolute rock bottom in terms of culture and morale, the entire organization was spiritually bankrupt... and he led them not just to 9-0, but also led them to a playoff game.
Seriously, to go from 2012 to THAT is nothing to laugh at, it was an incredible turnaround quite frankly and no talk of "well weak teams and weak QB's lol" can dispel that truth.
Now, Reid was the main ingredient in that instantaneous culture change... but as QB, Smith deserves his share of credit just by virtue of the position he plays.
So to sum up, yes... he has warts and he has weaknesses and he's quite often hair yankingly maddening in his ways, and I too look forward to, cant wait, for our future under a ballsier, cockier field general that swashbuckles around and slings 40 yard touchdowns for breakfast.
But for Smith to come in and provide the kind of instant credibility and leadership to the team, digging it out of the ashes to a playoff appearance, consecutive winning seasons and narrowly missing another playoff shot against a brutal schedule that saw him win against the top two teams that year... is nothing to hate on.
Reid could have done SOOO much worse than this guy.
Last year made me hate his guts in many ways, I'll never forget the receiver touchdowns issue... but its also hard to forget the good things he has accomplished.
Smith is going to be the bridge between a really good team and a great team, is that really so bad?
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