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Originally Posted by notorious
Can Alex Smith make deep throws?
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He can make deep throws but he needs his receiver to be sufficiently wide open that there is a 0% chance of interception. And I mean 0% chance. If there is a defender in the proximity, he is too cautious to make the throw.
It is not that he can't make the throw, but that he won't make the throw.
I also think that his shoulder has never been the same since he had surgery in 2007. I think that took some zip off his ball, so he lost some confidence throwing deep.
I will say that we saw several very beautiful throws from Alex to Vernon Davis the last 2 years, over the shoulder in stride, some for TDs.