[philfree]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Q: What's the difference between a bad game manager and a good one?

A: A few wins, none of them in the playoffs.


A game manager is a game manager. Not good enough to put a team on his back and win a championship if necessary.

Alex Smith was surrounded by a Super Bowl roster, and had a miserable 3rd down conversion rate (sacked three times), costing his team a chance at a championship in 2011.

In 2012, surrounded by talent, he racked up a whopping 200 yards per game before losing his job to a 2nd year player who had no experience.

So, to recap...

He couldn't take the most (arguably) talented team in the league to the SB in 2011, and lost his job to a virtual rookie in 2012, but he's going to come to a 2-14 team and be a franchise QB?

I swear, the arguments for Alex Smith are damn near identical to the arguments made for Matt Cassel in 2009. And Cassel accomplished more in 2008 than Smith has in ANY of his 7 seasons.

Uh Uh. Matt Cassel has never won a playoff game.