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Originally Posted by Go to Hell
Dude even in the WCO there are plenty of intermediate and deep throws.
And it's not like Matt Cassel had all these down-the-field studs in Kansas City.
Alex Smith doesn't throw the ball down the field for one reason and one reason only...he's afraid to.
Alex Smith...throws the ball down the field less than everyone in the NFL save Christian Ponder....that has nothing to do with who's running routes and everything to do with the QB.
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Well, I'd be afraid to as well considering he didn't have dick to throw to over the course of his career.
Look, if Smith had Matt Ryan's receiving corp or Rivers in his prime with Vincent Jackson or Larry Fitzgerald or Megatron or Andre Johnson or Sidney Rice and so on and so forth, and he didn't throw downfield, you'd have a mighty fine point.
But the guy played on a ****ing shit team for the first six years of his career with shit coaches. He had a very good 2011 but still, no downfield threat. He had another very good year in 2012 but still, no downfield threat.
So would you rather have an accurate QB that moves the chains and plays within his and the team's means, or would you rather have a reckless gunslinger that loses games because his receivers suck and he wastes opportunities?