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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
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?
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Dude, we're not talking about 20+ yard throws down the field.
He throws less intermediate routes than Matt Cassel.
Than Matt Cassel.
He is completely averse to risk and does not throw the ball into NFL windows unless he absolutely has to.
The types of throws you saw Matt Cassel completing the last four years are going to be the same shit we see from Alex Smith.
He might complete them at a higher percentage...but he is a dink and dunk QB with a noodle arm who does not throw the ball down the field. End of story.
Who he was throwing to doesn't matter...because other QBs with "meh" WRs throw down the field more. Like...Matt...Cassel.