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Originally Posted by Rausch
He won't have a top 10 D this year.
That's far too many. He's here to protect the football and stop-gap the Andy WCO.
Period.
That number is way above his average for the last 2 years (which is really all the pro-Alex guys want to look at.)
No, that's not all that I look at. I look at a myriad of things. The first thing being that he with few exceptions the past two years, always gives your team a chance to win, and gives playmakers a chance to make plays. Which with this team is fine. There aren't really any home run hitters at receiver. Bowe is going to flourish under Alex Smith, because Alex will give him the ball in space to make plays. So, the personnel on this team at the moment, really benefit Alex Smith. Having Jamaal Charles is also going to benefit him as well, especially if they are going to use him more in the passing game. Look for the screen play to be alive and well.
THat's my point. Alex found his gold zone his last two years.
Phat Andy wants him to top 30 passes per game...
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You could be right, I think that it is going to be a give and take. Or at least for the best for the Chiefs, I believe that if Alex, and Andy can come to a middle ground on this, where Alex has some say so, and freedom to check down to a run, or to audible freely when he sees fit, that that could work. I am of the belief, and some of it naïve more than likely, that part of Alex Smiths cautious approach the past two years, had more to do with who was looking over his shoulder, and knowing that too many crucial mistakes could cost him his job by the chosen one. That is my hope, and that with no such worries here, and a coach that is 100 % behind him, perhaps he will open up a little more. I unlike many here, remember 2009, the end of it, where Alex Smith was let loose by Jimmy Raye, in the Raye-Gun, and played VERY WELL throwing the ball multiple times a game. Of course, he felt he had nothing to lose, and played like it. I am hoping he gets back to that Alex Smith.