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Ok.
What's up guys? I came on your board to see the reaction to Alex Smith's comments about the Chiefs offense.
Been a niners fan since '92, so I think I can give you some insight into what you're getting.
Postives:
He's the consumate professional. He will never throw anybody under the bus.
He's smart with the football, he doesn't force throws or throw a lot of picks. Takes what the D gives him.
He's pretty decent pre-snap in terms of getting into the right play.
He' accurate throwing to the middle of the field.
He's tough as nails. He'll take a hit and keep on going.
He's athletic. Not really fast but athletic.
Negatives:
He can be uber-tentative. He will not throw the ball deep unless the WR is WIDE OPEN. And even then he may not throw it.
He's not very accurate down the field or outside the numbers.
He's not very good at sliding in and around the pocket. If he gets any kind of pressure it's probably going to be a sack. He routinely took sacks as the starting QB of the niners.
He will not really win you a whole lot of games on his arm. There were several wins that we had where his stats were anemic.
He's just completely horrible on third down. We were one of the worst teams on third down with him behind center. He will routinely throw the ball short of the sticks on 3rd down.
He's also not very good in the Red Zone. In 2011-12 our kicker set a record for points in a season. He relies on the kicking game HEAVILY.
Summary:
He's a complimentary player. He's not going to go out there and throw for 300+ every week, or at all for that matter.
You need a strong running game, a capable TE, and a good defense/ST and he can thrive.
If you don't have consistency at ANY of those spots, he's going to struggle.
For me it really depends on what offense they are trying to run. If they come in thinking they're going to run an "Andy Reid offense" you're gonna win 5 games.
If they lean on Charles, and keep it simple I see 8-9 wins.
Smitty doesn't really use his receivers much. (He barely threw to Crabtree at all) So your TE (Moaki?) better be ready to go. Cause he's going to get a lot of looks.
All and all he's an upgrade over Matt Cassell. If nothing else for the time he spent under Harbaugh.
Good Luck guys!
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