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Originally Posted by Jakemall
If you read the last link I tried to put up, you'll see that statisically Alex faired better against above average passing defenses than the average of NFL QBs.
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I read it. I'm a big fan of statistical analysis and the guy does some interesting things. I don't know how much stock I put in something like that, where the truly terrible guys and the elite guys are separated by such small statistical measures (5.82 yards to 5.50, etc).
I also think (generally) when crunching stats about Alex Smith, there's a failure to account for the NUMBER of attempts. If you have a QB who holds the ball and usually doesn't push it further than 10 yards downfield unless his receiver is wide, wide open, the number of attempts will obviously decrease, and the accuracy of those throws he DOES make is going to be really high.
I'll believe he can WIN games against good playoff defenses when I see it (and I mean, LEAD his team, not come along for the ride).
Smith throws fewer of the lower percentage passes, which helps both his completion percentage and his yards per attempt.