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Originally Posted by milkman
None of those other guys have ever shown any fear of making a mistake.
They've all shown confidence in their ability to make plays.
Alex Smith has shown that he is afraid, that he lacks confidence.
The confidence allowed those guys to grow and develop.
Smith's fear would have stunted his growth.
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All of this seems fair, if regarding the past... maybe even late into 2011.
From 2011 Saints playoff game and up to now? I don't think any of us can be sure of whether Alex will have such issues. The one thing that most have agreed to.. is that Alex is mentally resilient. I suspect that his confidence has grown significantly in what he can do.. and likely what Reid will encourage him to do. Now, he just needs his OL and downfield targets to elicit SOME trust from him by performing their jobs.