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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
We're really not that far apart. I'm saying that's one of the things (a big one) I'd hope to see before they sign him to a lucrative contract.
As for the playoff game... Alex Smith didn't do anything to that Saints D that wasn't done to it all season. In fact, his performance against them was almost exactly the AVERAGE performance by a QB in 2011 against them.
Just not that impressed by it. Sure, it was dramatic and he made some clutch plays (including some higher-degree-of-difficulty throws I wish he would make ALL the time, not just when he has no other choice). But in the end, it was a very median effort against a bad defense.
The 49ers D/ST also set Smith up to score 10 points on a grand total of 10 yards of offense (TD from the 4 after the Goldson INT return, FG after taking the ball at the 13 off teh kickoff).
I just would want to see more before he gets a lucrative extension and they commit to him long term.
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I don't care what was done all season. The Chiefs couldn't run the ball on a horrible Colts rush D, like was done to them all season in the playoffs.
It's the playoffs - against a stud QB on a team that just won a SB 2 years ago.
This is like discrediting Kaepernick's win against Green Bay because their defense was putrid.
Alex Smith led both of those 4th quarter drives and made huge plays in both of them.
I want to see more too. I don't think there's a chance the Chiefs extend him prior to this off-season if he does really well.