Since this is always a big criticism of Smith....
http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2013/9...ack-vs-cowboys
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Alex Smith hasn't ever been known for his ability to push the ball vertically down the field so it's not a huge surprise that we haven't seen it much from the Chiefs to start the season. In fact, the Chiefs attempted just two passes over 20 yards against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, completing one. More on those later in this post.
But if the Chiefs aren't pushing the ball down the field then naturally the defense's safeties will creep up to help stop Jamaal Charles in the run game, right? That's the general line that people use when talking about a quarterback that either doesn't have the arm strength to get the ball down the field, or a team that doesn't at least show a willingness to stretch the field in the passing game.
After going back and re-watching the Chiefs 17-16 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, the Chiefs haven't reached the point to where a team is daring them to throw the ball deep.
The Cowboys Tampa-2 defense led by defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin had the safeties playing deep for the majority of the game.
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Now the obvious question is... if Smith is such a lousy deep passing QB, why are teams even bothering to play the safeties deep against him?