Who is better than Alex Smith?

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Lbedrock1

It is hard to say really, the problem with Alex is he is so worried about protecting the ball he doesn't take chances and that is not always good. Sometimes chances can turn into great rewards.

That's what makes Alex Smith so tough to classify, in my opinion. He's just so overly conservative. In a league where such a large percentage of games are won and lost by 7 points or less, you really can win a lot of games simply by not screwing up.

Of course, he also isn't the guy that can dig you out of a hole ala Tony Romo or Jay Cutler when the defense isn't playing well or you have to deal with some unlucky bounces.

[PunkinDrublic]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

That's what makes Alex Smith so tough to classify, in my opinion. He's just so overly conservative. In a league where such a large percentage of games are won and lost by 7 points or less, you really can win a lot of games simply by not screwing up.

Of course, he also isn't the guy that can dig you out of a hole ala Tony Romo or Jay Cutler when the defense isn't playing well or you have to deal with some unlucky bounces.

Can we please stop overrating Jay Cutler. I'm no Alex Smith apologist, but the fact that he's not a prick who's own teammates don't even like puts him ahead of Cutler.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

Can we please stop overrating Jay Cutler. I'm no Alex Smith apologist, but the fact that he's not a prick who's own teammates don't even like puts him ahead of Cutler.

Cutler turns the ball over too much and lacks the leadership qualities needed to be in the elite tier. He also has not thrown for the 4,000 yards that Chiefsplanet considers the hallmark of a decent QB since he was in Denver 5-6 years ago.