Offense v. Defense using comparable stats

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Yeah but that's two weeks in a row in which he's thrown crucial INT's. He can't do that against Denver or Atlanta or the Chiefs will looking at 7-5 with the Raiders on a short week, which would likely put them on the outside looking in for a final Wild Card spot.

Last week's INT was not crucial as far as INT's go. It was very early in the game.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Last week's INT was not crucial as far as INT's go. It was very early in the game.

Had Peters not taken the ball away from Benjamin or if Berry hadn't returned an INT for a TD, the Chiefs would have lost the game.

The bottom line is that Alex Smith is billed as "Smart and Safe". The offense is built around him being "smart and safe".

If he's not those things, there's no reason to continue to limiting the offense.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Had Peters not taken the ball away from Benjamin or if Berry hadn't returned an INT for a TD, the Chiefs would have lost the game.

The bottom line is that Alex Smith is billed as "Smart and Safe". The offense is built around him being "smart and safe".

If he's not those things, there's no reason to continue to limiting the offense.

Okay but you can't start saying an INT early in the 1st Q is crucial. If that's the case then all INT's are crucial and we should never do anything but check down.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Okay but you can't start saying an INT early in the 1st Q is crucial. If that's the case then all INT's are crucial and we should never do anything but check down.

It was crucial to the offense. If Alex Smith is going to through interceptions, then the Chiefs should play the guy that has the better arm.

His usefulness goes out the window if the guy isn't protecting the football.