Alex Smith Traded to Chiefs

[Deberg_1990]

Well, it looks like the deal is done.



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Jay Glazer @JayGlazer
49ers have completed a trade with the Chiefs for Alex Smith, tho can't be official til March 12. Chiefs really made a commitment to Smith


Jay Glazer @JayGlazer
Deal has been agreed upon between Chiefs and 49ers. Compensation unclear but I'm told again Chiefs have made a clear commitment to Smith.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by SNR

I think the reputation of Alex as Captain Checkdown is overblown a bit.

I also think ChiefsandO'sFan is a butthurt moron who's taking random and worthless swings at Geno Smith because he feels cornered.

There's some truth to that.

I wish we could have a "assume Geno Smith and Matt Barkley are dead - now what do you really think about Alex Smith" thread.

[TheUte]

Originally Posted by Sorter

You're right, the Smash concepts he raped the Falcons with Vernon Davis in the second half require no progressions at all in the play design.

Yeah other that the fact that the last play of the game was PI and the 9ers should have lost.

Yeah but your point is awesome.

Dude RIF.

I never said play design, I said they were timing routes Go watch the games.

He does not read the D for s**T, he is just maybe the athletic QB ever with a cannon.

I'm not saying he isnt a stud, but he is the the best progression QB either by a whole F***ing Football field.

GO WATCH THE GAMES I dare you

[Beeker]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

There's some truth to that.

I wish we could have a "assume Geno Smith and Matt Barkley are dead - now what do you really think about Alex Smith" thread.

Make it

[mcaj22]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Indeed there is.

Why do you believe Alex Smith is the latter?

We've seen Smith's mentality through college and his early years in SF - he's not terrified of the downfield pass. In college he was quite the bomber, actually.

He's been coached very heavily to work underneath now. Now that's arguably because of his downfield passing limitations, but it is what it is.

Smith's not a turtling little bitch that looks to check-down first. He's a guy that runs an offense where it's primary passing game is built around 2 big, strong guys that run short routes all day.

Smith's absolutely "a QB running an offense where the short yardage guy is the primary option"

this is why Alex Smith is the king of checkdowns

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/9274/gamelog

Look at Michael Crabtree's production after the bye week when Colin Kaepernick came in, more targets, receptions, Yards Per Reception ****ing sky rocketed, touchdowns, etc

Colin is not afraid to sling into the WR1 and Alex Smith absolutely is gunshy on his first read, that the best WR on the team suffered a lack of targets and production because ole Alex needs his WR to be wide open for him to make that gamble, so he would rather just go right to his Frank Gore blanket or Vernon Davis working the middle zone. And teams give him that, because Vernon Davis at 6-10 yards and Frank Gore in the flats is easier for a defense to give/cover and thus, harder for the 49ers to convert 3rd downs into first downs. Colin Kaepernick was pushing the ball to the best WR on the team down field with his arm strength, something Alex Smith can not, and will not be able to do.

So enjoy those 8 yard passes to Dwayne Bowe and 400 dump offs to Dexter McCluster for 2 yards when a LBer looks at him and he falls down

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

That statistical breakdown of his throws certainly shows that he does.

Actually it doesn't. It doesn't differentiate between designed short throws and those that were checkdowns. For example, a 4 yard slant would be included within the 1-9 yard category, as would him checking the ball down after going through his reads, as would him shitting his pants Cassel style and going immediately to his checkdown without going through any kind of progressions at all. You'd need to to take these stats, then look at the plays, and if you were lucky/nice enough, know what the playcall was/have WVU's PB or Holgerson/Geno telling you what was called, and determine whether it was a checkdown, designed via play, or just a complete Cassel checkdown.

[Beeker]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

this is why Alex Smith is the king of checkdowns

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/9274/gamelog

Look at Michael Crabtree's production after the bye week when Colin Kaepernick came in, more targets, receptions, Yards Per Reception ****ing sky rocketed, touchdowns, etc

Colin is not afraid to sling into the WR1 and Alex Smith absolutely is gunshy on his first read, that the best WR on the team suffered a lack of targets and production because ole Alex needs his WR to be wide open for him to make that gamble, so he would rather just go right to his Frank Gore blanket or Vernon Davis working the middle zone. And teams give him that, because Vernon Davis at 6-10 yards and Frank Gore in the flats is easier for a defense to give/cover and thus, harder for the 49ers to convert 3rd downs into first downs. Colin Kaepernick was pushing the ball to the best WR on the team down field with his arm strength, something Alex Smith can not, and will not be able to do.

So enjoy those 8 yard passes to Dwayne Bowe and 400 dump offs to Dexter McCluster for 2 yards when a LBer looks at him and he falls down

I thought it was Dexter McLackluster???

[opposition]

Originally Posted by Frosty

Thank you. Now - is this career, just under Harbaugh, one year, what?

Do you happen to have the stats on how his number of attempts over 21 yards match up to other QBs?

Rodgers 160/238 67%
Manning 169/263 63%
Brees- 207/350 67%
Flaaco- 123/223 55%
Alex Smith-33/50 66%

So it's not that he "CANT" throw the long ball, it's just that he doesn't need too. Keep in mind Alex is the winningest QB out of the bunch. Well, was before he was benched.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by TheUte

Yeah other that the fact that the last play of the game was PI and the 9ers should have lost.

Yeah but your point is awesome.

Dude RIF.

I never said play design, I said they were timing routes Go watch the games.

He does not read the D for s**T, he is just maybe the athletic QB ever with a cannon.

I'm not saying he isnt a stud, but he is the the best progression QB either by a whole F***ing Football field.

GO WATCH THE GAMES I dare you

I have watched them.

The Smash concept isn't a "timing route" (typically, it is your 2nd on the progression).

[Beeker]

Originally Posted by Sorter

I have watched them.

The Smash concept isn't a "timing route" (typically, it is your 2nd on the progression).

School is in session.

[Beeker]

[Beeker]

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Sorter

You're right, the Smash concepts he raped the Falcons with Vernon Davis in the second half require no progressions at all in the play design.

It is staggering what people will say with absolutely no evidence of same. They're essentially just repeating gripes they had about Matt Cassel, claiming they apply to Alex Smith and concluding with "Cassel = Smith".

It's just dumb.

[ThankYouBasedGod]

Alex loves his corndogs!

[TheUte]

Originally Posted by Sorter

I have watched them.

The Smash concept isn't a "timing route" (typically, it is your 2nd on the progression).

Wrong, next issue.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by TheUte

Wrong, next issue.

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Please, edify myself and the other members on this board.