We need to extend Alex Smith

[Alex Smith 4Ever]

Alex played the game of his life and he was BETRAYED by the defense

Alex Smith dropped 44 points on the Colts and somehow still lost. Alex is a hero. 44 points can win you a SUPERBOWL. What happened to the best defense in the league? They sure weren't out there tonight. You could cut all of them and it wouldn't matter. What matters is having Alex.

[Mr. Laz]

btw - it just rolled across the screen on the NFL Network "Chiefs want to extend Alex Smith ......."


it said 'want' not 'working on' but i imagine that is just the first bit of smoke

[TheUte]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Yeah, for sure that would have been great.
But do you think they would have called it?
I think they should call the playoffs, the same as they do the regular season, but they don't for some reason.

Simply Bowe lost his place on the field, I don't blame him though.

Simply is should never ever come down to that.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Mavericks Ace

He had no reason what so ever to jump. That was a PERFECT pass. He never jumps he doesn't get pushed out.

How anyone can not see how beautiful that pass was, INTO coverage might I add. You know, something Alex Smith WONT do.

Is beyond me.

I didn't say he had to jump.

I had this argument with Jasonauto about a catch earlier this year.

If Bowe just raises his arms and catches the ball above his shoulder(no jump) then he gets the ball a step earlier. Bowe stays in bounds AND the defender has almost no chance to turn his head to knock the ball away.

The only chance the defender has is if the WR screws up the catch and Bowe did ... again.

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

I have said that from the beginning that it was a team loss.

People get confused though, probably my fault, when I try to make the point that AS didn't get it done on the last drive. I said it in the game thread when the last drive was starting, we are about to find out a lot about AS. (I was pretty drunk on Don Julio by then, so I might have phrased it differently)

If he had gotten them in the position for a field goal, even if the fg was missed, with all the adversity he was handed, I would consider him among the elite QBs.
I see him as a very good QB, and probably the best we are going to get.

For me, I will never understand the call on 1st down at the Colts 42 yard line. We had just gashed them for 25 yards and 13 yards on two consecutive plays to begin the drive from our own 20.

And then we run Gray for 3 yards. That play is the one the sealed our doom IMO.

2nd and 7. 39 yardline. That is no man's land. They know we are probably going to pass there, and got to us with the blitz.

We will never know, but I think we could have made another pass play work on first down that would have put us around the 30 yardline and in FG range.

Then if you want to get conservative and run clock... make a few yards and get in for a closer FG to win it... fine.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by TheUte

Simply Bowe lost his place on the field, I don't blame him though.

Simply is should never ever come down to that.

Yeah, that angle is enlightening for sure. It makes my back hurt just looking at how much Bowe turned around for the ball while running. It was a great catch ruined by poor position on the field by Bowe.

I take back what I said yesterday about this play, and milkman is right as usual.

[Mav]

Originally Posted by FringeNC

Obviously, deal is going to get done. Smith will make top 10 QB money. Andy Reid will continue tailor the offense around Smith's strengths (his intelligence and athleticism) and I don't think our offense will be top 10 over the next few years (unless the O-line reverts to early 2013 season form). We'll be running one of the most complex offenses in the league with Smith as an extension of Andy Reid on the field.

Isnt if funny how ONE SINGLE word can completely confuse an entire post.

Im going to assume that it should be DO?

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Coogs

For me, I will never understand the call on 1st down at the Colts 42 yard line. We had just gashed them for 25 yards and 13 yards on two consecutive plays to begin the drive from our own 20.

And then we run Gray for 3 yards. That play is the one the sealed our doom IMO.

2nd and 7. 39 yardline. That is no man's land. They know we are probably going to pass there, and got to us with the blitz.

We will never know, but I think we could have made another pass play work on first down that would have put us around the 30 yardline and in FG range.

Then if you want to get conservative and run clock... make a few yards and get in for a closer FG to win it... fine.

great point!

[Mav]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

I didn't say he had to jump.

I had this argument with Jasonauto about a catch earlier this year.

If Bowe just raises his arms and catches the ball above his shoulder(no jump) then he gets the ball a step earlier. Bowe stays in bounds AND the defender has almost no chance to turn his head to knock the ball away.

The only chance the defender has is if the WR screws up the catch and Bowe did ... again.

I didn't say you did. Sorry to of implied that if I did. I was just commenting out of frustration.

Sorry.

[FringeNC]

Originally Posted by Mavericks Ace

Isnt if funny how ONE SINGLE word can completely confuse an entire post.

Im going to assume that it should be DO?

Yeah, thanks for pointing that out. Post doesn't make sense as written.

[Mav]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

70 million and you cant even beat shit ass Josh Gordy 1 on 1.

Careful. The Bowe Brigade will be out in force if you critique their love child.

Not that I don't think Bowe is good. Its just upsetting because he should be GREAT.

[TheUte]

Originally Posted by Coogs

For me, I will never understand the call on 1st down at the Colts 42 yard line. We had just gashed them for 25 yards and 13 yards on two consecutive plays to begin the drive from our own 20.

And then we run Gray for 3 yards. That play is the one the sealed our doom IMO.

2nd and 7. 39 yardline. That is no man's land. They know we are probably going to pass there, and got to us with the blitz.

We will never know, but I think we could have made another pass play work on first down that would have put us around the 30 yardline and in FG range.

Then if you want to get conservative and run clock... make a few yards and get in for a closer FG to win it... fine.

I have kept saying why Andy why, if ever there was a time to run the ball that was it.
You could just see blitz, terrible play call.

[RippedmyFlesh]

Yes they should sign him.
Usual wasn't fan of trade blah blah blah but he played with a different attitude than I have seen in the past. That more decisive attitude trusting his instincts showed in his play. To me it boils down to can AS go on a 3-4 game run like Flacco did last year?
Yes I think he can. I would have not thought that before the playoff game.

[Snapplez]

Originally Posted by Mavericks Ace

Careful. The Bowe Brigade will be out in force if you critique their love child.

Not that I don't think Bowe is good. Its just upsetting because he should be GREAT.

This is intensely ironic.

[OnTheWarpath15]

This thread is comedy ****ing gold...

Let me preface this by saying again - Smith had a great game.

But some of y'all are ****ing hypocrites.

People bitch and moan all year about Bowe raising his game. What's he do in the playoffs?

150 and a score. Great game, yet people just want to focus on one play.

Meanwhile, Alex raises HIS game as well, and people want to ignore the mistakes he made.

Some of y'all don't even know what your arguing about anymore.

There's not a player or coach who is blameless in this loss. No one played/coached a perfect game. If it makes you feel better to blame just Bowe or Lewis, while absolving others, feel free.

But you look like petulant children in doing so.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

This thread is comedy ****ing gold...

Let me preface this by saying again - Smith had a great game.

But some of y'all are ****ing hypocrites.

People bitch and moan all year about Bowe raising his game. What's he do in the playoffs?

150 and a score. Great game, yet people just want to focus on one play.

Meanwhile, Alex raises HIS game as well, and people want to ignore the mistakes he made.

Some of y'all don't even know what your arguing about anymore.

There's not a player or coach who is blameless in this loss. No one played/coached a perfect game. If it makes you feel better to blame just Bowe or Lewis, while absolving others, feel free.

But you look like petulant children in doing so.

Wait a minute here! Its ok to talk about Alex's awesome stats, but not Bowes or the 4 turnovers forced by the D that enabled that 28 point lead dammit!