"Alex Smith makes your defense better"

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

You know what helps your defense the most?

SCORING POINTS.

Having a guy who doesn't turn the ball over but only leads the offense to 17 points doesn't help your defense, it puts even more pressure on them - they now have to hold an NFL offense to 16 or fewer points.

Except that the best scoring offenses in the league tend to have mediocre or worse defenses. Explosive offenses force opposing offenses to be very aggressive, it often leads to small field scores, and it increases your defense's TOP. Sometimes by a lot.

Game management works great if you have the right QB. But as I've said many times before, I don't think Smith is nearly as good a game manager as people think he is.