"Alex Smith makes your defense better"

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by notorious

"Hidden" touchdowns.......


That stat must be listed next to "Hidden" playoff wins.

I don't buy into that. Just like I hate when people claim Alex Smith was a game manager in 2013 during the 9-0 start. In 2013, Smith was a shitty QB during that 9-0 run. At the end of 2014, Smith was a shitty QB. You know what the difference was? In the 9-0 run in 2013 and the end of 2014, Alex Smith tried to manage games but had something like a 25-30% third down conversion %. During the Chiefs' impressive stretch in 2014, he was something like 50%. At the end of 2013... who cares, because he wasn't managing games.

Last year, we saw some pretty impressive grinder games from our offense. And we saw ones that were really frustrating to watch. When Alex Smith converts third downs, this team is really good. When he doesn't, they're frustrating to watch but still keep games close.