Alex Smith: Chiefs' offensive strategy will look much different this year

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Look here to see the actual stats.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/qbs...eep-passing-2/

Cmon with that nonsense. That's an article from 2014 and Alex was a different player last year.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Cmon with that nonsense. That's an article from 2014 and Alex was a different player last year.

It is not non sense. It is pretty easy to add one year in there. Not to mention that was also meant to show Bleeding that the offense we run here doesn't throw deep since he was telling me I didn't know the offense we have been using.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

It is not non sense. It is pretty easy to add one year in there. Not to mention that was also meant to show Bleeding that the offense we run here doesn't throw deep since he was telling me I didn't know the offense we have been using.

The claim that this offense doesn't throw deep isn't accurate, either.

IN 2008, Donovan McNabb threw 62 passes that traveled 21+ yards in the air.

In 2014, Alex only threw 18 and that number jumped to 32 last year.

Just a shade over half the amount of agressive passes that got attempted when Reid had a QB that made that a part of his game and had the players out wide to get those passes to.

IMO Dorsey made some decent moves to try to improve the WRs the last 2 off seasons ...Conley, Streater, Williams, Hill, Robinson, Maclin...

As that talent learns how to get open more and more, the more you will see that number rise for Alex Smith.

As I said, I expect that number to get to 40 next year.

No excuses.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by BossChief

The claim that this offense doesn't throw deep isn't accurate, either.

IN 2008, Donovan McNabb threw 62 passes that traveled 21+ yards in the air.

In 2014, Alex only threw 18 and that number jumped to 32 last year.

Just a shade over half the amount of agressive passes that got attempted when Reid had a QB that made that a part of his game and had the players out wide to get those passes to.

IMO Dorsey made some decent moves to try to improve the WRs the last 2 off seasons ...Conley, Streater, Williams, Hill, Robinson, Maclin...

As that talent learns how to get open more and more, the more you will see that number rise for Alex Smith.

As I said, I expect that number to get to 40 next year.

No excuses.

Maybe they morph the offense some more, but up this point Andy Reid has not used the same offense here as he used in Philly. Yes there are multiple reasons but it is not the same offense here yet if ever.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Maybe they morph the offense some more, but up this point Andy Reid has not used the same offense here as he used in Philly. Yes there are multiple reasons but it is not the same offense here yet if ever.

That's only partly due to Alex, though.

In Philly, the Eagles had a number of WRs there for a fairly long time that knew the system and didn't need to start from square one each year like has been the case in KC.

Just listen to Alex talking about exactly that.

Reid's offense is the same as its been for quite some time and he has the largest playbook in the league...very tough to learn. That's why the continuity Alex talks about in this is so important and why it's silly to dismiss it.

The backs know the offense.
The OL (except Schwartz and the rook) knows the offense
3 of the top WRs know the offense
The QBs know the offense (even Hogan, according to Reid)

Alex and the offense should be able to "hit the ground running" in 2016 and use the new guys as wrinkles in the offense they can add gradually...by years end I expect a really really fun offense to watch.