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oaklandhater · 11-18-2016, 02:52 PM

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Is Alex Smith Who We Thought He Is?
Jordan Foote , KC Sports Talk on November 16
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Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Coming into the season, Chiefs fans were looking for a lot less of this:

And a LOT more of this:

Anyone that has watched Alex Smith play during his 3 and a half years in Kansas City knows that he is a mobile quarterback with playmaking ability. Those same people also know that Smith is not as good at stretching the field compared to other quarterbacks. The eye test gives pretty solid evidence for that. The GIF above shows you the playmaking ability, but also: Alex is stretching the field! With a revamped offensive line, developing receivers and a fantastic RB Core, Alex should be ready more than ever to push the ball down the field, right? Right? Right?

Sadly, statistics aren't on our side. Alex has averaged 6.7 YPA (Yards Per Attempt) this season. Compare this to last year's average (7.4) and you are saying to yourself "Wow! I had no clue he had regressed in the YPA department this season..." The famous eye test sure doesn't do it justice, but our reality is that Alex is throwing the ball shorter than he was last year, which we didn't know was truly possible.

This doesn't mean that "Captain Checkdown" is making a return. This doesn't mean that Alex Smith isn't capable of throwing the deep ball. This simply means that Alex Smith is throwing the ball a shorter distance down the field compared to last season. Now, many factors can contribute to that. Below is a table of Alex's opponent, attempts and yards per attempt.

Opponent
Attempts
YPA
San Diego Chargers
48
7.56
Houston Texans
37
5.03
New York Jets
33
7.18
Pittsburgh Steelers
50
5.74
Oakland Raiders
22
10.18
New Orleans Saints
24
8.92
Indianapolis Colts
19
6.68
Carolina Panthers
38
4.68
7.1 YPA is the NFL Median so far this season, meaning that 7.1 is the middle of the road in terms of YPA. Alex Smith has thrown for above 7.1 YPA in 4 out of 8 games this season, with 4/8 below the median as well. His average in a game OVER YPA is 2.72. When he performs under the median level, he does so at an average of 1.57 YPA. This data may seem meaningless, but there is actually a lot that can be interpreted from it.

2.72 is greater than 1.57. When Alex Smith is stretching the field, he is doing so very well. When he doesn't stretch the field, he does so at a bit better of a distance from the median. He has great moments and bad moments.

Good moment:

Bad moment:

To make a long story short, Alex Smith is what we thought he is. Coming into the season, we wanted him to stretch the field more and make more big plays. He has done so, but there has been no in between. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I am not going to go in depth about how many good defenses he's faced or how his progressions look, etc. but I am going to say this: Alex is who we thought he is, a QB that can make throws on occasion, but can not make them consistently. Stay tuned for more analysis. Until then, here's what we used to put up with:

**The Franchise** · 11-18-2016, 04:49 PM

ACL! ACL! ACL!

**Baby Lee** · 11-18-2016, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WolfmanJoe

No, he's worse, because now he can't run.

He has one more year of being a guy who can get you a one and done, and then he's done as a viable starting NFL QB.

Rest in peace, rich mother****er. Hope you enjoyed ripping off KC and the Hunts, now get the **** out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Oh hey, another Alex Smith thread!

Oh hey! Another Claynus mult.

TigeRRUppeRRcut · 11-18-2016, 04:52 PM

OP needs thread starting privileges revoked

TigeRRUppeRRcut · 11-18-2016, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WolfmanJoe

No, he's worse, because now he can't run.

He has one more year of being a guy who can get you a one and done, and then he's done as a viable starting NFL QB.

Rest in peace, rich mother****er. Hope you enjoyed ripping off KC and the Hunts, now get the **** out.

Clay???

**Baby Lee** · 11-18-2016, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TripleThreat

Oakland hater, its gotten to the point where im starting to seriously consider if your are mentally OKAY.

You have constantly hated on Smith on any topic/thread that he is discussed in, and you now probably hold the record for anti-alex thread starters on CP..

You seem to be emotionally-invested into hating our QB, for reasons I dont think anyone outside of you could completely understand. You are really, really, starting to give off this stalkerish type vibe towards alex smith. No sane person would be this heavily-invested into hating a Quarterback.

He's expressly admitted that it's personal with Alex.
I've expressly alleged it was sexual between Alex and his wife or daughter.
He has not denied the latter.

BlackHelicopters · 11-18-2016, 04:57 PM

Yea! Alex Smith!

rico · 11-18-2016, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TripleThreat

Oakland hater, its gotten to the point where im starting to seriously consider if your are mentally OKAY.

You have constantly hated on Smith on any topic/thread that he is discussed in, and you now probably hold the record for anti-alex thread starters on CP..

You seem to be emotionally-invested into hating our QB, for reasons I dont think anyone outside of you could completely understand. You are really, really, starting to give off this stalkerish type vibe towards alex smith. No sane person would be this heavily-invested into hating a Quarterback.

Did you ever see this board during the Cassel era? There were some posters who hated him so much that he was discussed in several threads for tons of pages every single day...during season and offseason.

Mr. Laz · 11-18-2016, 05:07 PM

**RealSNR** · 11-18-2016, 05:09 PM

Alex Smith ****ing sucks

oaklandhater · 11-18-2016, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rico

Did you ever see this board during the Cassel era? There were some posters who hated him so much that he was discussed in several threads for tons of pages every single day...during season and offseason.

This is like my 1st alex smith thread this season.

**The Franchise** · 11-18-2016, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oaklandhater

This is like my 1st alex smith thread this season.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=303268

oaklandhater · 11-18-2016, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pestilence

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=303268

Funny I don't see Alex in the title almost looks like a Foles thread.

In58men · 11-18-2016, 05:14 PM

Noodle arm

Pablo · 11-18-2016, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RealSNR

Alex Smith ****ing sucks

FANTASTY FOOZBALL HAS RUINED THIS PLACE

Reerun_KC · 11-18-2016, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pablo

FANTASTY FOOZBALL HAS RUINED THIS PLACE

it hazzz, now we expect QB's to try and score real TDs and not hide them from the fanbase...

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