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Is Alex Smith Who We Thought He Is?
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Is Alex Smith Who We Thought He Is? Jordan Foote , KC Sports Talk on November 16 0 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: |
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So is he mad that Alex boned his wife or because Alex didn't bone him?
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Now, how bout we see how they do with them actually playing?
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What I said was Alex did a publicity stunt looking for a girl who went missing here in the bay not the main reason I don't like Alex just one of the many reasons I think he is a shit player and even worse person.
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Because expecting an offense to score at least two TDs a game = fantasy football circlejerking.
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Step 1 Alex Smith is a limp dick in the playoffs
Step 2 Tony Romo is a surprise signing by the Chiefs and Alex is drop-kicked into the trash Step 3 Profit! |
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Being the QB of the Chiefs is like being the President of the USA. I'm going to hate whoever it is!
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Wow. Just when I thought you couldn't be more pathetic and ignorant.
You do know that Smith created a non-profit Youth Foundation to help less fortunate kids? http://alexsmithfoundation.org/ Quote:
You really think he was concerned about publicity for himself while searching for that missing girl? I don't think I have ever said this to a person before, but you should probably kill yourself. Being this stupid is beyond belief. I was kidding before about ever putting someone on ignore here over these years, but congrats.. you are there now. Worthless pile of shit, you are.
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And for looking for Lamar I was there you were not he was giving interviews galore there was so much press there the search got called off early. |
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