Game ball Berry, but....

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

Mostly disagree. Change the name to Andy, and I would. At the very least, the lack of aggression is more like a 70/30 ratio on HC and QB.

Most of what Smith does is by design.. from Reid. You can tell that Andy draws up lots of screens and designs to get the ball to just one target. You can tell that Andy doesn't want to risk Smith taking many hits.

First intended target is open at all, Smith will go to him... and he frequently does. Say that this first target is Hill on an 8 yard curl. Remotely open, and Smith hits him. He doesn't wait to see if Kelce.. the next option.. is getting open on a flag route. Why? because pass rush.. and he won't abandon the 8 yard gain just on the chance that maybe the next option might get open.. and maybe he'll have time to get it there. Smith is not a risk taker.. and only becomes one when it becomes more clearly necessary.

Yesterday was both HC and QB recognizing that the ATL offense might slaughter on the scoreboard.. and along with that, understanding that ATL was weaker in the secondary.

AMEN for that, because the ATL defense was shutting down the KC run game. What little Ware got was nearly all on his own toughness and ability.

Now, we see if Andy goes back to small ball... actually, maybe not this week.. as OAK has similar strengths and weaknesses as ATL. 70/30 ratio, imho.

If Alex was truly committing to his first read, we wouldn't have the problem of him holding onto the ball. Smith is tentative to throw to receivers who aren't open by a country mile. You can see it in games where he literally pump fakes to a reasonably open receiver.

He has to start getting rid of the ball faster. We have to see late game Alex show up in the 1st half. When Alex presses, he commits to his throws and the ball gets out a whole lot faster.