Alex Smith: Chief's aren't running a "Cookie-cutter offense"

[Coogs]

Q? FO!

From NFLNetwork byline:

QB Alex Smith tells NFL Total Access that Chiefs aren't running "cookie-cutter" offense and it isn't the same as what coach Andy Reid ran with Eagles and Packers. Catch the entire interview tonight at 7PM ET on NFL Total Access.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by SNR

The only kind of cookies that Alex Smith can cut out are those disgusting oatmeal raisin coconut balls that look really good because they're covered in chocolate but actually taste like ass

I picture Alex's cookies as more of plain, disgusting, pineapple shortbread:



Mmmm....balls of suck/Lil'Chiefy!

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

Tyler Bray is the franchise QB.

Oh goody.

Maybe he'll even be better than James Killian and Casey Printers and Brodie Croyle!

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Fat Elvis

You can if you're an idiot, and there are plenty of those on the board.

Yes thank you Homer Joe, your never-ending optimism for all things mediocre has been WELL noted.

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by Cochise

2009+, after he had his shoulder injury corrected, he's never been rated lower than 80 and his rating has increased every season, especially arrival of Roman and Harbaugh. He's won playoff games and would have been a super bowl QB year before last, except his team turned the ball over twice on special teams.

Are we Chiefs fans so used to a high standard of quarterbacking that we would sneeze at someone who posted 90 and 100 ratings the last two years?

I don't think anybody expects him to be Tom Brady, but I expect Alex Smith to be as good as Trent Green was for us. There might be some room for development in his game as well, after all, Green wasn't a #1 overall. Andy Reid is good enough to get to the Super Bowl and I think Alex Smith is too, if the roster becomes talented. That isn't an overnight process.

We should have a much improved team this year and after the smoldering wreck Pioli left behind I don't know what more we could ask for in year one.

Dude! Is your user name named after John Wayne's horse in.....El Dorado I believe?

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by SNR

Oh goody.

Maybe he'll even be better than James Killian and Casey Printers and Brodie Croyle!

He's the only QB on the roster worth having any kind of excitement about, for better or worse.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Why are people trying to rationalize WHY he's missed 25-30% of his games?

In 8 years in the league, Alex Smith has started 75 games.

He hasn't even started 60% of the 49ers games since being drafted first overall.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by SNR

Oh goody.

Maybe he'll even be better than James Killian and Casey Printers and Brodie Croyle!

And Ricky Stanzi who you thought was a pro bowler

[Easy 6]

Can we play a few games first?

Thats all i wanna know... forget Pioli, forget Cassel, forget Haley, forget Crennel, they're ALL gone... can we atleast keep an open mind for this new era?

In my dreamscape, it looks damned good, i did a complete 180 on Reid in a matter of 3 minutes one night... proven history? cant live without football? so much so that his beleaguered wife caves into the reality of who she is? proven talent? league sources a mile deep? is football what it takes to live up to the memory of his son?

I swear, the law of averages and luck is on our side this time... the stars have finally aligned, its time, if i'm wrong, ban me... dont care, its happening sooner rather than later.

A football zombie is going to spread his pathogens all over KC... am i wrong? prove it, i'm telling you the odds finally favor us... ITS. TIME.

Originally Posted by scott free

Can we play a few games first?

Thats all i wanna know... forget Pioli, forget Cassel, forget Haley, forget Crennel, they're ALL gone... can we atleast keep an open mind for this new era?

In my dreamscape, it looks damned good, i did a complete 180 on Reid in a matter of 3 minutes one night... proven history? cant live without football? so much so that his beleaguered wife caves into the reality of who she is? proven talent? league sources a mile deep? is football what it takes to live up to the memory of his son?

I swear, the law of averages and luck is on our side this time... the stars have finally aligned, its time, if i'm wrong, ban me... dont care, its happening sooner rather than later.

A football zombie is going to spread his pathogens all over KC... am i wrong? prove it, i'm telling you the odds finally favor us... ITS. TIME.

Yes we can. We have to. It's no fun giving up on a regime before they've even stepped on the field. I'm not even an eternal optimist or even a homer but I'm hoping for the best.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Phobia

Yes we can. We have to. It's no fun giving up on a regime before they've even stepped on the field. I'm not even an eternal optimist or even a homer but I'm hoping for the best.

Homeristic huzzahs and wishful, needful things aside... i simply couldnt be more hopeful than i am now, even with Axl Smiff.

Something is simply lining up... its just been too long not to, Lenny wasnt exactly known for his superhuman bombs either IIRC, he was a castoff... yet he guided them with heady, intelligent play.

I'm not predicting a super bowl this year, but i am damn sure predicting that KC stuns all of the casual onlookers and builds upon it... something about Reid just guarantees it... soon.

[Kaepernick]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

I know he's the statistical twin of Matt Cassel, but Alex Smith is far more similar to Matt Ryan.

[Kaepernick]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I said that their careers are similar in that both have only one a single playoff game.

Curse me if you'd like but I don't think Matt Ryan is elite. I just don't see it.

Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Matt Ryan Ranked No. 5 on Jaws’ QB Countdown

Jaworski ranks Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan at No. 5. Transcribed analysis:

“Here we go – the top five. Coming in at No. 5 is Matt Ryan. Ryan has gotten better in each of his five seasons in the NFL. He has won 72 percent of his regular-season starts, and in 2012, he won his first playoff game in spectacular fashion.

“Ryan has been terrific in pressure situations throughout his five-year career. Twenty-three game-winning drives, 16 fourth quarter comebacks. The difference in 2012? Under first-year offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, the offense was restructured to feature Matt Ryan.

“Ryan threw the ball far more on first down than he had in any previous season. In fact, only two quarterbacks threw for more first down yardage than Ryan. Despite a running game than ranked 29th in the league, Ryan was outstanding off play-action with a quarterback rating of 118. Twenty-two of Ryan’s 46 completions of 20 yards or more came off play-action.

“The final point about Ryan: there are few better anticipation throwers. This completion was a great example. You see from the coaching tape when Ryan made the decision to pull the trigger. Right here, look at Julio Jones; he had not even begun to make his inside break.

“Ryan had his best season in 2012. He’s now a veteran quarterback at the top of his game. Can he move up from No. 5? If he can take the Falcons a step further in the playoffs, I wouldn’t rule it out.”

[Kaepernick]

Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Alex Smith Ranked No. 20 on Jaws’ QB Countdown

Jaworski ranks Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith at No. 20. Transcribed analysis:

“Now it gets interesting. My top 20. My 20th-ranked quarterback is Alex Smith. A year ago, Smith was coming off his best season in the NFL, having led the 49ers to the NFC Championship. This year, he’s the starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. It was a great move by Andy Reid to acquire Smith.

“The defining element of Smith’s play is efficiency. He executes the offense the way it’s designed, and he makes very few mistakes. Last season – for the second year in a row – he was exceptional on first down. In 2012 he led the NFL in first-down passing, with a quarterback rating of 119. Much of it came off play-action, or in the case of the 49ers, hard run-action out of base personnel. There was no better play-action quarterback last season than Smith. He had a quarterback rating of over 132.

“Smith has been outstanding out of multiple tight end personnel over the last couple of seasons. No quarterback has thrown the ball more with three tight ends on the field. You don’t see that very often in today’s NFL.

“This play was beautifully designed with all three tight ends to the same side. First, look at the impact of the run-action on the two linebackers and the safety. This was hard run-action. Then you see that Delanie Walker’s vertical route occupied the corner. That left Vernon Davis matched on a safety, a safety that initially reacted to run. He had no chance on Davis’ wheel route.

“One area Smith improved in 2012 was in the pre-snap phase of the game. He was much better at the line of scrimmage checking and audibling.

“It will be interesting to see what Andy Reid does in Kansas City. Don’t be surprised if he turns Smith loose a little bit and features an up-tempo offense with an emphasis on quick throws. Remember, Alex Smith played for Urban Meyer at Utah.”

[Simply Red]

ok.

[Kaepernick]

Originally Posted by R8ers

What's his strengths ?

Intelligence, game-planning, pre-snap reads, mastered the short passing game, mastered a very complex playbook.

Not that those compensate for his weaknesses of being afraid to challenge DBs, afraid to throw into a window, mediocre arm strength, holding the ball too long, taking "strategic sacks", not seeing the entire field.

If Alex had a hypnotist that could turn off his over-analyzing, perfectionist brain and let him play strictly on instinct and moxy, he would be a solid top 10 QB, but he can't, so he never will be.