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Hog's Gone Fishin · 08-05-2013, 02:59 PM

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Alex Smith's Accuracy Sparks Chiefs Practice
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aaKansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith wowed the crowd with pinpoint throws

Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith didn't care that the skies were again overcast during practice on Monday; likely because his accurate throws would've outshined the sun, had it made an appearance.

Smith was on-point, nearly perfect, unofficially completing 17 of 20 passes for three TDs during the roughly two-and-a-half hour practice.

"It’s a reflection of the group,” Smith said. “O-line was great today; it starts with them. They did a good job communicating, especially in the blitz period, third down, everybody was on the same page and then there were guys making plays outside. We got off to a good start but really, I think the spark came from the guys up-front."

Among the many pass-catchers Smith connected with on Monday, Chiefs TE Anthony Fasano continues to play at a very-high level. Smith threw to Fasano three-straight times, late in practice, including one TD.

"He's such a dependable guy, so reliable," Smith said of Fasano. "He has such a great knowledge of the game, a great feel for it, defenses and how they’re playing him and he uses his body so well. He continues to make tough catches. He’s what you’re looking for in a TE, that reliable guy that continues to be open, time after time."

Another of Smith's targets was Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe, whose best catch on Monday was a one-handed grab in 7-on-7s.

"That’s just him making me look good," Smith said. "There’s not much to it. I threw it up there and let him do the rest."

Bowe described the play from a different perspective.

"No, man," Bowe said of Smith's pass. "He put the ball right on the outside; he saw the inside leverage, and our job is to catch the ball; it happened to be a one-handed catch, but it was a great pass by Alex."

Bowe also shared how he's feeling just days away from the team's first preseason game of the year.

"I’m feeling good,” Bowe said. "We’re going against the best every day at practice, so when we get to the games, we will be ready."

Following Smith, Chiefs QB Chase Daniel stepped in Monday and continues to move the ball effectively, highlighted by his completion to a determined Chiefs TE Tony Moeaki on a third-down play in the red zone.

"Chase did a great job of getting the ball out quick," Moeaki said. "I was just trying to get the ball vertical and it was a third-down play, so getting the first down in the red zone, that’s huge. We as a TE group feel that’s where our number should be called; we’re just trying to help the team score."

Later in 11-on-11s, Chiefs QB Ricky Stanzi closed out the drill with a beauty of a throw for a TD to Chiefs rookie WR Frankie Hammond Jr.

"It was a great throw by Ricky,” Hammond Jr. said. "I kind of pinned the guy inside and he just made a great throw and I went up and got it."

Like the other Chiefs rookies, Hammond Jr. is ready and waiting for his opportunity to shine on Friday night.

"Definitely,” Hammond Jr said. "It’s just ‘lay it out all on the table’; you’ll only get so many opportunities in these preseason games, so when we get out there, we have to make the most of them and go out there and play hard."

The team played hard yet again today, which caught the eye of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.

"Good work today," coach Reid said.

"This is our fifth day in a row of full contact and going. This is our longest stretch; we’ll have another day tomorrow. So, the guys pushed through a big red zone day today, big 3RD-and-long day today. I thought they traded back and forth, challenging each other and working hard.”

Part of the hard work paid off for the defense in 11-on-11s, when Chiefs DB Otha Foster III was in the right place at the right time for his pick-six INT.

"I was playing free," Foster III said. "The guy dragged across and the QB threw it to him, bounced off his shoulder and landed in my hands. We were going full contact, all the way, tackling to the ground and that’s why I ran it all the way back."

Foster hopes to carry the defensive momentum with him into Friday's road game against the Saints.

"I feel good about that because it’s close to my hometown in Louisiana," he said. "I’m going to have a lot of family there and they love the Saints, except when I’m playing; they’ll be on my side (on) Friday.”

The Chiefs return to the practice field tomorrow, before a day off on Wednesday, travel day to New Orleans on Thursday and then, the real fun begins Friday night at 7:00 PM CDT, from the Mercedes-Benz

**BigMeatballDave** · 08-05-2013, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Just using your post as a jumping-off place:

If another poster is negatively affecting your personal level of enjoyment or interest, it's probably time to take a self-imposed vacation from the site.

If there isn't argument in an intellectual sense, there would be damn near no point to CP.

Poster one: I love the Chiefs!
Poster two: Me, too! (air chopping)

Not directed at you personally, but people bitching about people bitching is the single most ironic recurring element on this forum.

Being critical is one thing. We're all critical of something. Constantly bitching about the same thing over and over is something different.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 08-05-2013, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefaholic

Yeah but that makes him feel like he fits in with the rest of the school girl drama queens. You know damn good and well he actually read the article but didn't have anything intelligent to add to the conversation.

What exactly am I supposed to take away from this fluffy POS drool-fest, exactly, sport-o?

**Mav** · 08-05-2013, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

His last two seasons disprove those questions, Dane? Because those are the questions I continually saw 49ers fans asking over the past two years. They're the questions that have often popped up when all-22 film was broken down.

If he was aggressive enough with the ball the past two seasons, why was there so much talk early from Andy Reid about getting him to be more aggressive with the football?

This is easy. Ive explained it before. Alex Smith had the aggressiveness taken out of him by Nolan, Singletary, and then slowly reinserted by Jim who broke Alex Smith down, and built him back up. Alex Smith since he was with the niners, post the Norv Turner year, has been looking over his shoulder. he never had a coach that said to him, this is your car, drive. Alex has no worries here about losing his job. he just needs to go out and play. I think you guys will see the most aggressive alex smith yet.

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Originally Posted by Kaepernick

Well, there is a reason fat Andy wanted him, so...

Remember, as a 49ers fan, I really need you guys to go 9-7 so we can have that 2nd round draft pick.

Other than that, if Alex turns into the next Eli or Big Ben, it is OK by me. Then at least your trade would be a good one. It is going to be an interesting year for you guys watching this question being answered.

Blah blah blah. Lol, you are flapping your gums. The 49ers aren't going to win their division, and with the way players are falling, Crabtree, Culliver, Patrick is dinged, no second receiver, you might not even make the playoffs. The Chiefs, will win as many games if not more than the 49ers.

Not angry talk either. 49ers fans in general are delusional. They think they are untouchable because of Kaep. Pfffff. My 49ers schedule is BRUTAL......Gonna be really tough to win 10 games.....

Marcellus · 08-05-2013, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Just using your post as a jumping-off place:

If another poster is negatively affecting your personal level of enjoyment or interest, it's probably time to take a self-imposed vacation from the site.

If there isn't argument in an intellectual sense, there would be damn near no point to CP.

Poster one: I love the Chiefs!
Poster two: Me, too! (air chopping)

Not directed at you personally, but people bitching about people bitching is the single most ironic recurring element on this forum.

Well, I have personally gone a bit overboard with it (getting irritated at the bitching) but seriously if being a fan of this team causes you nothing but grief and anger maybe a vacation is also warranted in that case.

Hammock Parties · 08-05-2013, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TrueFanDave

Being critical is one thing. We're all critical of something. Constantly bitching about the same thing over and over is something different.

Hey now. I'm an equal opportunity bitcher.

Alex, Sean, Dex, Tyson, ****a, Baldwin...they are all equally worthless. And my orders are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to serve in my beloved Corps! Do you maggots understand that?

**Baby Lee** · 08-05-2013, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

I spent several years in Belton. Best golden corral around

It's coming back. New ownership building a new facility.

Hammock Parties · 08-05-2013, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Well, I have personally gone a bit overboard with it (getting irritated at the bitching) but seriously if being a fan of this team causes you nothing but grief and anger maybe a vacation is also warranted in that case.

No grief nor anger here (anger has subsided since Pioli left).

Just a lot of apathy.

**DeezNutz** · 08-05-2013, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Well, I have personally gone a bit overboard with it (getting irritated at the bitching) but seriously if being a fan of this team causes you nothing but grief and anger maybe a vacation is also warranted in that case.

True. Just have to dial back the give-a-****-o-meter. Gallows humor has been the approach for me the last several years, but Pioli was one truly unlikable shit bag.

**Mav** · 08-05-2013, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER

No grief nor anger here (anger has subsided since Pioli left).

Just a lot of apathy.

8 wins.......shakes head.

Im going to miss you.....

Chiefaholic · 08-05-2013, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

What exactly am I supposed to take away from this fluffy POS drool-fest, exactly, sport-o?

Obviously nothing because you didn't take the time to read it. It's much "cooler" to pretend your more intelligent and too good to read an inferior person's article.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 08-05-2013, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiefaholic

Obviously nothing because you didn't take the time to read it. It's much "cooler" to pretend your more intelligent and too good to read an inferior person's article.

See? Common ground IS attainable!

saphojunkie · 08-05-2013, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER

Hey now. I'm an equal opportunity bitcher.

Alex, Sean, Dex, Tyson, ****a, Baldwin...they are all equally worthless. And my orders are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to serve in my beloved Corps! Do you maggots understand that?

St. Joe reports aren't supporting this.

And I'm sorry, but why wouldn't you want to see what guys like Jackson and Baldwin do when they aren't being "coached" by a bunch of idiots who shouldn't even be in the league?

FFS Baldwin was in more desperate need of teaching than any first rounder we've ever had. Who was going to teach him how to beat a press? Romeo? Brian ****ing Daboll? Romeo is going to sit him down and show him how to use his hands to disengage from a press corner?

He gets this year, for me. He doesn't get past that. But I would at least see what happens when someone who knows a damn is coaching him.

I know you gave up a long time ago, but you're throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

Hammock Parties · 08-05-2013, 07:06 PM

*shrug*

I don't think coaching can fix any of those guys.

Sorter · 08-05-2013, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

FFS Baldwin was in more desperate need of teaching than any first rounder we've ever had. Who was going to teach him how to beat a press? Romeo? Brian ****ing Daboll? Romeo is going to sit him down and show him how to use his hands to disengage from a press corner?

.

I believe that was Sirianni's job.

Typically, that is a part of the job description for nearly all collegiate/professional WR coaches. I wasn't privy to how KC operated though, so it's entirely speculation on my part.

Deberg_1990 · 08-05-2013, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER

*shrug*

I don't think coaching can fix any of those guys.

Seriously???? We all know how bad Crennel and his staff were, but i think we underestimate just how bad it was. He was godawful and so was his staff.

Reid is a proven winner. Crennel never was.

08-05-2013, 02:59 PM
Hog's Gone Fishin Fish are scared of me Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1690477	Alex Smiths accuracy wowing fans http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article...a-a4b423d11a12 Alex Smith's Accuracy Sparks Chiefs Practice Posted 1 hour ago Reid Ferrin Chiefs Insider KCChiefs.com Email @KCChiefs_Reid aaKansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith wowed the crowd with pinpoint throws Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith didn't care that the skies were again overcast during practice on Monday; likely because his accurate throws would've outshined the sun, had it made an appearance. Smith was on-point, nearly perfect, unofficially completing 17 of 20 passes for three TDs during the roughly two-and-a-half hour practice. "It’s a reflection of the group,” Smith said. “O-line was great today; it starts with them. They did a good job communicating, especially in the blitz period, third down, everybody was on the same page and then there were guys making plays outside. We got off to a good start but really, I think the spark came from the guys up-front." Among the many pass-catchers Smith connected with on Monday, Chiefs TE Anthony Fasano continues to play at a very-high level. Smith threw to Fasano three-straight times, late in practice, including one TD. "He's such a dependable guy, so reliable," Smith said of Fasano. "He has such a great knowledge of the game, a great feel for it, defenses and how they’re playing him and he uses his body so well. He continues to make tough catches. He’s what you’re looking for in a TE, that reliable guy that continues to be open, time after time." Another of Smith's targets was Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe, whose best catch on Monday was a one-handed grab in 7-on-7s. "That’s just him making me look good," Smith said. "There’s not much to it. I threw it up there and let him do the rest." Bowe described the play from a different perspective. "No, man," Bowe said of Smith's pass. "He put the ball right on the outside; he saw the inside leverage, and our job is to catch the ball; it happened to be a one-handed catch, but it was a great pass by Alex." Bowe also shared how he's feeling just days away from the team's first preseason game of the year. "I’m feeling good,” Bowe said. "We’re going against the best every day at practice, so when we get to the games, we will be ready." Following Smith, Chiefs QB Chase Daniel stepped in Monday and continues to move the ball effectively, highlighted by his completion to a determined Chiefs TE Tony Moeaki on a third-down play in the red zone. "Chase did a great job of getting the ball out quick," Moeaki said. "I was just trying to get the ball vertical and it was a third-down play, so getting the first down in the red zone, that’s huge. We as a TE group feel that’s where our number should be called; we’re just trying to help the team score." Later in 11-on-11s, Chiefs QB Ricky Stanzi closed out the drill with a beauty of a throw for a TD to Chiefs rookie WR Frankie Hammond Jr. "It was a great throw by Ricky,” Hammond Jr. said. "I kind of pinned the guy inside and he just made a great throw and I went up and got it." Like the other Chiefs rookies, Hammond Jr. is ready and waiting for his opportunity to shine on Friday night. "Definitely,” Hammond Jr said. "It’s just ‘lay it out all on the table’; you’ll only get so many opportunities in these preseason games, so when we get out there, we have to make the most of them and go out there and play hard." The team played hard yet again today, which caught the eye of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. "Good work today," coach Reid said. "This is our fifth day in a row of full contact and going. This is our longest stretch; we’ll have another day tomorrow. So, the guys pushed through a big red zone day today, big 3RD-and-long day today. I thought they traded back and forth, challenging each other and working hard.” Part of the hard work paid off for the defense in 11-on-11s, when Chiefs DB Otha Foster III was in the right place at the right time for his pick-six INT. "I was playing free," Foster III said. "The guy dragged across and the QB threw it to him, bounced off his shoulder and landed in my hands. We were going full contact, all the way, tackling to the ground and that’s why I ran it all the way back." Foster hopes to carry the defensive momentum with him into Friday's road game against the Saints. "I feel good about that because it’s close to my hometown in Louisiana," he said. "I’m going to have a lot of family there and they love the Saints, except when I’m playing; they’ll be on my side (on) Friday.” The Chiefs return to the practice field tomorrow, before a day off on Wednesday, travel day to New Orleans on Thursday and then, the real fun begins Friday night at 7:00 PM CDT, from the Mercedes-Benz
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