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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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That's why your playmaking QB has as many playoff wins as Alex Smith.
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Game went into OT and Romo hit a wide open Justin Holley first play. Broken coverage. But Alex's fault.
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Then you have guys like Demps who is fine at the position, or Commings who could grow into the position. And Robinson can still easily compete for the FS position while those guys slide into a more full time nickel role. The doom and gloom over our secondary is unfounded. |
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In Cleveland, under a new head coach, a 30 year old second year QB, a questionable receiving corp, no tight end and with the ownership under an FBI investigation? Or Philly, with a new scheme, the loss of Maclin, the nonsense with Cooper and no set QB? You're just playing the troll. |
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I do know one thing, we'd all wither off and die without these solid takes from GoChiefs and Hootie. It's amazing this board hasn't collapsed upon itself.
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I don't care for Lewis. But people were comparing this team to the 2010 team. And Lewis is the same Lewis that played for that team, and is a shitload better than the year we had to use a combo of Piscitelli and often either Travis Daniels or Donald Washington.
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If Alex Smith can play in games as well as he did in practice, we SHOULD beat Dallas.
At least in my opinion we should. They are transitioning from a longstanding 3-4 pressure based defense to a version of the Tampa 2...I can already see Reid being able to exploit some of those growing pains and I already voiced my opinion about the other side of the ball. Their only chance at beating us: Dante Robinson. |
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Alex will have to get by(survive) the Giants then the Texans before he faces Denver too
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second of all, ask any Eagles or Texans fan and they will tell you Demps is terrible, hes never been a consistent starter and hes just depth. You are really reaching for defending this secondary. At the end of the day the only true blue collar consistent player is Brandon Flowers at one CB spot. Then we have a playmaker in Eric Berry and that's ****ing it. A bunch of other guys that are JAGs or below average starting NFL talent in 2013, |
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A) we have nobody that can cover the slot or TE still B) we have no FS that can cover the pass or tackle C) we have no DL that can generate a pass rush/collapse the pocket so the passing routes will still be open, I dont care how good Flowers and Sean Smith are at jamming their guys, that still leaves mismatches for the slot, TE, HB, etc |
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