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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

tk13 · 08-05-2013, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER

Tony Romo is a playmaking QB.

Last time we lost to the Cowboys, it was because of him.

Last time Alex Smith played Tony Romo, guess who won?

Tony Romo.

This team will lose to the Dallas Cowboys.

And it will be for one reason.

Tony Romo.

That's why your playmaking QB has as many playoff wins as Alex Smith.

opposition · 08-05-2013, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER

Tony Romo is a playmaking QB.

Last time we lost to the Cowboys, it was because of him.

Last time Alex Smith played Tony Romo, guess who won?

Tony Romo.

This team will lose to the Dallas Cowboys.

And it will be for one reason.

Tony Romo.

Game went into OT and Romo hit a wide open Justin Holley first play. Broken coverage. But Alex's fault.

Brock · 08-05-2013, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER

Tony Romo is a playmaking QB.

Last time we lost to the Cowboys, it was because of him.

Last time Alex Smith played Tony Romo, guess who won?

Tony Romo.

This team will lose to the Dallas Cowboys.

And it will be for one reason.

Tony Romo.

Sure thing, hootie.

Tombstone RJ · 08-05-2013, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The Jags, Raiders and Chargers are awful. The Browns, Eagles and Bills aren't good teams, either. The Titans aren't even average and they're very beatable.

In the first nine games, I see the Chiefs losing to or having difficulty with the Cowboys, Giants and Texans. The other six are very winnable games.

In the final seven games, the Chiefs have Denver and San Diego twice and Oakland on the road. I can see them splitting with the Broncos and losing to the Redskins and Colts.

IF the players and coaches meet expectations, winning 10 games is very doable, IMO. Beating a bunch of inferior teams while losing to superior teams won't likely make for a playoff run but it beats the hell out of 2-14.

you can't be serious? You do realize that these "inferior" teams are looking at kc as a doable win, right? Every year people say "oh, it's an easy schedule" or "wow, that's a hard schedule" and every year there's too much change due to parity.

chiefzilla1501 · 08-05-2013, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BossChief

Robinson is gonna be a complete liability. He couldn't stay with anyone when I was at camp.

Any team with a halfway decent slot receiver is gonna destroy him.

The Dunta comments are a bit overstated. He is a press Corner who is asked to play a ton of Zone. He's not going to be a liability and if they need a speed guy, they have plenty of options. Demps, namely.

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.

**DaneMcCloud** · 08-05-2013, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER

So all the bad teams from last year will stay bad except the Chiefs?

Got it.

Do you see any reason to believe that the Chargers won't take a step back? Why the Raiders will improve? Why Buffalo, with likely a rookie QB and rookie head coach isn't a beatable team?

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.

chiefzilla1501 · 08-05-2013, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc

Who the hell is saying they believe that?

Not you.

But it's not hard to see there are plenty in this thread pushing the agenda that this team is going to be terrible.

**DaneMcCloud** · 08-05-2013, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tombstone RJ

you can't be serious? You do realize that these "inferior" teams are looking at kc as a doable win, right?

Nonsense. Teams like Oakland, San Diego, Cleveland, Philly and Buffalo will be concerned with stopping Charles and Bowe. Stopping the pass rush from Hali and Houston.

I can absolutely guarantee you that those offensive and defensive coordinators aren't taking the Chiefs lightly.

tk13 · 08-05-2013, 09:42 PM

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.

chiefzilla1501 · 08-05-2013, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BossChief

Lewis is one of the worst tacklers in the whole league and is just a guy in coverage.

Robinson is shit.

Hold on.

Why cant we?

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.

**BossChief** · 08-05-2013, 09:43 PM

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.

**Tribal Warfare** · 08-05-2013, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER

I've seen people post some funny stuff like "we can beat Dallas."

Alex will have to get by(survive) the Giants then the Texans before he faces Denver too

Tombstone RJ · 08-05-2013, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Nonsense. Teams like Oakland, San Diego, Cleveland, Philly and Buffalo will be concerned with stopping Charles and Bowe. Stopping the pass rush from Hali and Houston.

I can absolutely guarantee you that those offensive and defensive coordinators aren't taking the Chiefs lightly.

Oakland sucks but they always play kc tuff, just like kc always plays the Broncos tuff. It's not a write in sweep for you guys. San Diego got rid of it's biggest problem, the head coach. There's a good chance SD will be an improved team this coming season, their biggest question is their defense. Philly and Buffalo are complete unknowns at this point, and this is no different than kc. KC is a complete unknown as of right now.

mcaj22 · 08-05-2013, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

The Dunta comments are a bit overstated. He is a press Corner who is asked to play a ton of Zone. He's not going to be a liability and if they need a speed guy, they have plenty of options. Demps, namely.

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.

first of all Demps doesnt play CB, so hes not replacing Dunta.

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,

mcaj22 · 08-05-2013, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BossChief

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.

teams will still be able to go vertical on us because

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

08-05-2013, 02:59 PM
Hog's Gone Fishin Fish are scared of me Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1730477	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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