Alex Smith is a solid QB, sorry haters. Bucs win 5th game in a row.
 

Despite the common thought here that Alex Smith held down the team Sunday, Smith's overall production to the team yesterday graded out very positive in 3 rankings:
Smith: QBR 94.1, QB rating 99, PFF 71.9
Winston: QBR 83.6, QB rating 97, PFF 50.7

https://s13.postimg.org/3ky13ktjb/Week11_QBR.png

https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro...-for-bucs-win/

"Smith gained positive expected points (EPA) on 77 percent of his plays on Sunday, the second-highest rate for a QB in a game this season (Dak Prescott, 83 percent versus Chicago in Week 3). Put simply, more than three-fourths of his plays contributed to the team’s scoring margin, given the context and situation." - http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/p...s-excels-again

This is why we should use our brains instead of repeating the garbage fed to us by Mellinger and Teicher. If Smith only had 34 plays yesterday to do something with the ball and earns both a rushing and passing TD, a FG, to 1 INT (first red zone interception since 2013) and completes an outstanding 77% of passes ... we should probably focus on the real problem yesterday: The Defense. Who didn't show up and allowed Winston/Martin to hold the ball for 35 minutes, earn 24 first downs, and convert 68% of 3rd downs (league average is 40%).

Against the Bucs...
Alex Smith: 1 INT, 99 QB rating
Philip Rivers: 2 INTs, 80 QB rating
Russell Wilson: 2 INTs, 39 QB rating
Drew Brees: 3 INTs, 49 QB rating

Does he get a credit in the win column for that one?

Is Alex Smith your uncle?

Oh and....

ACL! ACL! ACL!

OH MY!!!!!

Pest you're been on ignore for 6 weeks, thought you would learn by now bud

i'll say this much.. the three (really two) missed plays we all know well from last week... and the one INT EZ throw we all know well... did a fine job of soiling any other good perception possible of Smith.

You guys better hurry and run to Clay's house to look for Plan B!

You are the worst poster on these forums. Congrats.

Can the mods please revoke Tigers thread starting privileges already?

This.

This team's problems:

50% Andy Reid
25% Alex Smith's regression
25% Injuries

Sounds like you've been up all night trying to find ways to defend your hero.

Evoke. This word does not mean what you think it means. :) :clap:

Dang - You can hide anything behind certain stats. Trust your eyes for answers. Anyone who doesn't think Smith was a huge problem yesterday is not qualified to be taken seriously on the matter.