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Originally Posted by SNR
He had two last week.
He has two this week.
A real QB misses an easy TD pass maybe twice ALL YEAR.
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This is the thing. You just don't get that many chances in the NFL, and you have to capitalize when you do. He's not only missing EASY touchdown passes, even when he has plenty of time, he's killing drives too. There was a drive during a crucial part of the 4th quarter where he missed Hemingway wide open on a slant that would've been good for at least 7 yds because for some reason, he was afraid to throw it. Hemingway was as open as you can possibly be on a 5yd slant and Smith had a clear window, but pulled the ball down and took a sack. Then on 3rd-and-2, he missed a wide open Hall--again with no pressure--again with a clear window. He absolutely killed a potential game-icing drive because he couldn't make 2 throws your average college QB could make. You're a well below-average NFL QB if you can't make those throws.
I love that we're 8-0. We've already won more games than I thought we would this year. Anything else is just gravy. But Alex Smith is a crappy QB. Kind of like a Matt Cassel, but with the shit-the-bed knob dialed back to about 8 instead of 10.