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Originally Posted by Pestilence
What we saw from Smith this year is what he is going to be moving forward. He's not going to throw the ball more. He's not going to run more. He peaked last year.....and now he's on the downhill slide.
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I would agree if Smith had performed the same all the time.
Look at the Pittsburgh game:
2 good drives to start the game with Smith looking smooth and like an upper tier type QB.
Then nothing but crap until the 4th quarter
4 quarter we are behind and suddenly the offense opens up and Smith looks better again.
This same pattern has happened over and over again all season long.
Get a lead, shut it down until we get behind and have to open it up again.
Now the question is, Does Andy Reid shut the offense down because he doesn't think Alex Smith can run an open offense for an entire game OR does Reid do it because he has some Schottenheimer in him?
Play calling is shit and that keeps us from knowing whether Smith can be the 'Good Smith' for an entire game or not.
Alex Smith is not an elite quarterback, never will be. We should continually be looking for a replacement in the draft. Our play calling still makes the situation worse.