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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
And with Smith's style of game, the Chiefs simply have to play virtually mistake-free football to win both of those games.
But to win with him you need a team that's going to play extremely well around him and the odds of doing that frequently enough to get a top 2 seed or doing so three times in January are just very long.
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Sorry to condense, but trying to cut to the heart of it.
See, this feels like hyperbole to me. I don't think "the team needs to play extremely well" for the desired results. They just need to not suck.
We can give the defense its pass... just on points allowed alone. We can disregard that they tore us up on the ground for 171 yds and a 5.7 avr. We can overlook the 191 yards from Brown and some TE named Jesse James. We can overlook the disparity of offensive plays 66-49, and overwhelming TOP of 34/25.
What did it come down to?
a 14 play, 75 yard TD drive... and a 2 point conversion that was successful... until it wasn't.
Am I saying Smith had a great game? absolutely not. But did the pass pro, run blocking, or ANY other aspect of the KC team play well? Nope. Add in the two (or five) critical dropped passes.
.. and they STILL were right there in the end.. on Smith's arm.. a tied game.. until it wasn't.
This whole mantra of "he needs everything around him to be perfect to win" is absurd exaggeration. He just needs others not to suck. Only few QBs in the league (if even them) can overcome a team that plays that poorly in so many facets.