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Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks
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.
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Smith hasn't been consistent all year long. He gives maybe a good quarter or two but does not give four quarters of good football. He lags like jet lag.
The Jets game actually came to mind. 8 turnovers and two of them went back for touchdowns but we could only muster 24 points for the game? Why wouldn't Alex Smith be able to produce more points off of turnovers that game? We should have had 30+ points.
I believe those concussions in Colts game did hurt Alex Smith and he won't be getting any better after them. Any more hits like that or off the turf he will have scrambled eggs for brains.
We were actually fortunate to win a lot of these close games the defense kept us in them and we found ways to win them but for the most part we had a lot of losable games because this offense keeps teams in it. I'm happy for the wins but accepting mediocrity isn't my thing and Alex Smith is a mediocre to ok quarterback at times quarterback. Nothing special about him.