Quote:
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
Throwing Bowe in this conversation is stupid. Agree with you there.
If we're talking about 3rd and 5... Hammond and Jenkins are probably not in your sights unless you're looking to surprise by going deep. If Bowe is covered and you're Smith, would you rather just stare at Bowe for a few more seconds? How many options in your progression until you even look Hemingway's way? That's where the trust comes in. I'm sure he'd love to have a slot receiver who was actually a legit check down especially knowing how conservative he is.
|
You mentioned McCluster earlier. I've agreed with you many times on McCluster's usefulness as that possession guy in 2013 for Alex Smith.
What Wallcrawler seems to be jacking off to is that McCluster had great hands, as if that's THE #1 paramount skill to becoming a great WR.
Smith threw to McCluster because McCluster got open on his cross routes from the slot. If McCluster doesn't find the sweet spot in the defense and run to it like the play was drawn up, Smith wouldn't have thrown to him as often as he did on 3rd down and in pressure situations.
You know that. But Wallcrawler apparently thinks Smith went to McCluster in those situations last year because he was confident that Dex would catch it cleanly.