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04-16-2014, 10:46 AM | #256 | |
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Seems strange that Bowe's toe has that much power to change the entire conversation? Note here, I'm not blaming Bowe for the loss. Just pointing out that if he points the toe, we are talking about Smith in a different way. Seems strange that the isolated action of one could alter the conversation of another.
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04-16-2014, 10:58 AM | #257 | |
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The Chiefs were down by 1 point and facing a 4th and 11. Bowe stepped out at the 19 yard line. The game wasn't "won" if Bowe makes that catch. It certainly COULD have been won but it wasn't "won" until somebody scored. Second, everybody is conveniently forgetting what setup that play. Alex Smith was penalized for intentional grounding on 2 and 7 and then on 3rd and 17, dumped it off to McCluster for 6 yards. For the record, I don't blame Bowe OR Smith. The defender made an excellent play against the boundary. |
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04-16-2014, 11:11 AM | #258 | |
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04-16-2014, 12:35 PM | #259 | |
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I personally don't want Alex to be a downfield gunslinger without the right receivers. Rather, I'd rather he keep mixing his game up. Pretty much only Donnie Avery is his consistent down field receiver, which is pretty sad considering Avery's tendency to drop passes. |
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My point wasn't to look at every play of the game. No one is going to be perfect (including Bowe, or the line or the D), my point was simply that if Bowe's points the toe, the narrative completely changes. I've just never really understood that. Another example is the San Diego game that Smith played in. Late in the 4th qtr, he leads the team down the field and throws what is likely the game winning TD. Standing on the sidelines, the D allows SD to march right back with seconds only on the clock and complete a desperate last second pass to win the game. The narrative for some was, "see, Smith can't put the team on his back". We all know that if the D just makes SD work a little harder, they run out of clock, Chiefs win and the narrative is Smith came through in the clutch and won that game. How can the narrative on Smith (or any player for that matter) change due to the circumstances that are beyond his control?
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04-16-2014, 01:07 PM | #261 | |||
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I'm not asking Smith to be perfect. But I'm also not going to sit here and pretend that he is when he's clearly not. |
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04-16-2014, 02:48 PM | #262 |
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The addition of Charles in that game is the difference maker in regards to clock management. Props to Davis. He ran hard but he isn't Charles. Plus after he went down it sucked the life out of the offense. Smith was a stud in that game. It wasn't lost by the offense. They did their part.
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4th and 11 is better than 4th and 17 which is what you would be facing if you opt for a low-percentage play on third down and it falls incomplete. Furthermore, deeper routes take more time to develop and as you pointed out above, Colts were bringing the pressure. You opt for a high-percentage "quick" play and hope the receiver can make a move and recover a big chunk of those yards and put you in 4th and more-manageable. Screens are common in these situations. High percentage passes to shorten the down and distance and open up your playbook for more possibilities. It's not as if they specifically selected a "6 yard" play... they selected a high percentage play. Quote:
But 44pts - "he can't win the big game", can't come through down the stretch, can't step up when it matters most, etc.? In my opinion however, even having scored just the 44pts, he did do all of those things. When the game came down to do or die, Smith and the offense marched down the field. On 4th down and 11, with the entire KC playoff drought history in the balance, Smith throws a dart to his receiver that - if not for a fractured foot - puts the team in FG range and a high probability of putting those all important 3 pts on the board. And I'm not pretending he is perfect, but likewise I'm also not going to sit here and pretend that he isn't clutch in the pocket, doesn't step up in big games, can't carry his team, isn't calm under pressure, and isn't a franchise QB because 3pts in a 44pt loss says he's not. I will not pretend he is perfect because I do not expect perfection from any QB.
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You're misunderstanding the purpose of this argument, though, and playing right into exactly what I'm talking about. Quote:
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Of course not. Alex Smith OPTED for the 6-yard play, like he often does. Quote:
Again, I don't blame it on him. But to sit here and act like he did everything he could to win the game and had nothing to do with the fact they lost is disingenuous. He had a fumble in the 3rd quarter too, did he not? Quote:
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04-16-2014, 04:24 PM | #265 | |
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As far as responding to anything even remotely critical... You said he isn't clutch. I think he is. What's the point of MBs if not to respond when someone says something you don't agree with?
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04-16-2014, 04:27 PM | #266 | |
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Pretty obvious that you are dealing with a "former" hater of Alex that either can't stop that hateful nit-picking habit that built up for months.... or is just completely full of shit to begin with about "suddenly being in his corner now."
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If you want to call sound, proven play calling excuses - ok. It isn't at all uncommon for teams to attempt short passes or draw plays when facing large down and distances when they have two or more downs to work with. That's not an excuse that's just football 101. Moral victories? Quote:
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"Not doing everything he could do" implies lack of effort. That's not the case. If you are saying that he wasn't perfect in the loss, no one would argue. I believe I brought up the fumble even before you did. None of that means that he wasn't clutch in that game or hadn't been clutch throughout much of the season.
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04-16-2014, 04:47 PM | #268 | |
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You look at all the winning QB's in the playoffs and you can't find one that had a better game than Smith, but that one point deficit is cause enough to point out any imperfection in his game while claiming perfection isn't required. Frustrating as an unabashed Smith fan.
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What? Hasn't the knock on Smith always been his deep ball?
Rypien's games was the deep ball the year they won the SB.
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04-16-2014, 04:57 PM | #270 | |
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You're about the dumbest poster here and that's saying something. Now leave the adults to their discussion and stop butting in. |
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