Alex Smith Appreciation Thread

[Bruiser]

The wide receivers are garbage, the line sucks and yet he still somehow manages to march this pile of crap up and down the field.

AND TO ANYONE WHO THINKS HE IS A PROBLEM - YOU'RE AND IDIOT!

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by JENKINSWINS

Kelce is a YAC beast. For a guy his size he's pretty darn light on his feet, can make people miss by stopping on a dime and can turn up field quickly. He's a star TE in the making.

I'd like to see them target Harris more in short to medium redzone situations. The guy has the size to box out and out jump anyone for the ball.

Harris is going to have a tough time getting on the field if Smith has to tell him where to line up on every play.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Harris is going to have a tough time getting on the field if Smith has to tell him where to line up on every play.

True. But they're not getting rid of the 3 TE formatiom any time soon.
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[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by -King-

True. But they're not getting rid of the 3 TE formatiom any time soon.
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I love inventiveness. Stram would be proud.

[dls6501]

Two really good games in a row for Alex. Cant remember the last time he did that, if ever.

I am nervous for next weekend, but if we (Alex included) play like we did last night, we can beat the Niners on the road.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by 505 Chief

Hitting Bowe in stride is where it's at. Always has been.

Of course, he's pretty good at posting up on a quick strike too.

It would help if Bowe didn't have to body-catch everything


Kelce catching with his hands makes hitting him in-stride so much easier

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

It would help if Bowe didn't have to body-catch everything


Kelce catching with his hands makes hitting him in-stride so much easier

Truth.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by 505 Chief

Truth.

It would be so much harder to stop the quick slant with Bowe if he could reach out and catch the ball with his hands. That would force the defender to play tighter and open up deeper routes and double moves.

*sigh*

Been too long now, i doubt Bowe can change

[temper11]

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

Masterful game by Alex.

My favorite throw was I think the bass to Bowe where the defender was just to the right of Bowe, behind his back with no real separation to speak of, and Alex was willing to tack that shot, put it in front of Bowe where only he could get it. Beautiful throw from Alex.

Yep, Alex was more than a game manager tonight. Great job.

So, how about that offensive line? I keep hearing the line is crap. Looked beastly tonight.

The line is crap... or at least it should be. There is no logical explanation for the way they played tonight against a very good Patriots defensive line. Forget calling Reid a QB guru... he's a freaking o line guru. Line vastly improved last year as the season went along... then they lost everyone worth anything... brought in a bunch of nobodies 2 days before the start of the season and they looked fantastic last night.

We'll see how they hold up against the cowboy (Justin Smith) & company though. This will be a very big test for that patchwork quilt of an offensive line.

[temper11]

Originally Posted by Shekelsteinberg

Wrong, he was a game manager tonight. A masterful one. You seem to think that is a negative label.

this. There wasn't anything much different about his play from any other week. He read the defense, made high percentage throws, was smart with the football, moved the chains, controlled the clock, kept brady off the field, and built a lead. Second half was primarily all running plays to grind the clock and collect the W. Pretty standard game for Smith. This is what he does. It's not very flashy but it can be very effective. Great team win by all. Line was great, running backs were great, receivers were great (only 2 drops by Hammond and Fasano), BOWE LOOKED LIKE HE GAVE A **** (the key here is just to play on national television every week. That seems to be when Bowe decides to try), the defense looked very strong, the game plan was extensive and well done on both sides of the ball. Great team win. I wouldn't call Smith masterful in that win. That was a very normal game for smith in my opinion.

[temper11]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

All I know is he didn't get pulled tonight like Brady and there isn't a QB controversy going on like NY with Geno and he didn't get benched like EJ Manuel.

did you hear the reporter ask belicheck in the post game if there was a QB controversy in NE now (alluding to the fact that the backup came in and moved the ball effectively during garbage time).

Bellicheck just did a double take, rolled his eyes and didn't answer the question - like, "who let that guy in?".

Hilarious.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by -King-

True. But they're not getting rid of the 3 TE formatiom any time soon.
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Nor should they. I just hope that Harris keeps improving. It would be nice to be able to get rid of Fasano next offseason and bring in a 3rd TE.

[temper11]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Great job of getting the ball into the play makers hands, not turning it over, and not putting the defense in a bad position. Excellent job of managing the game tonight.

Exactly. At some point you will realize that this is actually a good thing that many other teams around the league struggle at doing.

[The Franchise]

Smith had a great game outside of 2 maybe 3 plays.

[Kaepernick]

I loved the quote from Andy Reid last night as relayed by Chucky. That Reid said he keeps giving Alex more things to do and he can't find a limit to Alex's mental ability, he just absorbs it all and to runs them.

[Ming the Merciless]

If we beat the Niners this week I will wash his manly balls