Alex Smith was not the problem Sunday, sorry haters.

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Despite the common thought here that Alex Smith held down the team Sunday, Smith's overall production to the team yesterday graded out very positive in 3 rankings:
Smith: QBR 94.1, QB rating 99, PFF 71.9
Winston: QBR 83.6, QB rating 97, PFF 50.7



https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro...-for-bucs-win/

"Smith gained positive expected points (EPA) on 77 percent of his plays on Sunday, the second-highest rate for a QB in a game this season (Dak Prescott, 83 percent versus Chicago in Week 3). Put simply, more than three-fourths of his plays contributed to the team’s scoring margin, given the context and situation." - http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/p...s-excels-again

This is why we should use our brains instead of repeating the garbage fed to us by Mellinger and Teicher. If Smith only had 34 plays yesterday to do something with the ball and earns both a rushing and passing TD, a FG, to 1 INT (first red zone interception since 2013) and completes an outstanding 77% of passes ... we should probably focus on the real problem yesterday: The Defense. Who didn't show up and allowed Winston/Martin to hold the ball for 35 minutes, earn 24 first downs, and convert 68% of 3rd downs (league average is 40%).

Against the Bucs...
Alex Smith: 1 INT, 99 QB rating
Philip Rivers: 2 INTs, 80 QB rating
Russell Wilson: 2 INTs, 39 QB rating
Drew Brees: 3 INTs, 49 QB rating

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Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

i'll say this much.. the three (really two) missed plays we all know well from last week... and the one INT EZ throw we all know well... did a fine job of soiling any other good perception possible of Smith.

The dude receives ridiculous amounts of criticism meanwhile other QBs can make those mistakes and have a worse record without similar consequence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxQA2znHiDo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H--0rZ0Dio

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-gameda...ter-Chiefs-win - Deion Sanders

Easily the most underrated and under appreciated QB in the league. I'm not going back to the Cassel/Pioli days, I'm sticking with Reid/Smitty.

Quit drinking the Mellinger/Teicher/Clay haterade. Use your damn brains people.

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Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

i'll say this much.. the three (really two) missed plays we all know well from last week... and the one INT EZ throw we all know well... did a fine job of soiling any other good perception possible of Smith.

This is all that really needs to be said. It's Gospel on this subject.

[Chiefnj2]

Don't feed the troll.

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Originally Posted by Molitoth

You are the worst poster on these forums. Congrats.

Again. Facts, not fiction.

Thanks for the reply.

[mrbiggz]

The defense wasn't stifling by any means yesterday, but they still held the opposing team to 19 points. A offense should be able to win those games 95% of the time at home.

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Originally Posted by Inmem58

Sounds like you've been up all night trying to find ways to defend your hero.

And you had a meltdown in multiple threads along with Oak... and you let Dane get under your skin.

So you were saying?

[The Franchise]

I bet BlackBob wishes he could have put his Uncle on ignore.

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Originally Posted by mrbiggz

The defense wasn't stifling by any means yesterday, but they still held the opposing team to 19 points. A offense should be able to win those games 95% of the time at home.

Are you a paid football coach and have more credentials than Reid and company? Do you understand what time of possession is? Do you realize the league average in 3rd down conversion is 40% while we allowed them to 68%?

Thanks for the reply.

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Originally Posted by mrbiggz

The defense wasn't stifling by any means yesterday, but they still held the opposing team to 19 points. A offense should be able to win those games 95% of the time at home.

Yes - especially when you consider that they were in position to do so. Until they blew it. It's not like they had to get there - they WERE THERE.

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by smasher

This team's problems:

50% Andy Reid
25% Alex Smith's regression
25% Injuries

to not put injuries at the top is ridiculous, in my humble opinion.

No Maclin? No Houston? No MP22? Hali with half a breath left? Concussions to QB and RB1? RB2 nursing something? Starting LG out on IR? Half a Gaines? No Dee Ford? Bailey gone to IR? Howard out? and Zombo getting time?

[notorious]

Originally Posted by mrbiggz

The defense wasn't stifling by any means yesterday, but they still held the opposing team to 19 points. A offense should be able to win those games 95% of the time at home.

No, No. You have it all wrong.


The defense should be flawless every game. What other teams actually expect their offense to produce?! I mean, they are simply there to not turn the ball over and set up the punter.


Offense should win these games? That's just crazy talk.

[BigBeauford]

I'm not even convinced that this guy isn't a reverse Clay. There is no way he believes anything that he says.

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Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

to not put injuries at the top is ridiculous, in my humble opinion.

No Maclin? No Houston? No MP22? Hali with half a breath left? Concussions to QB and RB1? RB2 nursing something? Starting LG out on IR? Half a Gaines? No Dee Ford? Bailey gone to IR? Howard out? and Zombo getting time?

The fact that Smith put up those numbers without his #1 receiver says enough about where the true problem in the team was yesterday.

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Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

The fact that Smith put up those numbers without his #1 receiver says enough about where the true problem in the team was yesterday.

When did he put them up? I know one thing - he put the INT on the board when it still mattered.

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Originally Posted by BigBeauford

I'm not even convinced that this guy isn't a reverse Clay. There is no way he believes anything that he says.

Please send your complaints to PFF, ESPN, and the inventor of the QB rating.