Chiefs Someone, please tell me that this loss wasn't on Alex Smith

DJ's left nut · 11-20-2017, 11:19 AM

Wind blowing in Dallas as well?

He's gone back to 'old Alex' and cost the Chiefs 2 very winnable games as a result. These last two games are squarely at his feet, IMO.

It's beyond frustrating because there was just no cause for it. The most telling part was the fact that the delayed draw plays were getting wrecked. Why? Because we're right back to where we were last season with LBs and Safeties not respecting anything thrown over them. So they don't bail, the delay doesn't work on the hand-off and the entire box is waiting to swallow Hunt up.

And then the screen failures are obvious.

I had convinced myself that he'd played well enough for long enough that we could consider that a 'new normal' but it sure looks like he fooled the shit out of me. The last two games from Smith are as bad as anything we've ever seen from him, both in terms of process and execution.

It takes one drive to know exactly what Smith showed up - if he bails for no reason at any point, you know what you're going to get that day. And of course, Smith did it on (I believe) the 2nd snap of the game. No pressure; still left the pocket and rolled to his left. He's gotten gunshy for no good goddamn reason.

11-20-2017, 11:19 AM	#11
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $2789099	Wind blowing in Dallas as well? He's gone back to 'old Alex' and cost the Chiefs 2 very winnable games as a result. These last two games are squarely at his feet, IMO. It's beyond frustrating because there was just no cause for it. The most telling part was the fact that the delayed draw plays were getting wrecked. Why? Because we're right back to where we were last season with LBs and Safeties not respecting anything thrown over them. So they don't bail, the delay doesn't work on the hand-off and the entire box is waiting to swallow Hunt up. And then the screen failures are obvious. I had convinced myself that he'd played well enough for long enough that we could consider that a 'new normal' but it sure looks like he fooled the shit out of me. The last two games from Smith are as bad as anything we've ever seen from him, both in terms of process and execution. It takes one drive to know exactly what Smith showed up - if he bails for no reason at any point, you know what you're going to get that day. And of course, Smith did it on (I believe) the 2nd snap of the game. No pressure; still left the pocket and rolled to his left. He's gotten gunshy for no good goddamn reason. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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