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Alex Smith Traded to Chiefs
Well, it looks like the deal is done.
https://twitter.com/intent/user?scre...w_p=tweetembed Jay Glazer @JayGlazer 49ers have completed a trade with the Chiefs for Alex Smith, tho can't be official til March 12. Chiefs really made a commitment to Smith Jay Glazer @JayGlazer Deal has been agreed upon between Chiefs and 49ers. Compensation unclear but I'm told again Chiefs have made a clear commitment to Smith. |
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No, I don't think that's the guy we're getting, but let's not be dishonest here; the kid's passer rating was 95 under Jim Harbaugh. He averaged 8 YPA in 2012; that's freakin' stellar. Alex Smith was absolutely a good QB in that time frame.
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Andy Dalton walked into a small market losing NFL franchise and with the help of one other player not only saved the tenured head coach's job, but turned that losing culture in a winning for 2 years so far. Alex Smith, was a first overall draft pick that went to a storied and historic NFL franchise that is used to winning with a spoiled fanbase that has been blessed with great QB play and championships for decades and he ****ing stunk up the join for 7 years. Andy Dalton elevated and makes the Bengals team better around him. Alex Smith had to make the 49ers make the positional talent and head coaching be all pro for him to be even sniff positive production that is the major difference, and it is really sad. So now, Andy Dalton in now way shape or form can be the POOR man's version of a QB he is better than. Alex Smith is the poor version of him, at the ripe of age of 30 no less. |
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Again - for the last 2 years he's had a passer rating of 95 and a better YPA than the best downfield passers in the league. No, he hasn't done it in volume, but he's been incredibly efficient. You guys keep moving the goalposts. Smith doesn't need to improve a bit from his last 2 seasons to be a good QB - all he has to do is not regress substantially. Reid could absolutely have a huge hand in making that happen. His last 2 seasons - his first two with good coaching - have been better than Dalton's last 2. And yes, Dalton was a rookie, but at some point rookies peak and from what I see in Dalton, I just don't see a guy that's going to get a lot better. Dalton's just a solid QB - I don't expect him to ever be more than that. Nor do I expect Smith to be more than that. Again - what do you see in Andy Dalton's skill set to suggest he's going to be better than Alex Smith?
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03-07-2013, 03:06 PM | #3667 |
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Still think Charles and Bowe are going to be huge improvements over anything Alex Smith ever had in San Francisco.
Those kind of players help QB's look better (see 2010 Cassel). Add the new OL and TE that we will add too.
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He was asked to be a YAC quarterback. But here's the thing, that's exactly what Reid asks of his QBs. There's nothing about that that has to change. If he shows up and averages 8 YPA by doing nothing more than throwing 10 yard passes at an 80% clip, that's fine with me. You'll keep the sticks moving, you'll keep your defense fresh that way and you'll help control the clock. It's not a bad approach if you have a physical WR like Bowe as your #1 target. It's not a bad technique when you do it well. The 'dink and dunk' has developed a negative stigma around here because Cassel couldn't do it. But if you can churn your way up the field 8 yards at a time throwing high percentage, low risk passes, you're going to kick some serious ass.
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playoffs? smith has ONE playoff win in his whole career. one. one. other than that he has cost his teams the games. 1-13 on 3rd down. |
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And despite that, he has never in his career had a year better than any of Daltons 2 years. And no, AJ Green is not arguably the best WR in football.
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For a 2-14 team making upgrades to better your team you all sure do cry a lot.
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He had a very strong 2011 season and got even better this last year. He was by far the most accurate QB in the league and was on pace to throw 23 TD's. Just because he is almost 30 doesn't mean he can't get better.
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See, opposition, you assume that we are just reeling from last year. We aren't. We are reeling from decades of mediocrity, which is, understandably, all being thrown at Alex Smith.
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