Originally Posted by Inmem58 (Post 12528478)

I don't think people actually hate Smith, he's just boring to watch. I don't hate the guy nor do I wish injury on him. I just sit there Sunday watching the same thing over and over. Nothing worse when it's 3rd and 9 he throws 5 yards short. It's been years since we've had a QB that was exciting.

Originally Posted by Saccopoo (Post 12528734)

Until Reid retires, I'd suggest you find a new team to root for then. It's not Smith. It's the system. And the system wins games, which subsequently puts you in a position for post season success. Go watch Smith in college under Urban Meyer's spread offense. He threw the ball downfield plenty.

If the Chiefs, Smith and Reid's offense is so boring, then maybe you would like a Chip Kelly 49ers team. I hear he's got an exciting offensive game plan.

Originally Posted by Hydrae (Post 12528726)

Personally I don't give a rat's ass how we win in the post season as long as we keep winning until there are no more games to be won.

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 12528659)

Alex Smith had more games end of last year where he was better attacking the field. The maddening part about him is he goes in spurts where he's cool with it, then spurts where he's cool with punting.

Alex's first few games was frustrating as hell. Like so many games in his kc career, he waited until he's down two scores to make a move. I've often said when Smith is down two scores, he's actually a decently effective downfield qb. So the question is, can Alex string together a few reasonably aggressive games together in the playoffs. If big Ben or Brady Force a shootout, how quickly will Alex adapt to be aggressive. That's what makes me nervous.

Because while you say he was aggressive for two games, he has a lot of games on a chiefs uniform where he was not. And the overall Aya and air yards support that. Foles didn't prove he's a starter last week and he won't this week. But he was utilizing the receiving talent in ways Alex Smith doesn't, but should. My hope is that Foles does this again and Alex gets a good look. Because if Alex can turn a more aggressive switch on more consistently, this team will be hard to beat. If he approaches games the way he did San Diego, Pittsburgh, and last year in New England where we manage first and wait til the last minute to attack, we aren't going anywhere I'm the playoffs.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 12528434)

And all of you idiots must be illiterate.

Read the ****ing article. It addresses exactly the point Anyong was trying to make.

That author's position is that for a safety to crowd the box, he essentially has to be within 10 yardsish of the LOS or be cheating that way at the snap. You don't have to throw it 40 yards downfield to keep him honest; a simple 20 yarder will accomplish that same thing.

That's why he classifies passes in the 20 yard range as deep passes - precisely because they do exactly what you militantly ignorant mouth-breathers are arguing for. A safety cannot crowd the box if he has to worry about as much as Kelce getting in behind him 18 yards downfield for a catch and run.

And again, Foles actually threw MORE passes near the line of scrimmage than Smith did in that game. You want to talk about plays that get safeties cheating up; an increased really short passes will absolutely do that. All Anyong is saying is read the goddamn article before you sit here saying that Foles is going to be backing safeties off more than Smith - there's a solid argument to be made that he actually won't be based on his small sample size here.

The guy's buying you books and you idiots are eating the pages and then patting each other other the back. Militantly ignorant isn't a good look.

Originally Posted by ARROW2 (Post 12528439)

I don't care what kind of analysis gets posted or stats get posted, THE EYES say otherwise and see a significant difference when BIG STICK NICK is in.

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 12528773)

I don't care how we win either. I just don't know that over conservative play will work 4 games in a row against elite playoff qbs.

Originally Posted by ptlyon (Post 12528719)

Don't you have some tramp you have to go bang?

Originally Posted by rico (Post 12528742)

Didn't Smith's downfield passing ability decrease significantly after he injured his shoulder with the 49ers? I've heard/read that a few times from 49er fans.