This post is full of flaws, and for a number of reasons, John.
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Originally Posted by JohnV
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The thing is he was better with that team. More points and yards. 30+ ppg in the playoffs with the defense playing horribly. If we had that offense in 2011 we don't need to worry about KW.
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You are reflecting back to a time when CK was yet to be fully figured out and exposed for what he was. If CK had that 2011 team, it would have been a disaster. He didn't know what the hell he was doing, and half the team didn't either, in that yr 1 scheme being installed. Kaep survived primarily due to his backyard balling ability that NFL defenses made effective efforts in snuffing out now.
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Originally Posted by JohnV
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I think you're in a similar situation now. You have a lot of talent that Alex is holding back, and you have a QB that could use it much better. Yes he sucked on a bad rams team, but you have so many weapons Foles could flourish, like CK did.
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Foles could be good here, sure, but for altogether different reasons. Foles doesn't offer the threat to run or scramble around sacks that CK did. They are very different QBs. You talk about "so many weapons could flourish", but with Smith, you KNOW the ball will be spread around to all the weapons. Andy Reid's play designs also have a lot of say in who will get the ball.
Foles could just end up being a blind deep chucker with a half-dozen game-changing ****ups. He might hit on more of the big shots than Smith, but also throw games away on other attempts. With Houston's return, and the defense tightening up, is that really the risk Andy should be taking? What would his players say? Sets a shitty example.
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Originally Posted by JohnV
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To me it's a no brainer you see what Foles can do , because the chances of winning it all with Smith are so slim, there's just no point in banging your head against that door anymore. Pretty much how most 49er fans felt when we finally got rid of him.
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Again, not the time to be experimenting, if your regular QB is healthy. This same QB with an outstanding, 3rd best win % in the league for 4 years. 16-3 record in the last 19 games?
Winning it all is slim with Smith? Sure... if you conveniently ignore the remarkable injury list of key Chiefs players that piled up in those big games.
Foles has a good arm, and a willingness to go deep. That is appealing.. and even Alex was beginning to show confidence in his targets on deep routes. Foles, I like.. but it's not worth taking the risk on, unless Smith proves unhealthy or ineffective.
So far, Smith has been both durable and effective for the Chiefs. Now, they just need to get and keep their key players healthy.
... and I have to ask, why are you even here? A 49ers fan that registers to a Chiefs site to talk about a player you are happy to be rid of? Man, you must have one hell of an investment in this.
