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Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks
Both of these are pretty silly to say.
All Smith had to do was compose himself in the pocket, continue to use his legs, and keep his eyes more downfield instead of the rush.
He simply did not progress... yet to the 2nd part of your post, the Chiefs were STILL the 3rd or 4th best team in the AFC.
It was a collaborative effort of poor run game, dropped passes, Reid's gameplan, and yes.. Smith's lack of progression (composure and aggression) that was the offense's undoing.
The talent is there though to win the SB. Smith, like most QBs, just needed better from those 4 aforementioned issues.
I wanted more for Smith, but frankly, it will be his own fault when he loses his job.
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You say those things like they were small things or unknown things. He has the same limiting issues now he had in San Francisco. He never has consistently overcome them.
Pocket composure was a known issue for Smith before trading for him.
His checkdown tendencies were a known issue.
He is what he is and what he has been since 2011: A checkdown artist whose cowardice with the ball is easily exploitable by defense, but who will protect the ball well enough to be carried by his defense and running game, if they're good enough.
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