Alex Smith had a bad game, so what?
by Stevie8 on Nov 10, 2009 2:12 PM PST
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I knew this would happen, the very first bad game of Alex Smith this season has been enough to give some people the opportunity they were waiting for since he was named the starter QB again, because they keep judging him for the mistakes he made in the past as well as the ones he makes now, that is not fair.
Every QB of the NFL has a bad game every now and then:
Kurt Warner 5 INT a couple of weeks ago, Aaron Rodgers 3 INT last game, Max Schaub 2 INT last game, etc...There are many other players this season and through NFL history who had horrible games.
The important thing is that even in such a bad game we were able to move the ball much easily than we did a few games ago,(or you have already forgotten we seemed to be unable to get a first down), I think he has to be the starter QB for the rest of the season, he is not going to be intercepted so often, I think he is going to start improving with every game, and I´m looking forward to watching the game against Green Bay, I hope after three years of comparison between him and Aaron Rodgers, after that game finally he will be able to take taht monkey off his back
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They need to give the team back to Shaun Hill...
Shaun Hill can win if he is given the right play calling, instead of 1st down run, 2nd down run, then ok, that aint working,lets try a pass now, with 10 yards to go every time. That doesnt work, they should have allowed Shaun Hill to pass on first down more often, he is super accurate and will make more great plays than bad ones, like Alex Smith…
by KORY SHEETS WAS OUR FUTURE on Nov 10, 2009 2:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Are you kidding me?
No way they give the team back to Shaun Hill, don´t you remember his last three games? and for God´s sake don´t blame the play calling
by Stevie8 on Nov 10, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You're riding on Hill a little too much
Smith gives us the best chance to win at qb. Look, when we were down 21-0, 14-0 to the Texans and were forced to pass, Hill couldn’t do much. I like Shaun Hill, but he’s not mobile, and gets sacked easily. We’re moving the ball with Alex and he can provide that deep ball, which we NEED to throw more. Play-actions, where is that at? Crabtree one on one or even VDiddy is a mismatch. Smith will dominate Thursday. You better believe it.
by Dub4lif3 on Nov 10, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dub4lif3 Wrong on QB speed
I challenge you to compare Hill’s scrambling average to Smith’s. As Kansas high school state meet sprinter, Hill is faster in the 40 than is Smith. And as many have noted (no, of course, not here) when a sub comes in with team down 21-0 he has nothing to lose and can let it fly. (Remember Joe Ferguson as sub in Buffalo vs Houston ten or so years ago, or was that twenty?) As KSWOF notes, the play calling for Hill was run up middle to gain zilch on 1st and 2nd. And I hate to repeat: it’s Smith 0 & 7 vs Hill 10 & 5 here. Hill showed his guts, his cool, and his accuracy in last minute come from behind drives away last year against Cardinals and away this year against Vikings. Those two losses are on the coaches. Not Hill
by Aristophanes on Nov 10, 2009 5:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think one thing that nobody seems to be mentioning about the playcalling is that maybe it doesn’t just have to do with Hill’s arm.
One of the biggest reasons that Hill got buried on the depth chart last season was that he took almost half the season to learn enough of Martz/s playbook to even be able to run his patented checkdown to Gore with any efficiency.
He’s had issues with playbooks before. It’s not insane to think that they had to keep the playbook with Hill smaller because he wasn’t comfortable enough with the plays we’re seeing run now.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 10, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i like Shaun Hill
i don’t doubt his guts or anything. Especially that 3rd and long run he had against the Cards last year without his helmet. But dude gets sacked easily, he might be fast, but he’s not as athletic. I just don’t think Hill would make much of a difference here, as we’re moving the ball better with Smith. I repeat, WHERE IS THE PLAY-ACTION??
by Dub4lif3 on Nov 10, 2009 6:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
it´s harder to make mistakes if you don´t pass the ball
That´s the point, Alex is throwing much more than Hill did, and that makes easier to get intercepted, and don´t forget that Hill could have been intercepted a few times hadn´t he been lucky
by Stevie8 on Nov 10, 2009 2:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Well, to be fair, Smith's INT% is pretty high right now.
It’s unacceptably high, about twice as high as it should be, whereas Hill’s low INT % was his best feature.
That being said, Smith has had some bad luck (three tipped balls for INTs, one play where he had no choice but to force a difficult throw) inflating that number. THere is good reason to think that it won’t be as high as it is now at the end of the season.
But let’s not whitewash that Smith has – for whatever reason, regardless of what percentage of it is purely his fault – turned the ball over an unacceptable amount.
by Ronaldinho on Nov 10, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
don´t forget that Hill could have been intercepted a few times hadn´t he been lucky
I noticed this the first couple of weeks too. There were a lot of passes with Hill that were tipped and fell harmlessly to the turf. Smith’s passes get tipped and go right into opponents’ arms. Part of that is a function of the fact that Smith’s passes are being thrown harder (sometimes unnecessarily so), but luck is a factor here. The same thing happened in Peyton’s 2007 season—tons of tipped passes for INTs (though his Int% that season was still only 2.7% compared to Smith’s this season which is 5.1%). On the up side, though, Smith is throwing a TD on 6.1% of his passes—a number that Manning has only exceeded in 2 of his 12 seasons. More consolation? Jake Delhomme is throwing INT’s at a 5.9% clip this season.
Jason Hill is turning the corner!
by grantmp on Nov 10, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1 more
Seriously, those of you championing Hill’s accuracy and decision making, go back and re-watch week 1. There were AT LEAST 3 throws that Hill made that were extremely high risk, but ironically his own inaccuracy on the deep ball kept the ball out of the defenders hands.
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by Viliphied on Nov 10, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
His performance.
Sundays performance by Alex was all too similar to what has been seen through-out his pro career. I could see this fanpost if he had no history with the team. We have seen this all before and it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 2:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
When I read a comment like this -
I can’t help but wonder if you actually watched Smith play and paid attention, or if your evaluation of the game is based entirely on the INT column in the box score.
Because the only thing Smith’s performance really had in common with his play three over two years ago was too many INTs.
His yards/att and completion percentage are at career highs. He seems more comfortable in the pocket. His accuracy is much improved, although it may still have a way to go.
by Ronaldinho on Nov 10, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I completely agree
Smith actually played very well on Sunday. After rewatching the game I think his arm strength is a problem. He throws a rocket every single time and when you’re throwing hard like that you tend to either overthrow your receivers or it bounces. Two of Alex’s interceptions on Sunday came on tipped balls, so those aren’t entirely his fault.
One interception was entirely his fault as he locked in on the receiver early allowing the defender to get there.
by smileyman on Nov 10, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, but a tipped ball is the QB's fault...
some of the time. If the ball hits the receiver in the numbers and bounces, that’s one thing. Smith’s making a near miss on the receiver. The receiver has no chance to do anything but get a hand up and hope the ball can at least be knocked down before the safety over the top can swoop it, should he not be able to pull it in with his fingertips. Yeah, the tipped ball ending up in the hands of a DB anyway is damned bad luck, but the QB is helping make his luck by not keeping the ball down and leading the receiver correctly.
by asleepinSF on Nov 10, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The QB making a bad throw
and the int not being entirely his fault are not mutually exclusive positions, for exactly the reasons you state.
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by Viliphied on Nov 10, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with this.
The more accurate a QB is, the fewer tipped balls he will have, and thus fewer tipped-ball interceptions.
However, the percentage of slightly-off-target balls which end up as interceptions is basically entirely luck. A QB can have a day where he has multiple tipped balls turned into INTs (like Smith this week) and another day where none of the tips do anything dangerous.
Smith doesn’t deserve zero blame for the tipped-ball ints he’s thrown. But he also doesn’t deserve as much blame as he would if they were just lousy throws.
by Ronaldinho on Nov 10, 2009 4:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes and No.
The passing game in todays NFL relies heavily on the receiver making plays. The QB puts the ball up and trust the receiver to come down with it or no one does. Take Warner and Larry Fitz, all last year Warner was trying to relearn when Fitz was open and trusting him. One of Smith’s interceptions on Sunday, I believe it was his last one, came from a tipped ball. The defender came over the back of the receiver to tip the ball. If the receiver had extended his hands instead of trying to catch the ball near his body, the defender at most would have ripped the receiver’s arm away from the ball, incomplete.
by shulkdog on Nov 11, 2009 9:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That last one was the part about hitting the receiver in the numbers...
When that’s how the tip happened, that’s on the receiver, probably 9.9 out of 10 times.
by asleepinSF on Nov 12, 2009 9:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but looking at the two tips this last week, I just don’t see a way to call them on Smith. The first one to Crabtree was a high pass that was sailing out of bounds. Crabtree went up in the air to get it while he was jumping out of bounds. By all rights, that ball should have landed in the hands of some assistant coach. The fact that it ended up back in the field of play was pretty flukey.
The second tip is probably a tougher call. The pass was basically where it needed to be. I’d bet 9 out of 10 times that pass gets swatted to the ground instead of tipped into the air, but he did throw to a spot that the defender was read perfectly.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 10, 2009 5:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
As long as he’s improving Im happy
49ers Al Grito De Guerra!!! hahaha
by 49erSalvatrucha on Nov 10, 2009 8:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree...
I want Smith to improve this year and show he can be a good QB. He doesn’t have to be Manning III. I really don’t want to have to use a 1st round pick on a QB. We have other needs.
by shulkdog on Nov 11, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You seem to have the problem watching...
He stared down almost every reciever he threw to which led to the DB’s getting a jump on the ball.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's a bit of an exaggeration
There’s no denying he has that problem, but I think it affected less than half of his pass plays.
by smileyman on Nov 10, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not the last one
The last one he was looking left before throwing right. The ball was about chest level on Morgan and either was deflected off Morgan’s hands or the defender got a hand on it. (I couldn’t tell from the angle I had).
by smileyman on Nov 10, 2009 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and again
we’re back to Smiths detractors not actually having paid attention to his play the last few weeks.
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by Viliphied on Nov 10, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Look, irrespective of all the various causes...
Alex is still doing much of the same things we fans cursed him for in prior years. He still throws high, too hard in some cases and stares down receivers. I agree he is the best chance for us to win but he has been in the NFL for some time now and needs to step it up.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
(hint)
ALL QBs except the very top level ones make these mistakes too.
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
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by Viliphied on Nov 10, 2009 3:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
who, exactly
aside from Manning, Brees and Brady doesn’t make these same mistakes on at least a semi-regular basis?
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
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by Viliphied on Nov 10, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah,
as a former QB I can tell you the hardest thing to do is manipulate the defense while keeping the timing and rhythm with your receivers. I think SF fans have gotten used to HOF caliber play at QB. I think that’s an unrealistic expectation. As well as proclaiming Crabtree the next coming of Jerry Rice.
by shulkdog on Nov 11, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not arguing that Alex doesn't make those mistakes
He clearly does. I’m just saying that on Sunday not all the interceptions were his fault. One was a good play by a DB and a missed catch by Morgan (who had 2 or 3 balls that were catchable that he let go). One was completely his fault. One was probably mostly his fault, though I still think that had Crabtree let it go it would have been incomplete instead of intercepted.
He does throw it too hard. He does lock in early. However he improved his looks in the latter part of Sundays game and the throwing too hard thing is something the QB coach is going to have to work on.
by smileyman on Nov 10, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't say he doesn't have the talent;
And he has improved in some areas. However, many of the mistakes are repticious, and have been similar since he entered the NFL.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Irrespective of the causes? I’m sorry, but can’t do that. It completely invalidates your whole argument to dismiss legitimate factors because they happen to make your opinion stand on somewhat less solid ground.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 10, 2009 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That said, I do agree with your other points. He was clearly overthrowing the ball on Sunday and did have problems with staredowns.
I just HATE when people simply dismiss contextual facts for whatever reason.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 10, 2009 5:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He was arguing one play;
The fact is that Alex’s problems and I have stated a few, are continuing. Your statement that It completely invalidated my whole argument is bogus. Your logic on this is flawed.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 5:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What I mean is that when I see somebody say “Irrespective of context” I take that to mean that they don’t want something pesky and factual like context getting in the way of a good rant that actual context doesn’t support.
I don’t mean to say that it invalidates your whole argument. I mean to say that it makes it harder to take an argument seriously. When somebody is willing to dismiss context, that means their argument is weak.
That said, I was careful to say that I thought you were making some good points. I just wish you hadn’t said that the causes didn’t matter.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 10, 2009 6:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is definitely true about
The one Hope picked off.
Don't worry about me Thurgood, I'll be fine. The robbery is what's important now.
by the guy on Nov 12, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was at the game on the 50 yard line watching every play
That is why I say he is still the same,and Shaun Hill is a winner,bring him back…
by KORY SHEETS WAS OUR FUTURE on Nov 10, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
One does not lead to two there.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 10, 2009 5:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Shaun Hill is as spotty as Smith
Shaun has had a couple of memorable drives, but SF was in the bottom row of 3-and-outs and 3rd down conversions. Blame the OC or the O-Line. Can you change them now? Firing the OC has been fruitless this year and our O-Line is now worse for Smith now than it was for Hill. Yet Smith can still move the ball.
by shulkdog on Nov 11, 2009 9:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Forget the history
If he forgets the history and we forget it, that gives us the best chance that Alex Smith will realize his potential with the 49ers rather than with some other team.
Do I know if he will realize his potential. No. No one knows. It is in our interest, as fans of the 49ers, to find out.
He had a bad game. Get over it. Give him some room to grow and develop.
by zacksf on Nov 10, 2009 2:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Forget the history?
His performance is what got him benched. I agree that Alex is our best chance to win this year but in order for him to become a better than average professional QB He will have to step up his play.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I think it was injury that got him benched...
Back in ‘07. Since then he’s been fighting up hill with the rest of the guys, although this is his first year healthy.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
by SpurredOn on Nov 10, 2009 8:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How much room does he need, 10 years ?
He has been with us for 5 years now, I could be a great quarterback with them by now…. SHAUN HILL 4 PRESIDENT !!!
by KORY SHEETS WAS OUR FUTURE on Nov 10, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You have been a real pain with thus blather for some time now.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry NR but KSWOF is refreshing
because he does not run with the pack condtioned by sports based Big Brother whose mantra is “weak arm” and “stacking the box.” Let’s hear it for the working class kid from Kansas, JC, Maryland, Orange Bowl, MVP Europe to start against the Packers or to lead an Independent Party for Governor.
by Aristophanes on Nov 10, 2009 6:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope your tongue is in your cheek.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 6:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Aristophanes
Is a dupe of KSWOF. Aristophanes was an ancient Greek comedic writer. Our friend here has only started commenting since KSWOF showed up.
by smileyman on Nov 10, 2009 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe one in the same.
Hey….You and howtheyscored both have good football minds and I enjoyed the sparkling repartee today.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 6:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Correction
Alex Smith had a bad game again, so what?
I could care less about moving the ball. Moving the ball means nothing with those turnovers. Turnovers that led directly to the loss. Kurt Warner may throw for 5 INTs in a game but he will also throw for 300 yards and 3 TD’s in each of his next four games. An ability Alex Smith has never shown so don’t go barking up that tree, he’s not a double edge sword.
Don’t blame us for remembering Alex Smith’s past. It’s up to Alex Smith to make us forget his past. As much as it’s was Shaun Hill’s fault for not providing the 49ers with leads it’s equally Alex Smith’s fault for not managing and holding onto that lead against the Titans. The defense was working, the running game was working, the ball was in Alex Smith’s hands for those turnovers.
by bignerd on Nov 10, 2009 2:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
it's his only bad game
this season. The last time he threw a pass in a game before this season was 2 years ago, and he was OBVIOUSLY playing injured (not hurt, injured.). In 2006/first 3 games of ‘07 he’d made large strides on cutting down his Ints and improving his accuracy. In fact, before his arm fell off in ’07, he had 1 interception through 3 games.
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by Viliphied on Nov 10, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You quoting Alex Smith history;
And your spin on the matter, doesn’t eclipse the fact that he has been a disappointing 1st round draft choice. If he wishes to change that he must perform and all you sitting here making excuses won’t aid in that endevor.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“disappointing first round draft choice” and “not an acceptable NFL QB” are different criteria. I was responding to the 2nd.
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by Viliphied on Nov 10, 2009 4:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I did not say not an acceptable NFL QB;
I said, A better than average professional QB.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 5:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't responding to you though.
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by Viliphied on Nov 10, 2009 5:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry;
It must have been the quotations around dissappointing first round draft choice.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 5:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t confuse reasons for excuses.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 10, 2009 5:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Again, Hip Hip Hurray for the apologists.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 6:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I do think he’s been a disappointment thusfar and I do think that he played a poor game on Sunday, but I don’t think this last game was anything resembling a nail in the coffin for Smith. He played well in the two away games and he’s doing a lot of things well that he’s never done well before. He’s taking charge of the huddle. He looks confident in the pocket. He’s making decisive, if not always accurate, throws. He’s trusting his receivers. He’s controlling the short-time drill.
He really has improved. He had a poor game that looked worse because of some bad luck. I think he was probably jacked to play his first home game in two years. That’s not an excuse, though.
Believe me: If his games continue to look like this last Sunday, I’m not going to be on his side for very long. If he continues to look like a brand new quarterback, though, and if he slides into a comfort zone with the offense and his receivers, which it looks like he’s beginning to do, then I’m happy to let him keep playing through whatever “bad” games happen to come up from time to time.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 10, 2009 6:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Now... Thats fine logic
And I mean that.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 6:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This comment was a perfect example of how I haven’t been fair to you. We’re not even really disagreeing, but I was approaching you as though we were on different sides. Apologies.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 10, 2009 6:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
By the way, I’m not sure I’ve been fair to you. I think that by and large you’re being very fair in your assessment of Alex Smith. It’s very easy for me to get on my high chair when confronted with people who say that we’re making “excuses” for Alex Smith or who say that we’re “apologizing” for him, because I’ve read so much crap on these boards for the last two years that uses those exact words, and I mean exact words, without anything resembling the consideration you’ve put into some of your responses.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 10, 2009 6:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, I'm a young pup when it comes to this bloging thing;
But I’m a old 49er fan. First game in the fall of 1954. My mom brought my lunch……… If you know what I mean.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I agree
For being a first overall choice he hasn’t performed to expectations. On the other hand I don’t think he got a fair shake from the very beginning. Will he develop into a QB that was worth a 1st round? Who knows.
He’s got some things that I really like, but he also has mistakes that he makes. We need to keep him in until the end of the season though, just to make sure he’s not our guy.
by smileyman on Nov 10, 2009 6:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Good points.
And I agree he should be our guy and there are a number of things he has improved on. On a post like this I look at it as an opportunity for discussion and not dismiss Alex’s performance as one bad day.
by Natural Red on Nov 10, 2009 6:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Could NOT care less! Haven’t we been over this?
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 10, 2009 5:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You actually mean you "could NOT care less"
other than that, you’re right on!
by Aristophanes on Nov 10, 2009 6:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I still believe
I was at the game and the offense looks better every week. More open and spread out offense = chance for bigger plays and chance for bigger mistakes. Playing it safe got this team 2 wins against bad teams and 1 win against an inconsistent team. The Niners were playing well and got the usual bad breaks they’ve had all year. It’s going to come together and the way this season finishes will actually impact next season for the first time in nearly a decade if we can establish some continuity from the front office to coaching to players.
By that I mean, if we can finish this season decently and start next season with the same coaches, the same QB, and the same role players, we can add a few pieces (OL, DL, OLB, FS/SS, KR/PR) to bring this team to the next level. And that is my expectation for the next 8 games, playoffs would be an added bonus.
"We want WINNERS!" - Coach Singletary
by cassusriff on Nov 11, 2009 6:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Disingenuous
When Warner has a bad game, you can look back on his successful career and call it an aberration. When Smith has (another) bad game, you can look back on his unsuccessful career and call it typical. Smith has yet to establish any consistency. If he ever does, you can shrug off a bad performance.
by silverjay on Nov 12, 2009 12:15 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
As long as Alex Smith
is the QB he will always have bad games. Bad QBs = Bad games. Simple.
Kezarvet
by kezarvet on Nov 13, 2009 6:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
All QBs = Bad Games.
Simple.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 14, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
All Bad QBs = Consistently bad games.
Alex is a mediocre QB at best. No natural instincts = slow delivery = late passes = mediocrity.
Kezarvet
by kezarvet on Nov 15, 2009 5:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OK
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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