Originally posted by Joecool:
Originally posted by boast:
Originally posted by Joecool:
Denver O already scored more than the KC offense averages. Alex needs to throw deep. Too bad he doesn't.
what game did you not watch? Alex threw deep on numerous occasions.
I saw a game where a defense forced the offense to make a big play through the air. The DEN defense was NOT about to allow dinks and dunks to go for big gains as that's what the KC offense is primarily good for. When deep balls are thrown, the percentages decrease...that's just the way it is. He had an unfortunate drop. Kap had 2 unfortunate drops. He missed a major mismatch. He checked down on his last drive with ZERO attempt to move the ball downfield.
It is not very difficult to beat an Alex Smith ran offense. Same could be said about the 49ers offense but to the other extreme (shut down the deep routes).
looking back historically, i think when smith has a deep threat he will throw the ball deep with some success, though it isnt the strength of his game, especially after he shoulder was busted up in 2007 (remember i posed a question to you about the changes in his arm strength after the injury, reminding you of throws made in the seahawk game on a long pass to battle, and nother long pass to derrell jackson in the 2007 opener vs arizona--dont you think a shoulder injury like that can have an effect on a qbs ability to throw deep (and yes i acknowledge with smith a large part is mental)??????
crabtree is not a guy who is going to run by dbs...he and smith still connected deep a few times, once i recall vs the rams...and once where he beat patrick peterson on a fly...he also got deep a couple times on an out and up route---i recall one being vs the eagles in 2011
the best deep threat that played for niners when smith was the qb was vernon davis and they hit a number of deep passes---antonio bryant also could beat coverage deep and he and smith hit some long passes too---but like i said i dont think the chiefs, as is true with the niners, really have any guys who are going to blow by coverage...