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Aug 23, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- JD81
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Smith made good reads on that first drive......Davis and Bruce dropped the ball (literally) on a couple of occasions, that would have lengthened that drive...
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- rob28
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bad pass by smith to morgan on the int. morgan shouldve caught it but when you throw over the middle, you cant throw it high like smith did. you can get a reciever badly hurt.
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:31 PM
- Godsleftsock
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Originally posted by rob28:
bad pass by smith to morgan on the int. morgan shouldve caught it but when you throw over the middle, you cant throw it high like smith did. you can get a reciever badly hurt.
If he hadn't thrown a bit high, the ball would've been batted down at the line.
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- rob28
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then you dont make that pass at all. they're was like three raiders in the area waiting to kill morgan. no need to force things.
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:39 PM
- strickac
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Beautiful block by Staley to spring Coffee. He plowed a huge hole right up the middle
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:45 PM
- valrod33
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i dont see how people are saying that Smith played like s**t, his recievers dropped 3 passes that should have been caught, the INT should have been caught and Bruce and Davis dropped 1 each on the first drive.
Im not saying Smith looked great but he didnt look as bad as everybody is saying either
Im not saying Smith looked great but he didnt look as bad as everybody is saying either
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:50 PM
- rob28
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but smith didnt look good either which is why we need another game to decide who's the starter. alex is lucky to have a shot at the starting job. hill has earned the job for the last 2 years.
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:52 PM
- aacadena
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Hill regressed badly or The Raiders know how to defend against him. When he got sacked he tucked the ball away like a Fullback and looked like he was scared to get hit. I mean good job not giving the ball away but didn't keep his eyes downfields and gave up on the play.
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:54 PM
- cNiner
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Originally posted by aacadena:
Hill regressed badly or The Raiders know how to defend against him. When he got sacked he tucked the ball away like a Fullback and looked like he was scared to get hit. I mean good job not giving the ball away but didn't keep his eyes downfields and gave up on the play.
hill regressed cuz Alex is taking reps from him with the first unit !
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:55 PM
- aacadena
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Originally posted by rob28:
but smith didnt look good either which is why we need another game to decide who's the starter. alex is lucky to have a shot at the starting job. hill has earned the job for the last 2 years.
Nobody will look good with 2 droppes passes and one tiped which should have been caught and only threw 9 times. Plus two that he had to throw away. I saw Smith stepping up into the pocket, playing smart. On the Int he was looking to the left then at the last second turned right and delievered. I also saw one good block and an even better tackle (on a linebacker) to save the TD.
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- linkboy
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Originally posted by cNiner:Originally posted by aacadena:
Hill regressed badly or The Raiders know how to defend against him. When he got sacked he tucked the ball away like a Fullback and looked like he was scared to get hit. I mean good job not giving the ball away but didn't keep his eyes downfields and gave up on the play.
hill regressed cuz Alex is taking reps from him with the first unit !
Yea right.
Originally posted by rob28:
but smith didnt look good either which is why we need another game to decide who's the starter. alex is lucky to have a shot at the starting job. hill has earned the job for the last 2 years.
However, if Hill plays like he did last night in the regular season, the last two years mean jack squat.
Also, you can't go off of the past to base future success. Look at Derek Anderson's 07 season (29 TDs, 19 Ints, 3,787 yds, QB rating of 82.5) and then look at what he did the following year (9 TDs, 8 Ints, 1,615yds, QB rating of 66.5).
[ Edited by linkboy on Aug 23, 2009 at 7:59 PM ]
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- aacadena
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Originally posted by cNiner:Originally posted by aacadena:
Hill regressed badly or The Raiders know how to defend against him. When he got sacked he tucked the ball away like a Fullback and looked like he was scared to get hit. I mean good job not giving the ball away but didn't keep his eyes downfields and gave up on the play.
hill regressed cuz Alex is taking reps from him with the first unit !
OK so he is suppose to suck with the 2nd string? Get real
Aug 23, 2009 at 8:00 PM
- rob28
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blocking and tackling doesnt win you a starting qb job
Aug 23, 2009 at 8:03 PM
- linkboy
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Originally posted by rob28:
blocking and tackling doesnt win you a starting qb job
Nobody said it did.
However, the fact still remains that between the two QBs, Smith was the one that looked better last night. That's not opinion, that's fact.
Aug 23, 2009 at 8:04 PM
- rob28
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and one bad preaseason game doesnt change the fact that hill has been our only efficent qb. 7-3 as a starter, saved us from 2 win seasons the last 2 years.