Dont blame Alex Smith... | Page 2

Ninerman49 · 2009-11-12T21:24:03-08:00

Here's my unbiased take on alex smith.. I see only a couple of "Bad" plays on his part. The pass he threw to nowhere when he had 2 wide open receivers in the endzone was my main concern.. do you really blame alex? It seems that the whole team does not have faith in him when he throws the football and it shows in his performance. He threw it away because he doesnt want to make a mistake... His dink and dunk short passes when he wants to go deep with the football guess what.... THATS WHY WE BENCHED HILL... I'll really tell you why we never scored 20 or 30 in that game.. on 3rd and 10 raye calls a draw up the middle.. way to conservative.. By the way.... I do not blame alex on the int.... Man coverage against crabtree and you SHOULD go deep with it.. enough air was under it where it was practically positioning that wins you the football. Crabtree slipped up and gave the DB perfect jump on it.. If that was calvin johnson everyone would be saying "what a nice throw by alex smith" all in all, as long as we win, i think no one really cares what we do.. they say they like to throw and stuff and thats cool, but 30 short 5 yard pass plays arent going to get the job done. We all see flashes of greatness in alex, lets develop it and turn him into a star that he could be.. U guys agree?

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:34 PM

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Ninerman49
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Originally posted by Bejaard49er:
Alex play was ok tonight, however was very frustrated with Raye play calling who again fell into his own trap of calling a run damn near everytime on 1st down. I really became frustrated when Chicago was loading up for the 1st down run yet Raye would not pass instead Gore got 2 yard with 9 in the box.

thank you...

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:35 PM

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DonnieDarko
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Originally posted by PTulini:
In my opinion, Alex just thinks too much. If he would just have confidence in what he's seeing, that is half the battle.

yea its like he doesn't want to screw up....I hope he gets over it quick

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:36 PM

#18

DonnieDarko
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Originally posted by Ninerman49:
Originally posted by Bejaard49er:
Alex play was ok tonight, however was very frustrated with Raye play calling who again fell into his own trap of calling a run damn near everytime on 1st down. I really became frustrated when Chicago was loading up for the 1st down run yet Raye would not pass instead Gore got 2 yard with 9 in the box.

thank you...

i thought raye called a solid game

offensive players were sloppy

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:36 PM

#19

B650
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Originally posted by WestCoast:
Originally posted by PTulini:
In my opinion, Alex just thinks too much. If he would just have confidence in what he's seeing, that is half the battle.

yea its like he doesn't want to screw up....I hope he gets over it quick

All of us would play the same way if our OL gave us 1.5 seconds to throw.

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:37 PM

#20

YourHuckleberry
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Originally posted by Apone:
Originally posted by YourHuckleberry:
Anybody who doesn't blame Alex on that INT is a fool. He underthrew it and it had way too much air under it.

Why is everyone so afraid to blame Alex when he f**ks up?

Everyone? Ha, everyone is afraid to blame Alex? Really who isn't blaming Alex.

EVERYONE.

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:37 PM

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HaiGuise
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Originally posted by WestCoast:
Originally posted by PTulini:
In my opinion, Alex just thinks too much. If he would just have confidence in what he's seeing, that is half the battle.

yea its like he doesn't want to screw up....I hope he gets over it quick

Alex is one of the stiffest guys out there. Dude is like a robot. Nothing he does looks natural, except for the the roll-out to the throw out of bounds.

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:37 PM

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Ninerman49
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Originally posted by WestCoast:
Originally posted by PTulini:
In my opinion, Alex just thinks too much. If he would just have confidence in what he's seeing, that is half the battle.

yea its like he doesn't want to screw up....I hope he gets over it quick

this is actual feedback, not alex stinks and he his horrible

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:42 PM

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DonnieDarko
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Originally posted by HaiGuise:
Originally posted by WestCoast:
Originally posted by PTulini:
In my opinion, Alex just thinks too much. If he would just have confidence in what he's seeing, that is half the battle.

yea its like he doesn't want to screw up....I hope he gets over it quick

Alex is one of the stiffest guys out there. Dude is like a robot. Nothing he does looks natural, except for the the roll-out to the throw out of bounds.

great analysis, are u a scout or something??

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:43 PM

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socal81
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Yeah, blame his inaccurate arm

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:46 PM

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Glad we won !

Alex..just needs more experience to build his confidence and knowledge with the offensive scheme...which seems to be on the fly...given this season's circumstances/changes...he's about where the other successful QBs in their
first three years of actual playing time...i.e. Peyton, Brees, S. Young et al.

I'd say give him the rest of this season and next to prove his potential....if not, then
Nate Davis should be up and ready.

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:48 PM

#26

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Also, when he's given the time, Alex can make the throws. We REALLY need to fix the offensive line. (especially the right side)

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:49 PM

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Originally posted by PTulini:
Also, when he's given the time, Alex can make the throws. We REALLY need to fix the offensive line. (especially the right side)

Didn't Singletary say that we would have one of the best OL in football as the season went along??

He needs to stop with those stupid predictions.

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:49 PM

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He didn't do anything spectacular or awful. The pick was not good obviously but whatever. He made up for it in the 4th qtr. He made some plays when he looked like he was dead in the water (see the shovel passes etc). I thought he did ok.

He is still better than he was in 2006 as far as getting rid of the ball etc. I didn't see too much hesitation or locking on to one guy etc.

Honestly the biggest problem is the offense is never allowed to get in any kind of rhythm. When we begin to then the play calling and philosophy suddenly changes. Alex clearly is not successful we spread things out. This is definite. We are not getting sht out of him if we just play a I formation 2 back set then pass on 3rd and long. Alex just isn't that QB. Never was never will be. Spread it out. Play out of the shot gun more and keep a good mix of run and pass. If you wanna bunch everyone up for a PA pass that's cool. Bottom line is Alex is NOT a "traditional offense" kinda guy.

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:51 PM

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Still holds onto to the ball to long and I know he has a crappy O-Line but that should make him get rid of the ball that much quicker. He started the game of good and then threw an INT and went into his typical funk when he struggles.

"Mental toughness" does Alex Smith have "it"?

Nov 12, 2009 at 9:53 PM

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Originally posted by PatrickJira411:
Still holds onto to the ball to long and I know he has a crappy O-Line but that should make him get rid of the ball that much quicker. He started the game of good and then threw an INT and went into his typical funk when he struggles.

"Mental toughness" does Alex Smith have "it"?

Smith not mentally tough? Lol cmon. Because he's had it so easy his career right.