Originally posted by ZRF80:
Originally posted by Shaj:
Originally posted by ZRF80:
Originally posted by KRS-1:
Originally posted by ZRF80:
Originally posted by KRS-1:
Originally posted by ZRF80:
Originally posted by KRS-1:
I heart SD for going at ZRF and I wonder why ZRF never commented on the fact that Carolina's D has actually been above average this year.
Because the Niners defense is ranked number 10 OVERALL (better than Carolina.
Our passing defense only allows 20 yards MORE per game by opposing QBs than Carolina's passing defense, and are ranked number 11 in the league (top 1/3).
Yet, it didnt seem to stop their QB who was btw benched at the start fo the season. So why should we excuse ours for a half-assed performance ?
You mean the QB who threw for over 300 yards against us today ??
Yeah, so if a benched QB can throw for over 300 yards against the number 11 ranked defense which only allows 20 yards MORE per game passing than Carolina's pass defense, then why cant Alex be held accountable for not doing the same against them ?
Mail me the game tapes so I can get a better look at what happened. Your always so quick to pin blame squarely on Alex. You do realize that while it all starts with the QB it takes 44 others guys to help the QB win right ?
Gore ran for over 100 yards. The oline did their part at least part of the time. All this can be applied to Moore as well. Except Alex went 9/19; Moore blew us up. Why cant we hold Smith accountable for an average performance against their D ?
I ran the stats on excel. The average QB performance against Carolina going into this game was 83.6. Smith was 87.6, which is very close (considering the standard deviation was 18.2). He played average.
Again, comparisons are being made with Carr. In previous games, SMith was being compared to himself from previous years. No one wants to compare him to good NFL QBs......
That's because he's not comparable to good NFL QBs.
Look at the teams that are doing well.
NYJ - Mark Sanchez has 9 TDs to 2 INTs.
Indianapolis - do I have to explain Peyton Manning to anyone?
New England - do I have to explain Tom Brady to anyone?
Pittsburgh - Big Ben has 5 TDs to only 1 INT.
Baltimore - Joe Flacco is not great, but his 84.2 QB rating puts him in the pretty good range. He also has 10 TDs to 6 INTs.
Tennessee - Vince Young has 7 TDs to only 2 INTs and a QB rating of near 100.
Houston - Matt Schaub has 9 TDs to 5 INTs and a 93 QB rating.
KC - Matt Cassel has 9 TDs, 3 INTs and a 91.5 QB rating.
NYG - Eli Manning has 10 TDs to 8 INTs, but a QB rating over 86.
ATL - Matt Ryan has 12 TDs to 5 INTs and a QB rating of almost 90.
Anybody notice a trend? With the exception of NYG and Baltimore, every team that's doing well has good QB play and even those two teams have more-than-adequate QB play. Meanwhile, Alex has 9 TDs to 9 INTs and a rating of 75. Not all those guys on the list can be considered top QBs, but they're all at least comparable and are big reasons their teams are winning and leading the pack as we speak.
The bottom line is good QB play leads to wins in this league, especially the way it is present-day. If our QB doesn't stack up to the competition, we need a new QB.