Originally posted by LambdaChi49:
Originally posted by Joecool:
Originally posted by LambdaChi49:
Honestly...Gore was the safer decision. COULD HE have thrown it in that "spot?" Yeah maybe. But if he gets picked off then we're all having a different discussion so what's the point. The 3rd picture pretty much shows Alex already made up his mind (he's winding up). The 2nd picture shows he LOOKED over there and saw something he didn't like.
So could have taken the chance? Yes. But really..who cares, we won.
Alex: "Didn't risk, lol."
It was too safe of a decision. The blocking was good AND he had room to step up to allow Gore to be the 3rd read.
Fair enough. I just think its pointless to debate. It's to be expected from a guy who's had his shoulder blown up twice, boo'd, b***hed out for making mistakes, etc.
And frankly, I just don't really trust Alex to make risky throws. He tried it a little in 2009 and 2010 and sometimes it works...but when it doesnt...holy dog s**t....the offense completely implodes. (See: SF vs Eagles 2009, SF vs Titans 2009, SF vs Eagles 2010, SF vs Seahawks game 1 2010).
The other part of this is that it was Crabtree, someone with whom Smith has had less time than any other wideout on the team this year. I will suggest that had it been Morgan or even Edwards instead of Crabtree, Smith would have taken that shot.
This gets back to a point I made in another thread about playing quarterback; in order to play that position confidently and well, you MUST KNOW what your receivers are going to do and when. You cannot sit back and guess or you will lose. You cannot say that because #X would run it "this" way, therefore #Y will do the same thing. That may work by week 6 but if will not work after only two full speed practices together.