Myth of the "300 yd passer" ...to be a "great" QB

Tom Brady had 4 TDs

No one expects your QB to throw for 300+ yards week in and week out. However, in given situations, such stats are warranted.

Alex throwing for 300 vs. the Jets or Bills ? Nah, not needed. Not expected.

Alex throwing for 300 yards vs. the Giants against a team that is ranked 21st in points allowed and 31st in total passing yards allowed. Yeah, thats expected...especially when you're down big at HOME in a game you circled on your calendar at the beginning of the season.

If our QB threw for 300 hundred yards on a consistent basis then we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Its not a myth. Its true. I've seen a QB do it.

Passing yardage is one of the most overrated stats. I'm more worried about yards per attempt.

Originally posted by ElDannMann:
Passing yardage is one of the most overrated stats. I'm more worried about yards per attempt.

Bingo, I mention that stat all the time and most ignore it.

We see 300 yards games every few years.

The troubling thing is we didn't even see 300 yards even though we were always behind and getting crushed pre JH days.

300 yard passing ? never heard of it

Originally posted by McLovinAlexSmith:
300 yard passing ? never heard of it

Only in story books, my friend. Only in story books.

Troy Aikmen would agree

Winning doesn't necessarily mean you have a great qb or winning because of great qb play.

Originally posted by obx49:
If our QB threw for 300 hundred yards on a consistent basis then we wouldn't be having this discussion.

30.000 yards per game would be very solid, i would say

Niner Buff, thanks for typo correction, Brady had 4 TDs. Not to put too fine a point on it, Alex, one of the elite worker bee QBs, was right there with stats similar to Rothlisberger, Rodgers, Ryan, and Eli....all 177 to 262 yds. Some had TDs, others not. Completion % was way up there, 60+% to 72% for the group.

Alex had his usual mid 200 yrd game (232), took at least 3 sacks he could have thrown ball away, and....let's see....completion % was, unnnh ...94.7%..
Also he had , unnhhh, #3 TDs, altho I hasten to add this was against a decimated team from first 4 weeks and game was not fair by any stretch of the imagination. Point is our QB doesn't just "manage" the game well, he is a terrific QB, with mid 200 yd games, and hi % completion. He also, calls a great game at the line, switching plays, reading the D, and in many cases, protects Frank. He is, in a word, an ELITE Qb, who like others , can have a bad game. Best single sign tonite was the crbtre catch for TD, which looked like NYG Nicks, AZ Fitzgerald, et al. Crbtre is a big guy, good leaper, but until tonite has not used those talents to snag balls in the end zone against tight and very good D. If coach brings that play out more often, we all will be delighted. It was, quite honestly, the one thing that can bring out the best in alex, knowing he can throw the high hard one, into a 6" space and know that our guy is gonna jump and catch it.

300 yd Qbs are b.s. If anything it just proves , like stafford and Romo, they don't have a very good running team. Alex is not Peyton, not Eli, not Brady. Alex is just alex, and thank you very much, is damned good at what he does. Game manager? Unnnhhh....what're you smokin'? This kid is an elite QB, even tho
some diehard anti-alex fans disagree....who just waxed a depleted team, was 18/19, 232 yds, 3 TDs, and managed this O perfectly. For you 300 yd guys, we would have to not have frank to have our QB throw 300 yds/game....and who in the world wants that? Not I....and not about 98 % of the rest of 49er fans. I rest my case.

The West Coast Offense is NOT a "short passing game" you useless fu*(kwits.