Originally posted by endcapitalism:
Originally posted by Memphis9er:
I love how people on these boards think they know what a players potential will end up as. How do you know Smith won't continue to improve? How do you know he will? Every bit of this is pure speculation and not worth much. The important thing is that he has improved and there is every reason to believe that this trend will continue now that we have competent QB coaching and a little stability. Is Smith going to lead us to a Superbowl...who the f**k really knows? Anyone that tries to claim they have the answer to that question is completely full of s**t as well as a colossal jackass. I am not so arrogant to think that I know the answer to this question, I only try to be optimistic about my team.
When I started reading your post I was thankful for a bit of reality and common sense, then you go and do the same thing that you're complaining about. "The important thing is that he has improved and there is every reason to believe that this trend will continue now that we have competent QB coaching and a little stability." That statement is pure BS for the same reason you called others out for.
If there is every reason to believe Smith will improve please list some. I'm not sure how you can evaluate the QB coaching. Is the little stability the belief that Raye will be the OC next year?
Until I see Smith throw something other than a tight rope, I can't believe he will ever be more than average. I would love to see Smith shine. He is certainly good enough now to fill the role until the 9ers can develop the next QB (Davis?).
I am saying that we do not know how good he will be, but he is much improved and I think the QB coach has done a good job with his mechanics. When I said that we do not know where he will top out, that is what I meant. Not one of us knows what Smith's ceiling is, I never said that he was going to become the next (insert random QB name). The statement is pretty clear...The "every reason to think he will continue to improve" is what I stated right after those exact words...no ambiguity there. A good way to tell if a QB coach is doing a good job is if his QB improves his play, that's pretty simple to understand. There is nothing complicated or hard to understand about what I posted. I will also add the following.
1) Yes, I think Raye will be the OC next year.
2) I also think that if he goes into the preseason as the starter, he and the other skill players will have better chemistry and these timing mistakes that are happening with Smith and his targets will be fewer and far between.
Lastly Smith has made some passes that only very good QB's can throw. The TD pass that Crabtree dropped vs. the Jags was a thing of beauty, as was the sideline TD to Gore. He has shown much better accuracy and touch since he came in this year. I guess you haven't been paying close attention to the games. The thing we need from him now is consistency. He has showed me that he can make plays, now I just want to see him do it on a regular basis.
