Originally posted by susweel:Originally posted by Ceadderman:Originally posted by susweel:Originally posted by dj43:Originally posted by susweel:Go look at the film. Dunbar SKIED to reach that pass. Crabtree was even jumping up in anticipation. You can't arch a ball on a short timing play like that.Originally posted by dj43:Originally posted by susweel:Not entirely. It is the OL's job to create passing lanes in which to pass just as it is their job to create running lanes for the runner.Originally posted by boast:Originally posted by susweel:
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The int's cost the game and they were both his fault.
the first one, yes.
the second one was nothing more than a great defensive play. you are blind as a bat if you can't see that.
Its the QBs job to find the proper passing lanes.
Unlike a runner who can bounce an inside run to the outside if the opening is there, the QB has much less room to shift while standing in the pocket.
Yes true but it is the QB's responsibility to make sure he put enough arch on the ball so a jumping linebacker can not touch it.
At some point you just have to give the defense credit for disguising the coverage very well and making a big-time play. Staley was doing his best to stay engaged but Dunbar made a great play.
We can blame Smith for the first pick on a bad throw, but the second one was just good defense.
Alexcuses, Alexcuses is all here for this loser of a QB we have.
I dont care what the blocking scheme was, its the QB's responsibility to make sure that ball does not get hit like that.
Ever ask yourself how come stuff like this always happens to Alex.
Isn't it funny how Brees got his passes batted down too? One of them AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE? Susweel bro, I've figured it out. You and the other Anti Smith establishment types just have to have something to Bish about or your heads implode.
If Smith throws a 200 yard game, then it's the man sucks, he can't throw for 300 yards. Nevermind that Receivers have a hand in Yardage.
If Smith doesn't throw more than 1 TD then it's the man sucks cause Frank had to run the ball in for him.
If he runs to get away from the sack, it's the man sucks cause he can't stay in the Pocket. If he does stand in the pocket then vice versa. If he throws 80% of his Passes on target then it's he sucks he can't throw 90% of them on target. And so on and so forth and
Is it any wonder people get banned around this place? You guys want absolute perfection. That is NEVER going to happen. Not for ANY QB in the League.
There is a reason Joe is the ONLY QB to have never thrown an Interception in the Super Bowl. That's cause throwing them is pretty commonplace. Even when Favre wins he's not perfect. Hell the man still wins and is a virtual turnover machine.
Do I hate that Smith threw 2 Interceptions? You bet your ass I do.
But I'm not going to give a rat's furry ass what the other QBs' in the league do. Why? Cause they aren't playing with our guys. They aren't playing with our Coaches sending in the plays from the sidelines and they damn sure aren't playing against our Opponents.
That doesn't mean I don't watch and see what the other guys do. That just means I don't hold our guys in comparison to Players in different situations.
That's like expecting your C student to hold his own against some 12 year old wunderkind who has 3 advanced degrees to his name.
Not that our guys are C students. Just saying that you have to have some perspective about this or you'll just drive us all nuts to the point where we hate to converse with you.
Was Smith Super Bowl material last night? No.
But he was good enough to beat Brees and the Saints. He looked better too. That's all we can ask. That he plays the game better than the other guy. Only reason they won is cause they had the ball last.
Which brings me right back to wondering why we didn't Onsides after we tied it up. We're playing to win not to Tie. ST on both sides of the ball were not very good Bush was out of the game at that point and our coverage unit actually played damn well. Forgive my intensity, but that was the PERFECT time to call the Onsides and shock the world. If we didn't get the ball back nothing changed. They win by 3. If we got the ball back on their 40, we had a damned good chance to score again and end it before the gun. If we didn't we're tied and no worse off than before the Onsides.
Sorry, I guess that makes too much sense and therefore the reason why we didn't call it.
~Ceadder
Some of you guys are so used to watching crappy QB play, that when someone plays mediocre you guys start giving As like its welfare checks on the first of the month.
275 yards, 1 td, 2 ints and a loss
Sorry Ceadder to me thats a C performance.
We're rating ALEX not the entire list of Starting QBs'.
Based on his entire body of work that DESERVES a C rating?
What the hell are you smoking and not sharing?!!!
I'm not saying that he deserves an A for the season. Just one F@KIN game.
He made the Saints beat him, instead of laying down for 3 quarters and coming up short on the comeback. Even TIED the game with the Defending World Champs.
On top of that this is most likely his lightswitch game. If Sing and Raye let him Audible out and use the armband he should continue to grow into what we expect a Starting QB to look like.
I swear sometimes you guys just argue with me to push my buttons.
~Ceadder