Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:Originally posted by FredFlintstone:deep threat wr, hopefully desean sees free agency
no way, Lead last year and maybe this year in drops
Desean Jackson > all our receivers.
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Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:Originally posted by FredFlintstone:deep threat wr, hopefully desean sees free agency
no way, Lead last year and maybe this year in drops
Originally posted by Wubbie:
Alex Smith doesn't really have limited arm strength. Coming out of college, they said he could make all the NFL throws, and he would get stronger as he got older. Of course, he doesn't have a Michael Vick arm, but he's certainly capable of all those throws.
I think it's a couple things though that we haven't seen deep passes. For one, Alex doesn't like to throw those low-percentage passes too often. He'll throw them though, as evidenced by some of the ones he's missed to Crabtree and Ginn in recent games. Second, we run a smashmouth West Coast Offense. We throw short and intermediate routes the majority of the time. Third, we've had receivers in and out of the lineup. Those deep routes require a certain amount of chemistry, and it's clear why Alex keeps missing his receivers... he hasn't had too much time with them. I think they'll come though, but don't expect a lot in the future. Maybe every couple games, Alex will hit some deep balls.
As for screens.. No idea on that one. I would've thought that would be a staple for our offense, but I don't even remember if Stanford ran them that much. I think we're still kind of developing them. The couple that I've seen us try didn't have outstanding execution... but I think we'll get there.
Originally posted by crabman82:a deeper understanding of the playbook, thats all
Originally posted by notsoempty86:
really good receivers.
we have average to good receivers. We need a really-good/great one.
Originally posted by HearstFan:
I think my perception of Smith's arm strength might be influenced by the long throws I see float or flutter on him. But that might be due to pressure in his face as much as his arm.
Originally posted by LA9erFan:
We're not a threat to throw the deep ball effectively.
Originally posted by overthemiddle:
could you imagine what the Zone would become if the missing link was Tebow.