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10-09-2005, 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by RMosack
Disagree, and I refuse to discount the quality of the line or the backs. I'm so tired of people blaming the line on Smith's shortcomings. They generate enough time for a competent D-1 QB to find our quality receivers downfield. Unfortunately, he is not a competent QB. The only reason he shouldn't be fourth on the depth chart is that we don't know what RS can do.
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The offensive line problems only highlight Smith's shortcomings. Smith is not a good QB. |
10-09-2005, 02:21 AM
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if I don't take us down the field, bench me
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The offensive line problems only highlight Smith's shortcomings. Smith is not a good QB.
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hmm? I guess the pressure put on Peyton by NE the last few years (and the resulting errant throws) has shown he's not a good QB either, right?
troy has his faults, but that statement doesn't make much sense to me.
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If anything, OL problems would highlight smiths strengths at QB. If he runs first, then a bad OL would showcase his strengths. |
10-09-2005, 02:29 AM
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hmm? I guess the pressure put on Peyton by NE the last few years (and the resulting errant throws) has shown he's not a good QB either, right?
troy has his faults, but that statement doesn't make much sense to me.
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Apples to oranges. Peyton has proven he has the ability to run an offense and has pocket presence. Smith has proven an ability to take off run for two to three yards instead of progressing through his reads. |
10-09-2005, 02:31 AM
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If anything, OL problems would highlight smiths strengths at QB. If he runs first, then a bad OL would showcase his strengths.
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And for the most part the offensive line play does highlight his ability to scramble. But when faced with a fast defense his ability to scramble becomes a liability because he is too quick to pull the ball down and run rather than allowing the play time to develop. I have yet to see him step up in the pocket to avoid the rush and deliver the football. |
10-09-2005, 02:33 AM
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1) most of his scrambles go for plenty of yards (it's the lack of passing yardage on other plays that hurts us)
2) he should have run a lot sooner today. he was working too hard to not do that.
you still haven't addressed my last post on the last page... where you claimed we were stacking the skill positions and forgetting about lineman (despite having virtually no success recruiting RBs until 2004, and having no TE after Hamby that is trustworthy).
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