
Originally Posted by
bigcheeze
Right now Alex is tied for 6th (with Ponder & Newton) with 24 sacks, and from memory I'd say about 8 of those (maybe a few more) are his fault, but the majority aren't. However, with him being #1 in completions, tied at #25 (there are a lot of ties so only 4 have less and 4 are equal) for interceptions, has the #3rd highest passer rating, and only #31 (out of 33) in attempts - he's not out there making bad decisions very often.
Also did you know that actually right now Alex is #3 in average yards per pass?
1) Josh Freeman - 8.3
2) Peyton Manning - 8.2
3) Alex Smith - 8.0
4/5) Cam Newton & Matt Ryan - 7.9
So his average pass is longer than most other QB's average pass.
You can argue all you want, but the facts say... Alex is rocking the QB position this year. We are a heavy run team, for good reason, but it's not because our QB can't pass. In fact, when he drops back to pass the odds are very much in his favor of completing a longer than average pass - that to me is pretty impressive.
That is shocking b/c Smith has perenially been near the bottom of this stat. I think the biggest strides is that he has just 2 incompletions over his last 2 games and so yards/attempt would be inflated b/c he is completing passes so he gets yards on every attempt!
Typically it has been low b/c Alex hasn't been as accurate for his career, and doesn't throw the deep ball well (which can make up for inaccuracy) to help inflate the y/a stat. But either way, it's impressive. He's been very very good in a good chunk of games, and below average in a handful of games this year.
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