amnesiac said:
Johnny didn't otherwise suck?
i am completely baffled by that take.
please look up his QB rating and report back.
If I recall, my church was doing something that precluded me from watching the game live. I watched the tape later & wasn't as discouraged as most people. I still have it and will watch it again. I will indeed "report back" after I do so.
In the meantime, do you consider an Alex Smith level QB worthwhile pursuing?
maybe 10 years ago. but right now the rules seem to be so in favor of offense it seems like you need a top shelf QB to compete.
What wins continues to be offense that minimizes mistakes. This year was dominated by one team that outran everyone else and relied on its D, and another that dinked and dunked its way to a title.Teams worrying that they can't compete if they don't get the next Andrew Luck or Peyton Manning have their eyes on the stat column instead of the win one.
Ball safety, defense, and coaching continues to be the most reliable recipe for success in today's NFL.
Alex Smith ain't gonna sell a lot of jerseys, but he's won at a .700 clip the last four years, since he transformed himself from a risk taker to a pure game manager. There are about 25 NFL QB's who would gladly take that.
Manziel can't be that guy, but lots of other QB's could, with smarter coaching and GMing.