This isn't a thread to discuss whether or not Brad Smith is a viable QB in the NFL, I want to be clear on that. This is a thread to discuss whether or not Brad Smith has the skillset to attempt a pass out of the seminole....and be successful with it. From what i understand....Smith has 8000+ yards passing on his college resume....and I believe that's more than enough experience to have if Schotty wants to attempt a pass out of the seminole a little more often than naught. Poll forthcoming.
attempt an occasional pass in the correct game situation? Sure does. Anything outside of that is still a negative and I don't think I ever want to see him drop back for a pass again. Run the pass out of the shotgun, maybe fake the option and have him step back and throw it like last year in the AFCCG. New wrinkle could be faking the read option that they have ran this year and then throwing it downfield. He made it painfully obvious that the play needs to completely fool the defense so he can lay one out to a wide open player yesterday. If I remember correctly his pass in the AFCCG was pretty awful too but the WR happened to be wide open.
I think its hilarious how if sanchez couldnt go there was support to start Smith. Since your talking out of the wildcat the answer is yes but to play QB in this league no way.
This really shouldn't even be a question. He's proven he can do it in the past. Truthfully, 75-85 percent of the "skilled" position players should be able to throw a spiral and for a decent distance.
thank you...the bolded part is all I was looking for. :wink: I'm on board with the rest of your post as well.....but the point i'm trying to drive home is the phrase I bolded in your post.
AHAHAHA, you fuck, when you said you started a thread I thought like in the past. And I go to the main thread and there it is, I was like "is he mad? He mad." U mad? :beer:
I'm not a fan of the seminole to begin with. I hate gimmicky offenses. But Schotty is obviously a big fan of it. So if he's going to use it....at the very least, he could use it effectively. Which in my mind, means you have to toss the rock once in awhile. Not as often as you run the ball out of that formation....but throw a pass just enough, to make the opposing DC believe the threat is there.
nah...i'm not mad. But there's conventional logic....and junc logic. I wanted to make sure I'm still on the right side of the fence. :wink:
i say yes in that i think its essential for balance in that formation. wildcat/seminole/whatever is too run oriented and therefore the occasional pass will be less expected. hopefully that should account for some of hte floaters. I understand the other side, however. To be clear, i'm not really a fan of the formation as a whole. but if we are to use it, it needs balance to be effective. well in my completely uneducated opinion. i don't think he should throw it every game. but if we use that formation 3-5 plays a game, i would imagine a throw every 2-3 games perhaps. that would probably be a bit too high for me as well, come to think of it.
MBG, I don't want to harp on it, but anyone from Holmes to Braylon to Brad Smith should be able to effectively pass out of that set. The fact Smith hasn't more often has surprised me. I think Schotty actually called a pretty good game yesterday, but (of course) that play in the 4th, it was obvious Smith was going to pass before the ball was snapped. Hell, if Smith had thrown the ball more towards the numbers we might be talking about a 60-yd. TD today, though. Edit: Especially with a guy like LT on your team. I thought at some point he'd throw a pass. In KC, perhaps?
Well thanks for not fully hijacking my thread, also I want to say your full of it for telling junc you didn't want to get into an arguement and then went full on shitting on him, knowing damn well what would happen. :lol:
I didn't shit on him....he was twisting my point of view. I said Brad Smith is capable of attempting a pass in this league and should do it....to make the seminole more effective. And he's telling me that Smith isn't an NFL pro QB. No shit! I'm not asking to for Smith to be a pro QB......but Smith should be able to attempt 3-5 passes out of the seminole in a season and have some success with it. Given that Smith has the skillset from being a QB in college. 3-5 passes != Pro NFL Quarterback
Lol, depending on who they bring in after Sparano gets the boot there could be a fire sale on what talent they have left.
This really should end the thread: The majority of WRs, RBs and FBs in the league should be able to make a serviceable pass in this league if asked to do so. MBG, I love you, dude, but this is really kind of pointless thread. These types of players have been throwing passes since they were in grade school. The fact Smith was a Division I, Big Ten QB, should put him in the above average category in this aspect.
