[49ers News] Jimmy Raye Impressed With 49ers QB Alex Smith's Recent Play

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Jimmy Raye Impressed With 49ers QB Alex Smith's Recent Play

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Posted By: SteveRobWhatever 11-27-2009 , 12:29 PM	#1

49ers offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye has been very impressed with Alex Smith's play in the 4.5 games in which he has been the starter. "The quarterback play has been very good and at times it has even titled toward being outstanding," Raye said. Raye was very impressed with how Smith played in the second half of Sunday's game against the Packers. The only issues Raye brought up when speaking about Smith were his need to put it all together for a complete game and continuing to build his confidence. "I think he has demonstrated...what you have to understand if you go back and look film of the development of some of the outstanding quarterbacks in this league...he's in his fourth or fifth year with a two-year hiatus in which he didn't play at all. He's had four or five different systems, but he demonstrates in portions of games...you don't find many quarterbacks who throw three touchdown passes in the second halves of games, be it from behind or be it in the lead. If you do that, you do it. It has nothing to do with the score or the other team or the opponent and whether they're playing bend-don't-break. Once you do that, you do it. And he has demonstrated on several occasions that he's capable of scoring points. So, I'd say, yeah, he's well on his way. His maturity and all the other things fit together to play the position - he's tough enough; he has escapability; he kept a play alive in the third quarter and got a first down with his legs running the ball. He has all those things. It's his confidence that we're continuing to expand to let him be the best he can be. Whether that will be in the upper echelon in the NFL, I don't know. But he certainly has a chance to be good enough."

Source: Press Democrat

11-28-2009, 12:40 PM

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eh, i'm glad raye is supporting his qb and alex has been doing 'ok' but for raye to say "The quarterback play has been very good and at times it has even titled toward being outstanding.....you don't find many quarterbacks who throw three touchdown passes in the second halves of games, be it from behind or be it in the lead. If you do that, you do it. It has nothing to do with the score or the other team or the opponent " is just dumb.

i don't want to just bag on Alex because i was really rooting for him to ressurect his career but there is no questioning that alex has padded his stats when defenses start playing off after they build a big lead. his passer rating when they are behind by 9 or more points is 113.1. The rest of the time, his rating is 76.1. And in crunch time, in the 4th quarter in a tight game of 7 pts or less margin when they need him to make a play and complete the comeback or hold the lead, his rating plummets to 20.7.

When it is close or when they are leading (when oppossing defenses are playing more aggressively), he's not looking very good and it would be different if alex was actually bringing his team all the way back from these 20 point deficits but he's not. they're coming up short.

right now, i can't agree with raye's comments that alex has been outstanding or even very good.

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