Marvin49":2j8hh0cb said:
Its his passing that has shocked us. HUGE arm. Accuracy down the field. CALM. Doesn't get nervous. Has made some young QB mistakes, but doesn't make them twice.
First, about Kearly. I have disagreed with him quite often. I respect him, he works his ass off to study the game and has a great football mind. But I don't agree with him just because of those things, I agree with him on this because he's seeing what Niner fans are putting blinders on to avoid seeing.
Now on to your quote. I think you guys have had to deal with Smith for so long, ANYBODY that can throw the ball down field is going to get you excited. From what I've seen of him, he is just as likely to miss a deep throw as he is to connect on it.
The mental side of being a QB is the hardest part. It's why so many QBs that are accurate, athletic, and have a big arm fail. And once a QB is outside the pocket (most of the time, designed roll outs are an anomaly), the play has actually started to break down. Things are no longer as the coaches drew it up and it falls on the QB to now re-read the defense and try to find an opening quickly.
The difference between the QBR from the inside the pocket to outside the pocket for Kaep is staggering. It lends merit to Kearly's view that Kaep isn't as good when plays don't go perfect. We can discredit QBR all day (again I know it's not perfect) but it does paint a generic picture of what is going on on the field.