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Originally Posted by smokymountainrain
It's always fun to read ute excuses such as "Smith hasn't done himself any favors, but he doesn't play D, block for himself or catch passes for himself, etc..." and then watch a journeyman like JT O'Sullivan go out and complete 7-8 passes for 150 yards in the same game Smith complets 6-17 for 83 yards.
Combined, the other two QBs were 13-15 passing while Smith was 6-17. Those two QBs must be great blockers and pass catchers.
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JTO is a better QB in Martz' system at this point, no question. And he played great on Thursday. But Smith is a better QB than Hill - he even had a higher rating on Thursday, despite the stats you site.
Smith isn't starting because of Smith and for no other reason. On Thursday he finally stopped locking his front knee – which was causing his ball to sail high. But he still does a poor job at leading his receivers and invariably throws behind them.
I haven't seen any AS supporters make the excuses you reference this preseason, but if you're saying those are excuses from previous years, I agree with some of them.