In the Kansas City Chiefs win over the New Orleans Saints there was one play where it looked like Alex Smith completely missed Jeremy Maclin wide open down the field. I think most of you who saw the game remember this play. Check it out and note Maclin in the top right:
I don't care what the score of this football game is. I don't want Alex Smith as my QB. pic.twitter.com/yMoumkV7Ir
— Clay Wendler (@ClayWendler) October 23, 2016
Maclin was visibly frustrated after that play as I was watching the game live. Looking at the replays, I could see why. It looked like Alex completely missed he was wide open.
The All-22 view of the game has come out and it’s a little easier to see what Alex was thinking. Look at where the defender was when Alex started to wind up to throw.
Remember the play everyone SCREAMED Maclin was wide open and Alex missed him? Here's the all-22 as Smith is throwing. ALWAYS wait for all-22 pic.twitter.com/WjkY3C9vTB
— Seth Keysor (@RealMNchiefsfan) October 25, 2016
It’s still not a very good throw. He missed his guy underneath. But now I can see from Alex’s angle that Maclin wasn’t quite the miss that I thought it was. You could argue maybe that Alex should see the defender slowing down and still go deep but I’m not too upset about this one now.
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