All this talk about moving up for Alex Smith

GoldenTomb · 03-01-2005, 11:12 AM

I agree with you Tomb, but I am also leery of what we will have to give up to move up for Smith. If they were gonna let him start as a rookie, I would be all for it. But moving up to take someone who is gonna sit the pine? I don\'t think I can buy into that. Moving up for DJ yes. I am not gonna say whether it would be right or wrong to trade AB and then make a move for Smith, cause it will start a war. I am only saying IF we were to move up for Smith, we better be trading AB cause with all the problems we have elsewhere, it would be foolish to lose more picks to move up for a guy who isn\'t starting.

Ah...treading carefully I see....

I know what you mean. Believe it or not I\'ve been a loyal visitor of this site for about 2 years now, so I\'ve seen all of the pro-AB and anti-AB posts, though I rarely post. I guess people thought it was time for a break.

I have my opinion on the matter. Though I don\'t think we should just dump AB, we should start with a legitimate contingency plan to enact in case he continues to plateau for a 5th straight year. I believe San Diego played their hand perfectly, and it\'s what we should do. Saying that we shouldn\'t draft a QB because AB is sensitive to criticism is the wrong answer. Competitors thrive in that situation(i.e. Drew Brees). If he would tank, then it would only further validate the belief that he doesn\'t have the intangibles to be the QB for us.

If I were AB...at some point I would ask myself....why am I not winning and putting up the numbers like a Peyton Manning, Brett Farve, Dante Culpepper, or even Michael Vick? Those guys mentioned above, espeicially Peyton Manning, have shown a personal commitment to improve their game, as opposed to pointing the finger to teammates as to the reason why they\'re not progressing.

The attitude comes first.....you show a winning attitude....it rubs off on others...THEN you win. You don\'t win the champtionship, then get the drive and winning attitude.

Unfortunately if AB hasn\'t gotten it by now, you have to wonder if anything here in NO can make him get it besides serious competition.

03-01-2005, 11:12 AM	#11
GoldenTomb 500th Post Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 591	All this talk about moving up for Alex Smith I agree with you Tomb, but I am also leery of what we will have to give up to move up for Smith. If they were gonna let him start as a rookie, I would be all for it. But moving up to take someone who is gonna sit the pine? I don\'t think I can buy into that. Moving up for DJ yes. I am not gonna say whether it would be right or wrong to trade AB and then make a move for Smith, cause it will start a war. I am only saying IF we were to move up for Smith, we better be trading AB cause with all the problems we have elsewhere, it would be foolish to lose more picks to move up for a guy who isn\'t starting. Ah...treading carefully I see.... I know what you mean. Believe it or not I\'ve been a loyal visitor of this site for about 2 years now, so I\'ve seen all of the pro-AB and anti-AB posts, though I rarely post. I guess people thought it was time for a break. I have my opinion on the matter. Though I don\'t think we should just dump AB, we should start with a legitimate contingency plan to enact in case he continues to plateau for a 5th straight year. I believe San Diego played their hand perfectly, and it\'s what we should do. Saying that we shouldn\'t draft a QB because AB is sensitive to criticism is the wrong answer. Competitors thrive in that situation(i.e. Drew Brees). If he would tank, then it would only further validate the belief that he doesn\'t have the intangibles to be the QB for us. If I were AB...at some point I would ask myself....why am I not winning and putting up the numbers like a Peyton Manning, Brett Farve, Dante Culpepper, or even Michael Vick? Those guys mentioned above, espeicially Peyton Manning, have shown a personal commitment to improve their game, as opposed to pointing the finger to teammates as to the reason why they\'re not progressing. The attitude comes first.....you show a winning attitude....it rubs off on others...THEN you win. You don\'t win the champtionship, then get the drive and winning attitude. Unfortunately if AB hasn\'t gotten it by now, you have to wonder if anything here in NO can make him get it besides serious competition.
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