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Alex Smith runs pistol at Kansas City Chiefs workouts
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pause8cafe
May 20, 2013, 3:22:24 PM5/20/13
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By Marc Sessler
Around the League Writer
Published: May 20, 2013 at 12:21 p.m.
Updated: May 20, 2013 at 02:19 p.m.
Alex Smith can leave the San Francisco 49ers, but he can't get away
from the Pistol.
Adam Teicher of The Kansas City Star reported Monday that the former
49ers quarterback was spotted running a handful of plays out of the
trendy formation during Chiefs workouts on Thursday.
The Chiefs recently hired former Nevada coach Chris Ault, the Pistol's
creator, to help their offense run -- and their defense stop -- plays
out of the formation.
The 49ers traded Smith away after Colin Kaepernick rose to prominence
as a double-threat signal-caller who -- like Robert Griffin III --
killed defenses out of the Pistol. Smith is no Kaepernick when it
comes to scampering free, but he's shown he can take off with the
ball, and that might happen more than expected.
The Chiefs made a head-scratching move when they named Brad Childress
their "Spread Game Analyst." The Ault hire is more of a coup and
suggests that Andy Reid is willing to step outside his beloved West
Coast offense to help grow the attack. If Smith can make it work,
running an offense the 49ers deemed him ill-suited for would make for
a juicy subplot in 2013.
Still, too much talk of the Pistol focuses on the quarterback: The
real winner here is running back Jamaal Charles.
Follow Marc Sessler on Twitter @MarcSesslerNFL.
Around the League Writer
Published: May 20, 2013 at 12:21 p.m.
Updated: May 20, 2013 at 02:19 p.m.
Alex Smith can leave the San Francisco 49ers, but he can't get away
from the Pistol.
Adam Teicher of The Kansas City Star reported Monday that the former
49ers quarterback was spotted running a handful of plays out of the
trendy formation during Chiefs workouts on Thursday.
The Chiefs recently hired former Nevada coach Chris Ault, the Pistol's
creator, to help their offense run -- and their defense stop -- plays
out of the formation.
The 49ers traded Smith away after Colin Kaepernick rose to prominence
as a double-threat signal-caller who -- like Robert Griffin III --
killed defenses out of the Pistol. Smith is no Kaepernick when it
comes to scampering free, but he's shown he can take off with the
ball, and that might happen more than expected.
The Chiefs made a head-scratching move when they named Brad Childress
their "Spread Game Analyst." The Ault hire is more of a coup and
suggests that Andy Reid is willing to step outside his beloved West
Coast offense to help grow the attack. If Smith can make it work,
running an offense the 49ers deemed him ill-suited for would make for
a juicy subplot in 2013.
Still, too much talk of the Pistol focuses on the quarterback: The
real winner here is running back Jamaal Charles.
Follow Marc Sessler on Twitter @MarcSesslerNFL.
John Walsh
May 21, 2013, 5:52:25 AM5/21/13
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If you know Smith's history at Utah, he was a running QB and quite
successful at it.
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