Alex Smith Honors Joe Theismann
Poor Alex Smith. Mr. Smith went to Washington among tons of criticism and has faced it all with absolute gusto he could, leading the Skins to the top of the division along with old man AP. They honestly looked like the favorites to win. The Giants are a mess, the Eagles are severely under-performing, and the Cowboys are perpetual mediocrity. The Skins had it set. Now they might not make it because Alex is dead.
It was almost eerie the similarities to Joe Theismann’s injury. Joe Theismann got scrunched by Lawrence Taylor exactly 33 years before, to the day. The final score of the game was the same. The injury happened at roughly the same point on the field. And the injury hurts to watch. Maybe not quite as ugly as Joe’s compound fracture, but watching Smith get rolled and coming out with an extra ankle is pretty gross. I know you’ve watched it already. He even broke it the same way Theismann did, both Tibia and Fibula got fractured.
Smith is on the older end of his career and he had to be immediately taken to the hospital for surgery. I don’t if it will end his career like it ended Theismann’s (medicine has advanced) but it is still a big risk. It would be a shame to see it, honestly. It’s hard to hate Alex. He got overdrafted by a bad team, faced years of hate, and has been an absolute professional the entire time. Complete class act, I have tons of respect for him and he should be proud of the career he’s managed to eek out, checkdown memes and all. I hope he can come back.
However, if he does come back, it has to be for the Falcons or Cardinals. Alex Smith only plays on teams with red jerseys, and those are the only ones he hasn’t gotten yet. I can totally see him as a Cardinal too.
COMIC NEWS: since this is a holiday week for the US my schedule is whack, gonna be a checkdown week. Tune in all week for super sketchy comics! ….that read better in my head.
Similarities:
Both were on Nov. 18
Both involved one of only two three-time DPOY winners
Both had a complete fracture of the tibula/fibula
Both happened at the same yard line
Both games ended with the same score
Both were playing for the same team
Joe had 301 pass attempts on the season at the time of the injury
Alex came into the game with 301 pass attempts
That is nuts! I knew some of those facts, but my gosh I can’t believe all of them!
Theismann also said on the NFL’s XM radio channel that his LT was also out. Plus he has a nephew named Alex Smith who is 33 years old (same age as the injury, not QB Alex Smith).
Theismann was at the game. He said he saw the replay and told his wife that it was the same injury. He had to turn away because he was having a bunch of flashbacks to his own injury.
Guess the Texans might win the SB next year providing that the offensive line doesn’t let Watson get killed.
Alex Smith is finally on the CheckDowns! Sadly =( I feel really bad for him. Say what you will, but the dude has been solid and at least consistent the last few years. I hated to see him get hurt. And it’s waaaaay to eerie the way everything played out.
I remember this from the Cards comic about the playoffs. “Just wait till 2020 till we get yet another old fart QB on his second wind.”
I can definetly see that happening. Hopefully the Cards can get RGIII to make everything come full circle.
Somewhere in a Dallas gypsy camp an old woman is saying, “I guess I did make that 1985 hex a little too strong!”
Alex Smith was overdrafted, yes, but you know what doesn’t help? Having to adjust to a different offensive coordinator every year for the first six(!) years of his career. Six years, with six garbage teams, with six different guys running the offense. I think it’s pretty good on him that he managed to become a pro bowler.
Alex Smith will always suffer being compared to Aaron Rodgers because that’s who the 9ers should have drafted, but that is unfairly reductionist to the pretty good QB he became. He’s accurate, athletic, and rarely turns the ball over. He can read defenses well pre-snap, but is completely lost if it turns out his read was incorrect post-snap. He’s good enough to lead one of the best offenses in the league if you surround him with weapons. Essentially he is a white Donovan McNabb that stayed in shape.
I love this analogy for Alex Smith.
Spot on, and that’s not a knock on him. Personally, I’m happy that overcame the train wreck that was the Niners back then to become a winning QB, because honestly, that’s what he is. He’s consistently been a winner since he turned that corner. He wasn’t a product of Harbaugh’s offensive scheme. Yes he’s had some good players around him and some good to decent coaching (stability especially). But he hasn’t been Ryan Fitz-Tra(M)agic.
Giants coming to win that division now. You heard it here first
I was hoping for an Injured Reserve comic, especially because it is the Redskins and RG3 is the bartender/owner there. There’s also another joke lurking about Mark Sanchez becoming the backup to Colt McCoy, with his first game as a Skin being exactly 6 years since the Butt Fumble.
Still, for a Checkdown, I like it.
Nailed it as usual, Dave
My dad suffered the same injury as him and has yet to walk again, so wish Alex the best but its a long recovery.
Totally meant to put run not walk. It wasn’t that bad
Your “guy gets injured” face never fails to make me laugh.
A week of Check Downs??? It’s a Christmas miracle! Also, maybe Alex can hang out at Injured Reserved. He can even have himself a motorized wheelchair.
Underated result of this injury: THE SANCHIZE IS BACK, BABY!
Also, this means Mark Sanchez has been on rosters of all but one NFC East team in the Giants (although he has been on a New York team before).